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    Macbook Pro i5 Low Battery Life?

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by goalieman077, Jan 19, 2011.

  1. goalieman077

    goalieman077 Notebook Guru

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    I bought a 15" macbook pro last summer (July 2010) But it seems I never really get the battery life other people seem to get, at around half brightness and only having chrome open I get an estimated 4 hour battery life, which is nothing compared to others who have gotten >5 hours watching a movies from what I've seen on the forums. My battery life has always been like this. Is it a defect?
     
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  2. GP-SE

    GP-SE Notebook Consultant

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    Chrome forces the Nvidia GPU to be used which kills battery life. I only use Chrome when plugged in, on battery I use Safari. I think firefox will also use the Intel GPU, so you should be safe with Firefox or Safari.
     
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    masterchef341 The guy from The Notebook

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