Does Moc OSX Lion use more battery than Snow Leopard?

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Does Moc OSX Lion use more battery than Snow Leopard?

Ever since I have updated my MBP Early 2011 (2.2 Ghz Radeon 6750) to Lion, my battery life has gone down tremendously. I used to be able to get a solid 7 hours in (light workload ei. web browsing) and now I'm only able to get 3.5 hours MAX. I'm currently running 10.7.2 and the problem is still there. I have gone through around 200 cycles so it's not like 1000's of cycles or anything. Is this just me or are other people exeriencing the same problems? I plan on going back to snow leopard soon if there is no fix to this.

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.2)

Posted on Jan 28, 2012 1:04 PM

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Answer 1

Jan 28, 2012 1:12 PM in response to domtran

Your battery has used more cycles than it had previously with Snow Leopard.

All batteries start to reduce in running times. Take it to the Apple Store and see what they can do

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steve359

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Jan 28, 2012 1:17 PM in response to domtran

I have had my MBP since July 2011, and am at 22 cycles.

You must run soley on battery charge, almost never plugged in.

Are you running your battery very much down (10%-20%) before re-charge , or recharging at about 40%?

Running Lithium-Ion batteries almost dead create a "memory" that can make your MBP unchargeable.

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