MBA 2011 Yosemite issues

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MBA 2011 Yosemite issues

Since updating to Yosemite, I've notice a few VERY annoying issues:

1) Battery drain in standby - I have no exterior connections (other than WIFI) but when I close up for the night, with as much as 20% battery life, I wake up to a dead battery.

2) constantly losing wifi connectivity. Regardless of network, home or school, I have to renew my license about every 45 minutes.

Any else having these issues? Any suggestions?

MacBook Air (13-inch Mid 2011), OS X Yosemite (10.10)

Posted on Nov 19, 2014 6:56 AM

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Ralph Landry1

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Nov 19, 2014 6:59 AM in response to pubman5

Since your profile indicates Mac OS X 10.10 try updating to 10.10.1...there are improvements with regard to battery use and WiFi connectivity.

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pubman5 Author

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Nov 19, 2014 7:25 AM in response to Ralph Landry1

Figures as by time I get the chance to post this, Apple's already fixed my issue! 🙂

Thank you very much.

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fdrusso

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Mar 2, 2015 4:40 PM in response to pubman5

Hi there pubman5! I'm sorry to bother you but I have also a MBA 2011 13" and, after reading many forums, I was concerned about upgrading to Yosemite since everybody is reporting considerable battery consumption (at least 50% more than in Mavericks) with older MBAs. How long does your battery last with normal usage (mails, internet, chat, word, excel) after upgrading to Yosemite? Did you perform a clean install to achieve this in case your answer is positive? I 'm looking forward to hearing from you! Thanks in advance!

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