Macworld Keynote

I wouldnt mind if they port the new facial recognition to Aperture (like they did with the stacks).
 
PeterCH said:
I wonder if we can trust that 7+ hours? I'm very skeptical, even with seperate gfx but the drive is still 7200RPM and it's a 2.93 Core 2 Duo not a ULV model CPU. Unless Apple managed to suspend to laws of chemistry and physics.....
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In many ways, the battery is different from that of the original 17-inch Macbook Pro. Other laptops use cylindrical cells in their batteries – Duracell AA batteries, for instance – while Apple customized its own shapes. Instead of using lithium ion cells, as is common in most laptops, the new batteries are made out of lithium polymer, which holds a longer charge but are also more expensive.
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2337939,00.asp
 
PeterCH said:
I wonder if we can trust that 7+ hours? I'm very skeptical, even with seperate gfx but the drive is still 7200RPM and it's a 2.93 Core 2 Duo not a ULV model CPU. Unless Apple managed to suspend to laws of chemistry and physics.....
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I'd say give it a fair chance. If my MacBook is anything to go by, this should not be impossible. I get around 4-5 hours in regular use, and if I bring it to work, where it stands idle from time to time (i.e. power saving kicks in), it can last a full 9 hour shift.
 
Sackboy said:
In many ways, the battery is different from that of the original 17-inch Macbook Pro. Other laptops use cylindrical cells in their batteries – Duracell AA batteries, for instance – while Apple customized its own shapes. Instead of using lithium ion cells, as is common in most laptops, the new batteries are made out of lithium polymer, which holds a longer charge but are also more expensive.
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2337939,00.asp
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I understand that Lithium POLYMER's advantage is a custom (small form factor) shape the battery can assume but it otherwise has disadvantages.
My 4 year old Creative Zen Vision portable video player has a Li Polymer
replaceable battery.
 
koffiejunkie said:
I'd say give it a fair chance. If my MacBook is anything to go by, this should not be impossible. I get around 4-5 hours in regular use, and if I bring it to work, where it stands idle from time to time (i.e. power saving kicks in), it can last a full 9 hour shift.
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That's with Airport off? With it on (and actively using it ) I'm getting much less time.
 
NameOfBeast said:
http://xkcd.com/527/
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I saw it as well today and it really made my day :D
They really do like thin things; thin notebooks, thin CEO, thin product line... thin air..... :p

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Time to gain some weight Steve, this stuff beats fruit any day.
 
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NameOfBeast said:
That's with Airport off? With it on (and actively using it ) I'm getting much less time.
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regular use for me is actively using the machine, either with wifi on, or using my 3G dongle. With wifi on, I get 4-5 hours while actively using the machine for browsing/writing/reading/viewing.

The 3G dongle knocks about an hour off the batter life, unfortunately. Using the bluetooth mouse also has a detrimental effect, but not too much - maybe 30 minutes? Using development in Aperture runs the battery down much quicker. I guess that's one area where having a real GPU would help - much more efficient processing.
 
NameOfBeast said:
That's with Airport off? With it on (and actively using it ) I'm getting much less time.
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If you look at the bottom of the Apple website, they've usually got some fine print in barely readable type - they say Wireless off, screen dimmed to 50% etc.. That would get you better battery duration.
 
Sackboy said:
If you look at the bottom of the Apple website, they've usually got some fine print in barely readable type - they say Wireless off, screen dimmed to 50% etc.. That would get you better battery duration.
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Yeah, I usually dim the screen somewhat. 50% is still fairly bright, enough for all situations except outside in sunshine. At home at night, if I darken the room, I can read absolutely fine with 10% brightness.
 
koffiejunkie said:
Yeah, I usually dim the screen somewhat. 50% is still fairly bright, enough for all situations except outside in sunshine. At home at night, if I darken the room, I can read absolutely fine with 10% brightness.
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Ja, that might be the determining factor; I like BRIGHT screens. Will time this tonight
 
koffiejunkie said:
Yeah, I usually dim the screen somewhat. 50% is still fairly bright, enough for all situations except outside in sunshine. At home at night, if I darken the room, I can read absolutely fine with 10% brightness.
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ctrl+alt++8 - for your night time viewing pleasure. :)
 
I'm just watching the keynote address now. iPhoto with the face recognition and GPS integration is pretty nifty. I think it's time for mum to get a Mac...
 
koffiejunkie said:
OMW! That's fantastic! It would be even better if it didn't invert the video and images too :)
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lol - yeah it is a bit problematic if you're working with images but it helps take the strain off the old eyes. :)
 
bwana said:
lol - yeah it is a bit problematic if you're working with images but it helps take the strain off the old eyes. :)
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Nice for bed time reading. That's one of the handful of things I miss from my my Linux desktop - the cross-application dark themes that leave images and video alone.
 
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