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    2.0 vs 2.4 GHz AluBook Battery Life?

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by chyidean, Nov 22, 2008.

  1. chyidean

    chyidean Notebook Evangelist

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    Do these two computers have the same battery life?

    Common intuition says that the 2.0 will last longer, but I'm not sure. If so, by how much?
     
    chyidean, Nov 22, 2008
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    masterchef341 The guy from The Notebook

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    incorrect intuition. if anything it goes the other way, but really they have the same battery life.
     
    masterchef341, Nov 22, 2008
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    Harper2.0 Back from the dead?

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    What is AluBook? Aluminum MacBook?
     
    Harper2.0, Nov 22, 2008
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    chyidean Notebook Evangelist

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    Yep. Looks like you got it right, so I guess it wasn't incomprehensible.
     
    chyidean, Nov 22, 2008
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    I've just never seen that before lol. But the battery life will remain the same.
     
    Harper2.0, Nov 22, 2008
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    chen Notebook Deity

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    Same battery life, when running on battery they will be under clocked to similar clock speed to conserve energy. 2.4 vs 2.0 are the maximum clockspeed and you hardly reach that speed with normal usage. Go for the 2.4 if you think believe the things you do are processor intensive.
     
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    chyidean Notebook Evangelist

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    Well, I'll be doing intensive Photoshop.

    Out of curiosity, what is the processor downclocked to when AC is unplugged?
     
    chyidean, Nov 22, 2008
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    AC without battery inside will be under clocked to as low as 1.0GHz....you lose up to 40% performance without battery inside.....not sure about AC with battery inside.
     
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    chyidean Notebook Evangelist

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    I meant "running on battery"'s clock.
     
    chyidean, Nov 23, 2008
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    kgeier82, Nov 23, 2008
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