I would class myself as a professional user then. A power user to me is someone running a cpu intensive program. Perhaps either a video editor program like Final Cut which requires real time rendering, or a 3D program user using Maya or 3DMax or an After Effects user who also requires real time rendering.

After another two months with my Macbook Pro I’m getting to know whats possible on battery power. When away from the plug, I switch to slower graphics mode in Energy Saver by logging out and in again. I also turn the screen to half brightness. I still use Photoshop but have gained upto 4 hours before requiring power. Not bad at all, compared with 2.5 on the pre-unibody.

I would class myself as a professional user then. A power user to me is someone running a cpu intensive program. Perhaps either a video editor program like Final Cut which requires real time rendering, or a 3D program user using Maya or 3DMax or an After Effects user who also requires real time rendering.

After another two months with my Macbook Pro I’m getting to know whats possible on battery power. When away from the plug, I switch to slower graphics mode in Energy Saver by logging out and in again. I also turn the screen to half brightness. I still use Photoshop but have gained upto 4 hours before requiring power. Not bad at all, compared with 2.5 on the pre-unibody.

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They might be daily tasks, but that is pretty much everything that a laptop can handle. I’d say it is a power user profile.

Non-power users only use the internet and email. No PS or AI, no BT. And when they aren’t plugged in they turn down the brightness.

If you honestly feel you aren’t a power user please explain how a power user and yourself differ.

They might be daily tasks, but that is pretty much everything that a laptop can handle. I’d say it is a power user profile.

Non-power users only use the internet and email. No PS or AI, no BT. And when they aren’t plugged in they turn down the brightness.

If you honestly feel you aren’t a power user please explain how a power user and yourself differ.

You think theres a problem with my battery?

You think theres a problem with my battery?

I’m a developer and while working at my desk I’m always plugged in. But when I’m off to meetings or taking my computer to someone’s space to do some collaborative work, my old black MacBook held up for ~3.5 hours. Only apps running were Terminal running a few computationally heavy scripts for genome analysis and vim for editing. Display was set to 4 bars. WiFi turned on but BT turned off.

On my new MacBook Pro 13″, same scenario I’m getting around 6.5 hours of battery life. Pretty impressive actually. I always become power conservative when running on battery so I can maximize my time utilization. When plugged in at my desk, BT mouse is connected, full screen brightness and i’m driving my 23″ Cinema display.

I’m a developer and while working at my desk I’m always plugged in. But when I’m off to meetings or taking my computer to someone’s space to do some collaborative work, my old black MacBook held up for ~3.5 hours. Only apps running were Terminal running a few computationally heavy scripts for genome analysis and vim for editing. Display was set to 4 bars. WiFi turned on but BT turned off.

On my new MacBook Pro 13″, same scenario I’m getting around 6.5 hours of battery life. Pretty impressive actually. I always become power conservative when running on battery so I can maximize my time utilization. When plugged in at my desk, BT mouse is connected, full screen brightness and i’m driving my 23″ Cinema display.