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2011 Macbook Pro 13.3" Battery Life

I recently bought a Macbook Pro 13.3" to replace my other Macbook Pro 13.3 (2010). I notice that the battery life of the new unit is way below my expectation and way below the older version was providing.

i would to know that is it a hardware issue or and software issue.

the 2011 model that i got can last only about less than 2 hours.. while the 2010 model that i used to have can last up to 4 to 6 hours.

and basically i am running the same apps no additional.

macbook pro 13.3, Mac OS X (10.6.5)

Posted on Mar 22, 2011 9:17 AM

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kc258

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Nov 15, 2011 8:54 AM in response to fieldwarp

I turned the keyboard lights off. It worked and it almost doubled the battery life. Hope it works...

arrufus

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Jan 22, 2012 8:02 AM in response to fieldwarp

Hi All,

I am having the same problem. I bought my MacBook Pro 4 months ago and noticed recently that the battery drains too quickly. What's confounding is that I have been to the Apple Genius Support and had the battery changed but I still get the same result - quickly draining battery. I have charged the new one for 12hours but I am still seeing the battery drain away with speed.

Does anybody know how/what I can do to fix it or should I just demand a replacement outright?

I had to fork out more than £1400 to get my first Mac and I don't want to see that as mistake!

Thanks

Specs: MacBook Pro, 13.3 inch, i7 Processor, 8GB RAM. Lion OS 10.7.2, Running Parrallel (Windows 7), MySQL, Pentaho, MS Office 2010, ERwin Data Modeler.

2011 Macbook Pro 13.3" Battery Life