Q: battery life mac book pro retina 13

Hi, all.

I have been using Macbook pro 13 (retina, early 2015). It's battery life is decreasing very fastly when I connect to the Internet over ethernet via ethernet adapter instead of wi-fi. In addition, the adapter's temperature seems high. Does anyone face such a problem. Or does anyone has suggestions.

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MacBook Pro with Retina display, OS X Yosemite (10.10.5)

Posted on Sep 22, 2015 3:49 AM

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by stedman1,

stedman1 Sep 22, 2015 3:51 AM in response to estuans interius
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Sep 22, 2015 3:51 AM in response to estuans interius

The Apple article below may help.
Use Activity Monitor on your Mac - Apple Support
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OGELTHORPE Sep 22, 2015 3:55 AM in response to estuans interius
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Sep 22, 2015 3:55 AM in response to estuans interius

Your MBP is under warranty. Bring it into an Apple store and have it examined.

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dwb Sep 22, 2015 4:10 AM in response to estuans interius
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Sep 22, 2015 4:10 AM in response to estuans interius

Using an Ethernet adapter will use more electricity because the adapter is being powered by your computer. On my MBA I found the adaptor chops off about 10% of my battery life when I have to use it. Needless to say, I use it as little as possible when I’m on battery.

Which adapter are you referring to when you say it gets hot? My ethernet adapter does get quite warm.
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