Mavericks MacBook Air 2013 Battery Draining

Anybody heard of an update to this coming out yet as I'm getting very annoyed and bored of recharging my MacBook whilst on the move every 2hrs or so, even starting my MacBook from 100% Battery and logging in to my home screen eats 4% then the downhill spiral where you can nearly count 1% per minute which is sick, now I know why Mavericks was free! We are the guinea pigs for them to test without being asked so our machines naff up and not theirs!!!!

This needs to be addressed and sorted ASAP.........

MrNeon8 wrote:

We are the guinea pigs for them to test without being asked...

You could have remembered the old adage: "The early adopter catches the bugs" ...and waited for at least v.10.9.2.

Same problem on MBA 2013 i5 4gb ram.

After upgrading to Mavericks battery time dropped to 6 hours while using most of the time only Chrome.

I tried to work with Safari and after about 20 minutes battery remaining time jumped to 11 hours.

When i got back to chrome battery remaining time dropped again...

RonEfrat

After upgrading to Mavericks battery time dropped to 6 hours while using most of the time only Chrome.

Chrome is an issue, right now its a gigantic battery hog. Until Chrome can get its act together, use Safari or Firefox.

After Mavericks install, your "time remaining" WILL BE INACCURATE until you do a SMC reset in most cases

even then after reset, its going to take a couple charge cycles for spotlight etc. to settle down and get TRUELY accurate battery % indications and batt. time indications.

SMC reset

1. Shut down the computer.
2. Plug in the MagSafe power adapter to a power source, connecting it to the Mac if its not already connected.
3. On the built-in keyboard, press the (left side) Shift-Control-Option keys and the power button at the same time.
4. Release all the keys and the power button at the same time.
5. Press the power button to turn on the computer.

😊

Alancito wrote:

MrNeon8 wrote:

We are the guinea pigs for them to test without being asked...

You could have remembered the old adage: "The early adopter catches the bugs" ...and waited for at least v.10.9.2.

Would have been nice if the bugs in OS X 10.9 were caught before release from Beta Testing before releasing an OS X as ready for all without knowledge they are to be used as Guinea Pigs without prior consent to mess up there systems and cause major issues as we are seeing here now?

PlotinusVeritas wrote:

RonEfrat

After upgrading to Mavericks battery time dropped to 6 hours while using most of the time only Chrome.

Chrome is an issue, right now its a gigantic battery hog. Until Chrome can get its act together, use Safari or Firefox.

After Mavericks install, your "time remaining" WILL BE INACCURATE until you do a SMC reset in most cases

even then after reset, its going to take a couple charge cycles for spotlight etc. to settle down and get TRUELY accurate battery % indications and batt. time indications.

SMC reset

1. Shut down the computer.
2. Plug in the MagSafe power adapter to a power source, connecting it to the Mac if its not already connected.
3. On the built-in keyboard, press the (left side) Shift-Control-Option keys and the power button at the same time.
4. Release all the keys and the power button at the same time.
5. Press the power button to turn on the computer.

😊

With respect I do not see that its Just Chrome that is causing this issue as I have FireFox and use this solely but still suffer a fatal Battery Drain issue and even tried Safari with the same results, near to the end of day two with no change at all and have had to recharge my MacBook 3 times over 2 days and never had to this under OS X Mountain Lion since I have owned it also using any previous OS X upto Mountain Lion?

Seems to me something has been missed other than Browser Software when making Mavericks as its a Juice Eater for many users across the board and not just on here either as many forums are having the same reports across many formats of Apple hardware machines?

Not sounding funny but I see it as Apple to quick to push the new OS X before actually giving it a good test through keen Beta Testers then post results before releasing to the world!

I never claimed Chrome was the only battery hog, dropbox is one, and countless others.

Until you post a screen shot of your APP and power use, all is just speculative conjecture. 😊

I was responding to another poster who said ---"while using most of the time only Chrome"

You claim that- "Mavericks as its a Juice Eater for many users across the board"

is a bandwaggon fallacy and conjecture, many report 25-30% increase in battery life.

Arstechica reports also amazing battery life increase on the new Air with Mavericks.

http://arstechnica.com/apple/2013/10/os-x-10-9/

Peace 😊

PlotinusVeritas wrote:

After Mavericks install, your "time remaining" WILL BE INACCURATE until you do a SMC reset in most cases

I have done this and many more resets etc with no change in Battery time at all so not sure what else I can do now other than wait to see if a release is sent out to Fix the Battery Drain or Revert back to OS X Mountain Lion?

PlotinusVeritas wrote:

I never claimed Chrome was the only battery hog, dropbox is one, and countless others.

Until you post a screen shot of your APP and power use, all is just speculative conjecture. 😊

I was responding to another poster who said ---"while using most of the time only Chrome"

You claim that- "Mavericks as its a Juice Eater for many users across the board"

is a bandwaggon fallacy and conjecture, many report 25-30% increase in battery life.

Arstechica reports also amazing battery life increase on the new Air with Mavericks.

http://arstechnica.com/apple/2013/10/os-x-10-9/

Peace 😊

Thats wonderfull news but sadly does not help all of us still sat here plugging in every 3hrs or so does it?

Praising others who its so called improved does not help those in need?

Im not one of the many who have money to splash out to buy the newest machine in the hope that Mavericks works as intended, so help is all we are asking? Also Im not after posh replies using Conjuction fallacy just good old english that us common folk use would do?

The intent is to help anyone if possible,...as said earlier....."Until you post a screen shot of your APP and power use"

Which Air? what year and speed?

😊

Already posted this? and sent it to http://www.apple.com/feedback/macbookair.html ?

MacBook Early 2009.

4GB Ram.

500GB HDD.

Core 2 Duo.

Always had 5.5-6hrs of Battery Time sometimes less depending on usage etc, but as reported on this thread Im now down to 2-2.5hrs Just Using FireFox and nothing background intensive?

Not sure what I can take a screen shot of when I dont use anything other than FireFox right now since the update?

I dont auto load anything on login as I use what I need when I need it then quit rather than close?

Thanks

Hi MrNeon8

Please start a new Discussion with your system details and specific concerns. You won't get the attention you require until you do. Thanks!

John Galt wrote:

Hi MrNeon8

Please start a new Discussion with your system details and specific concerns. You won't get the attention you require until you do. Thanks!

Not to worry as Im now reverting back to OS X Mountain Lion as I thought this thread was about Battery Drain issues and not just specific Models issues?

Cheers anyway for the freebie Mavericks OS X but sadly its no good for me right now with the severe Battery Drain issues that have not been sorted.

Kind Regards and goodbye for now.....................

Hi everyone. It's not getting better. The only app open was mail, on a single user session (Macbook air 11, 2013)