New Mid 2013 Macbook Air Battery Problems

Hi,
I just bought a new Macbook Air 2013 13" 128GB , 4GB RAM. I'm worried about my battery life. With only 1 hours of just surfing the net and on 30% brightness, my battery life dropped to 80%. So every 30 minutes, it drops by 10%. I also found that my computer usage is 95% idle so how can my battery life drop so quickly??
my battery health is 100%. My MBA is only 15 days old.
Thank you!
PS: I am running Mountain Lion OSX.

Let the battery make a few "cycles" in the first week, then everything should stabilize.

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    Hardware Information:
              MacBook Air (13-inch, Mid 2013)
              MacBook Air - model: MacBookAir6,2
              1 1.3 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2 cores
              4 GB RAM
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              HWPortDetect - Path: /Library/StartupItems/HWPortDetect
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              OS X 10.8.4 (12E3067) - Uptime: 0 days 0:3:21
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                        Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
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    Thunderbolt Information:
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              com.seagate.driver.PowSecDriverCore          (5.2.3)
              com.seagate.driver.PowSecLeafDriver_10_5          (5.2.3)
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              iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.3
    System Software:
              OS X 10.9 (13A603) - Uptime: 0 days 0:8:22
    Disk Information:
              APPLE SSD SM0256F disk0 : (251 GB)
                        EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
                        Macintosh HD (disk0s2) /: 250.14 GB (13.29 GB free)
                        Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
    USB Information:
              Apple Internal Memory Card Reader
              Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub
                        Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
    FireWire Information:
    Thunderbolt Information:
              Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
    Kernel Extensions:
    Problem System Launch Daemons:
    Problem System Launch Agents:
    Launch Daemons:
              [loaded] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist
              [loaded] com.adobe.SwitchBoard.plist
              [loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist
    Launch Agents:
              [not loaded] com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist
              [loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist
    User Launch Agents:
              [failed] com.coppertino.VoxHelper.plist
              [failed] com.google.GoogleContactSyncAgent.plist
              [loaded] com.spotify.webhelper.plist
    User Login Items:
              iTunesHelper
              Adobe Bridge CS5
    3rd Party Preference Panes:
              Flash Player
    Internet Plug-ins:
              AdobePDFViewer.plugin
              Default Browser.plugin
              Flash Player.plugin
              FlashPlayer-10.6.plugin
              Flip4Mac WMV Plugin.plugin
              googletalkbrowserplugin.plugin
              JavaAppletPlugin.plugin
              npgtpo3dautoplugin.plugin
              o1dbrowserplugin.plugin
              QuickTime Plugin.plugin
    User Internet Plug-ins:
    Bad Fonts:
              None
    Time Machine:
              Time Machine not configured!
    Top Processes by CPU:
                   5%          WindowServer
                   3%          Dock
                   1%          EtreCheck
                   1%          fontd
                   0%          warmd
                   0%          loginwindow
                   0%          aosnotifyd
    Top Processes by Memory:
              123 MB             com.apple.IconServicesAgent
              82 MB              Finder
              78 MB              CVMCompiler
              70 MB              Safari
              61 MB              mds_stores
              57 MB              WindowServer
              57 MB              Mail
              57 MB              com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
              53 MB              Dock
              29 MB              mds
    Virtual Memory Statistics:
              1.36 GB            Free RAM
              1.31 GB            Active RAM
              796 MB             Inactive RAM
              561 MB             Wired RAM
              351 MB             Page-ins
              0 B                Page-outs

    battery time remaining is currently unreliable, techs are looking into it.
    What ACTUAL time are you getting off a full charge?
    rely on battery % until there is a resolution
    there are no suspect apps or processes in your list that i see
    Peace

  • Mid 2013 macbook air: battery drain / running hot

    Hi there,
    For the last couple weeks my MBA starts to run hot and drain battery fast if I've been using it for a few hours.
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    Have just seen other posts who recommend doing that at 50% battery and will now do the same.
    However my question is: have i ruined my battery in the meantime?
    AND/OR is there something else i can do to get battery running like it used to, and stop the loud fan switching on all the time because it's all running too hot?
    I've copied in an etrecheck in case that helps diagnose more....
    thanks heaps for any help!
    Hardware Information:
              MacBook Air (13-inch, Mid 2013)
              MacBook Air - model: MacBookAir6,2
              1 1.7 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 2 cores
              8 GB RAM
    Video Information:
              Intel HD Graphics 5000 - VRAM: 1024 MB
    System Software:
              OS X 10.9.2 (13C64) - Uptime: 5 days 21:16:2
    Disk Information:
              APPLE SSD SM0512F disk0 : (500.28 GB)
                        EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
                        disk0s2 (disk0s2) <not mounted>: 499.42 GB
                        Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
    USB Information:
              Apple Internal Memory Card Reader
              Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub
                        Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
    FireWire Information:
    Thunderbolt Information:
              Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
    Launch Daemons:
              [System] com.adobe.fpsaud.plist 3rd-Party support link
              [System] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist 3rd-Party support link
              [System] net.cloudpath.HelperTool.plist 3rd-Party support link
    Launch Agents:
              [System] com.divx.dms.agent.plist 3rd-Party support link
              [System] com.divx.update.agent.plist 3rd-Party support link
              [System] com.sierrawireless.SwitchTool.plist 3rd-Party support link
    User Launch Agents:
              [not loaded] com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist 3rd-Party support link
              [not loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist 3rd-Party support link
    User Login Items:
              iTunesHelper
              Calendar
              Dropbox
              Google Drive
              Mail
              Twitter
              Disk Doctor
              UCM Launch Agent
    Internet Plug-ins:
              FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 12.0.0.77 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
              DivX Web Player: Version: 3.1.0.13 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
              AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 11.0.06 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
              AdobePDFViewer: Version: 11.0.06 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
              Flash Player: Version: 12.0.0.77 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
              OVSHelper: Version: 1.1 3rd-Party support link
              Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
              QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
              SharePointBrowserPlugin: Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
              Silverlight: Version: 5.1.20913.0 - SDK 10.6 3rd-Party support link
    Safari Extensions:
              Searchme: Version: 1.2
    Audio Plug-ins:
              BluetoothAudioPlugIn: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.9
              AirPlay: Version: 2.0 - SDK 10.9
              AppleAVBAudio: Version: 203.2 - SDK 10.9
              iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.3 - SDK 10.9
    iTunes Plug-ins:
              Quartz Composer Visualizer: Version: 1.4 - SDK 10.9
    3rd Party Preference Panes:
              Flash Player  3rd-Party support link
    Old Applications:
              /Library/Application Support/Microsoft/MERP2.0
                        Microsoft Error Reporting:          Version: 2.2.9 - SDK 10.4 3rd-Party support link
                        Microsoft Ship Asserts:          Version: 1.1.4 - SDK 10.4 3rd-Party support link
              Solver:          Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                        /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office/Add-Ins/Solver.app
              /Library/Application Support/DivX
                        DivXUpdate:          Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                        DivXMediaServer:          Version: 10.1 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                        DivXTransferWizard:          Version: 10.1.0 (Build 10.1.0.102) - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                        DMSLaunch:          Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
              SLLauncher:          Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                        /Library/Application Support/Microsoft/Silverlight/OutOfBrowser/SLLauncher.app
              /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Office
                        Open XML for Excel:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                        Microsoft Office Setup Assistant:          Version: 14.3.8 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                        Microsoft Alerts Daemon:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                        SyncServicesAgent:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                        Microsoft Database Daemon:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                        Microsoft Graph:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                        Microsoft Database Utility:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                        Microsoft Office Reminders:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                        Microsoft Upload Center:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                        My Day:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                        Microsoft Chart Converter:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                        Microsoft Clip Gallery:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
              /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011
                        Microsoft PowerPoint:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                        Microsoft Excel:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                        Microsoft Outlook:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                        Microsoft Word:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                        Microsoft Document Connection:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
              Microsoft Language Register:          Version: 14.3.9 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                        /Applications/Microsoft Office 2011/Additional Tools/Microsoft Language Register/Microsoft Language Register.app
              iSkysoft Helper Compact:          Version: 2.2.6.4 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
                        /Users/[redacted]/Library/Application Support/Helper/iSkysoft Helper Compact.app
              Microsoft AutoUpdate:          Version: 2.3.6 - SDK 10.4 3rd-Party support link
                        /Library/Application Support/Microsoft/MAU2.0/Microsoft AutoUpdate.app
              /Applications/iWork '09
              Mobile Broadband Manager:          Version: 3.15 - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
              DivX Converter:          Version: 10.1.0 (Build 10.1.0.166) - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
              DivX Player:          Version: 10.1.0 (Build 11.3.0.40) - SDK 10.5 3rd-Party support link
    Time Machine:
              Auto backup: YES
              Volumes being backed up:
              Destinations:
                        Data [Network] (Last used)
                        Total size: 2 
                        Total number of backups: 57
                        Oldest backup: 2013-07-26 15:57:23 +0000
                        Last backup: 2014-03-18 12:31:47 +0000
                        Size of backup disk: Excellent
                                  Backup size 2  > (Disk size 0 B X 3)
              Time Machine details may not be accurate.
              All volumes being backed up may not be listed.
    Top Processes by CPU:
                 100%          Locum
                   2%          WindowServer
                   1%          EtreCheck
                   1%          Google Drive
                   0%          Microsoft Word
    Top Processes by Memory:
              213 MB          Safari
              188 MB          Finder
              156 MB          com.apple.WebKit.WebContent
              131 MB          Mail
              115 MB          Microsoft Word
    Virtual Memory Information:
              2.33 GB          Free RAM
              3.60 GB          Active RAM
              626 MB          Inactive RAM
              1005 MB          Wired RAM
              7.65 GB          Page-ins
              64 MB          Page-outs

    1. This procedure is a diagnostic test. It changes nothing, for better or worse, and therefore will not, in itself, solve the problem.
    2. If you don't already have a current backup, back up all data before doing anything else. The backup is necessary on general principle, not because of anything in the test procedure. There are ways to back up a computer that isn't fully functional. Ask if you need guidance.
    3. Below are instructions to run a UNIX shell script, a type of program. All it does is to collect information about the state of the computer. That information goes nowhere unless you choose to share it. However, you should be cautious about running any kind of program (not just a shell script) at the request of a stranger on a public message board. If you have doubts, search this site for other discussions in which this procedure has been followed without any report of ill effects. If you can't satisfy yourself that the instructions are safe, don't follow them. Ask for other options.
    Here's a summary of what you need to do, if you choose to proceed: Copy a line of text from this web page into the window of another application. Wait for the script to run. It usually takes a few minutes. Then paste the results, which will have been copied automatically, back into a reply on this page. The sequence is: copy, paste, wait, paste again. Details follow.
    4. You may have started the computer in "safe" mode. Preferably, these steps should be taken in “normal” mode. If the system is now in safe mode and works well enough in normal mode to run the test, restart as usual. If you can only test in safe mode, do that.
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    6. The script is a single long line, all of which must be selected. You can accomplish this easily by triple-clicking anywhere in the line. The whole line will highlight, though you may not see all of it in the browser window, and you can then copy it. If you try to select the line by dragging across the part you can see, you won't get all of it.
    Triple-click anywhere in the line of text below on this page to select it:
    PATH=/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin; clear; Fb='%s\n\t(%s)\n'; Fm='\n%s\n\n%s\n'; Fr='\nRAM details\n%s\n'; Fs='\n%s: %s\n'; Fu='user %s%%, system %s%%'; AC="com.autodesk.AutoCAD  com.google.GoogleDrive"; H='^[[:space:]]*((127\.0\.0\.1|::1|fe80::1%lo0)[[:space:]]+local|(255\.){3}255[[:space:]]*broadcast)host[[:space:]]*$'; NS=networksetup; PB="/usr/libexec/PlistBuddy -c Print"; A () { [[ a -eq 0 ]]; }; M () { find -L "$d" -type f | while read f; do file -b "$f" | egrep -lq XML\|exec && echo $f; done; }; AT () { o=`file -b "$1" | egrep -v '^(A.{16}t$|cann)'`; Ps "${1##*/} format"; }; Pc () { o=`grep -v '^ *#' "$2"`; l=`wc -l <<< "$o"`; [[ l -gt 25 ]] && o=`head -n25 <<< "$o"`$'\n'"[$((l-25)) more line(s)]"; Pm "$1"; AT "$1"; }; Pm () { [[ "$o" ]] && o=`sed -E '/^ *$/d;s/^ */   /;s/[-0-9A-Fa-f]{22,}/UUID/g;s/(ochat)\.[^.]+(\..+)/\1\2/;/\/Users\/Shared\//b'$'\ns/\/Users\/[^/]+\//\/Users\/USER\//g' <<< "$o"` && printf "$Fm" "$1" "$o"; }; Pp () { o=`$PB "$2" | awk -F'= ' \/$3'/{print $2}'`; Pm "$1"; }; Ps () { o=`echo $o`; [[ ! 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    ☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
    ☞ Open LaunchPad. Click Utilities, then Terminal in the icon grid.
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