What is the average battery life you are getting with this unit in your 2008 Macbook?
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FULLY Charged it lasted 1 hour and forty minutes. 35 minutes computer was on but it was not in use.
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~4 hours of moderate use. Probably closer to 6 if one were just typing with other apps closed and wifi and bluetooth turned off.
273751
Operation time for standard batteries(6-cell, 4400mah): Around 2 hours, the actual operation time will depend on how much electricity is required by the device and how you use it.
273752
Fully charged it now says 4 hours and 5 minutes. Actual time depends on what I am using the computer for. Overall, I am pleased with the battery life.
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I generally get around 4.5 hours. Most of the time I use the AC power. I use a hard drive not a solid state.
1924664
I've had mine for 3 years now and it is still fine. My only complaint is that the software is a bit less hassle-free on my Mac than I would prefer. That means that in 3 years I have had to reinstall software once on my Mac one once on my wife's Mac. And I have to power it off/on once every few weeks to get it to reappear on my wifi network. I have absolutely no complaints about the hardware or longevity.
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I can't give you an exact amount but the unit must be plugged into a POWERED USB port and not a regular usb port. Therefore, there would be some minimal battery drain. It is well worth it tho, as I can hear "things" from the computer so much better now.
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I don't knoiw why so many are getting poor times on their battery's, but I'm getting about 2.5 hours on mine surfing and watching youtube. Maby because I replaced my hd with an ssd, but I don't think that should make much of a difference in battery drain
1944713
On my 2008 Mac Pro, it needed nothing more than power. All works perfectly.
1518111
When new, the battery life was around 7 hours if used at low power. Intensive CPU or graphics activity would shorten it to almost half, which was remarkably good at the time. Two years on, it has reduced to around &#8532;, which I also find very good. The original Apple warranty lasts for a year, and you could buy the extended plan for two additional years. Don't know if that applies to refurbished units.
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I can't give you any idea about battery life because I use this computer at my home desk, plugged in most of the time. But I can tell you I've been very happy with this purchase.
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Hi. I have owned this laptop for a couple of months now and it is amazing. The average battery life I am getting while running wifi and having the brightness about 3/4 bright, I am getting 5 1/2 hours. With wifi off running regular programs like Word, Excel and Powerpoint, I am getting about 6-6/12 hours. Amazing battery life
2176208
Not sure since I keep the mac on basically 24/7 but I just keep it on during the week and turn off during the weekend... no problems so far
1630398
This Macbook has worked well for me, with no issues to speak of. I am running Snow Leopard, so I cannot answer how the newest software will work.
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I had to return my rebuilt unit because the battery life was about 15 minutes and the screen was slightly damaged, they offered to fix it but I did not want to be bothered. I do know RAM chips are available, try www.macmemory.com for starters.
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It lasts about two hours on lowest brightness. I have a white MacBook unibody from 2009 so the older model may be sapping the battery a bit.
2061920
I used this exact battery in my A1281 Late 2008 MacBook Pro and my original was an 85wh
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Wayne, I have a black Macbook of 2008 and the battery simply doesn't fit properly!
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I'm not 100% sure. I know my Mac tells me when the battery gets below 20% so at that point I just put it on the charger, so you shouldn't run into your scenario ever.
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I have a White Macbook 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo. It's running 10.6.8. I think it's an early 2008.