I recently purchased a new Macbook Pro. One issue I have noticed is that it runs slower when not plugged in (presumably to conserve battery). On previous operating systems, there was an option in the energy saver to turn off this automatic 'running slower state when on battery' but I can not seem to find this option anymore. Is there a way to do this?
Thanks!
MacBook Pro with Retina display, OS X Yosemite (10.10.5)
There are two sets of Energy saver panes -- one for battery operation and one for power adapter operation.
When you casually bring up the preference pane, it shows the one based on your current state (on power adapter or on battery).
Thanks. I know that. However, the new computer runs slower when not plugged in and runs fine when plugged in.
There used to be an option in the energy saver to turn this automatic slowing off. Now there is not. I am looking for an alternative or hack.
Thanks!
Users have reported that there are situations where a MacBook Pro connected to the power adapter, when asked to do stressful computation, will use the full power provided by the power adapter and also "borrow" power from the battery to complete the task at full speed, heat build-up permitting.
You may be running into a situation where your computations are not possible at full speed on battery power alone.
How to turn off decreased performance state when not plugged in?
