Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 15th Jun 2009 10:01 UTC, submitted by Hakime
Kroc and I already touched this subject during yesterday's podcast, referring to AnandTech's test of the new MacBook Pro's battery. This one will deliver 8 hours of battery life, and consequently AnandTech is pretty impressed with this thing. "Today I am more than comfortable saying that this is the best Apple notebook I've ever laid my hands on. The build quality is excellent, the base specs are solid and of course, the battery life. There's no doubt that it could be better; toss in an SSD or drop the price even further, but as it stands the new MBP is an excellent choice if you're looking for a Mac laptop. Obviously, you can attain the same battery life with a cheaper notebook and one or two spare batteries. But there's something to be said for increasing battery life by at least 50% without increasing the bulk or weight of the system. I'm not sure there's much else I can add other than Good Job, Apple."
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On the luggability front, the battery life is enough to leave the charger behind on some day trips. (He says, having just realised I left my charger at home by accident today - and was fine.)
The only downside to the integrated battery with extended life, is: "What the heck do I do when there is a liquid spill on the keyboard?" (On other laptops my first act would be to remove the battery).