Macbook Air battery live tanked after 10.9.4 update

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Macbook Air battery live tanked after 10.9.4 update

I'm noticing a decline in battery life with my 2013 13" MBA (i5). I used to get 10 hours with normal use. It's 9:25 am and I've been using it for 1 hour, and battery indicator says 5:00 left.

I did record a video podcast with GarageBand and Skype/Call Recorder for 25 min, which I haven't done on battery power before. But other days I've also seen lower battery levels with just web browsing and email.

Posted on Jul 9, 2014 9:27 AM

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Csound1

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Jul 9, 2014 9:30 AM in response to s_w_i_t_t_e_r_s

Don't rely on estimates, they're just estimates.

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Jul 9, 2014 9:35 AM in response to Csound1

Well, the estimate was very accurate up until recently. It would often show 10 hours remaining after a full charge, and then drop in a predictable way over that period of time.

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Csound1

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Jul 9, 2014 9:36 AM in response to s_w_i_t_t_e_r_s

OK.

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