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    MBA battery

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by t3rom, Apr 23, 2008.

  1. t3rom

    t3rom Notebook Consultant

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    It should basically be calibrated the same as the MBP and MB. Same battery technology, unless I'm mistaken.

    Yeah... the MBA takes a long time to charge from what we have seen. 4-6 hours while off is not unheard of. The power adapter is very low wattage and I believe it also charges slower to help build less heat up in the battery. Not sure on that... just my guess. I don't think Apple wants to go through batteries as fast as they do on the MBP.
     
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  3. Sam

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    Yes, you should calibrate :).
     
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    Initial 1-2 charges are long but afterwards it gets down to a normal level, comparable to the Macbook
     
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    Thanks guys, this thing had me worried for a while. :eek:
     
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