Always a popular choice the next version of the MacBook Pro is ready to charge.
The battery follows suit from the 17inch MacBook Pro by including a non-removable battery. Not been able to swap out the battery will no doubt irk some road warriors but Apple is betting the saved space and the adaptive charging implemented will be enough to keep the peace. They are confident the battery will last 5 years before starting to lose capacity.
How long will it last you is the big question using the standard Nvidia 9400M you are looking at around 7 hours with about an hour less for the Nvidia 9600M GT.
To extend your short term battery life remember to dim your screen if possible and turn off Airport.
To extend the long term battery life make sure your battery is used regularly (having your MacBook always plugged in is not good for it’s battery).
Is the fact that you can’t swap out the battery going to sway anyone towards another model?
June 19th, 2009 at 9:50 am
That won’t be a problem for me.
June 20th, 2009 at 10:41 am
I’m just thinking those long camping trips will be a pain now, although I shouldn’t really have my Mac on them anyway!
August 25th, 2009 at 6:53 pm
a few mates of mine are into this stuff so i will send ‘em this way
September 27th, 2009 at 11:37 pm
Thanks!
September 29th, 2009 at 5:57 pm
bookmarked, i will add your homepage to my toolbar
October 6th, 2009 at 12:29 am
We need more posts like this!
April 9th, 2011 at 10:10 am
gL8n4a Good point. I hadn’t thought about it quite that way.