new macbook pro 13" i5

[tomangelo]

i just recently bought my first macbook pro.. and i noticed that the time remaining for the battery when i remove the power source, is just 3 hrs(supposed to be 7hrs). im a bit concerned. but i think it is just normal ryt? havent really used the battery as of the moment(charge cycle is still one) haha. does it really last 7 hrs especially when doing extensive work?

Any answers will be helpful. I don't know why i am always concerned with batteries ever since.. also with my previous laptop.

[majesta24]

Welcome to philmug.

You will need to calibrate your mbp in order to show a more accurate value. Use google for that. Or use the search function of the forum to look for topics regarding battery and charging.

[alikishi]

the 7 hours claim by apple is highly dependent on a lot of things like brightness level of the lcd, the programs that are running, etc

[goateneo]

the 7 hours claim by apple is highly dependent on a lot of things like brightness level of the lcd, the programs that are running, etc

+1 on this.

@tomangelo, try to lower the brightness of your lcd and turn off bluetooth (and airport, if not used). You will see that the "hours remaining" will definitely increase

[tomangelo]

Thanks guys..

another question.. how do i check if the hardware parts of my laptop are still working at perfect condition? I tried installing a game (Battlefield) which i knew requires high specs to run so i just tried it. the Macbook Pro wasn't able to run it, so it froze and there was a long beep sound. What does that mean? So what i did was just did a forced shutdown. Is this still ok?