Expected Battery Duration using Photoshop?

I've just got my new macbook pro 13" and i'm worried the battery is not performing as should be expected.
How long are you guys getting out of your macbook pro 13" using photoshop, i think i must only be getting about 2 hours?
Thanks

What version of Photoshop are you using?
Photoshop CS3 and below would not run nativity on Intel computers and would run in Rosetta which is an emulator. (the emulator would require more power)
Photoshop CS4 finally switched native to Intel, and does not require Rosetta and would be more power efficient.
With any version though, you will not get 7 hours of photshop use as photoshop is very intensive. I've got about 3hrs on my 13" MBP running CS4.

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