How long does everyone elses battery last?

I took my powerbook to my local apple store because I thought something might be wrong with it. They told me nothing was wrong with it. I know apple says it will run about 5 hours. The "genius" told me that is only true if you are not using ANY programs. I find this a strange thing because by that standard if I'm not using any programs i can tun it off, in which case the battery lasts forever.
I just did an experiment, becuase I am about to leave the country and have many long flights over the month of January, during which, I would like to watch DVD's.
On a full battery my Powerbook played a DVD for 27 minutes before it lost power and went to sleep. It seems to me a computer that will only read a DVD for 27 minutes...well...*****.
It also may be relevant that my super drive is one of the newer ones that can burn DVD-R DL discs. My airport card was on, but no other programs running and the bluetooth was turned off.
Should my battery last longer than 27 minutes while watching a dvd?

No, you should probably get close to 2 hours. See all the other various threads about battery life with new powerbook, and you see how to check your battery capacity and see if you need a replacement.
This has been covered in great detail.

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Eric,
They did say 12-14 hours, but as is always the case with such estimates, they invariably quote the 'best possible scenario' and almost never mirror 'real world' conditions.
If, from a fully charged position, you simply switch on your nano, and set it to continuously play through a long set of songs, with EQ off, backlight off, modest volume (50%) don't touch it during playback, then you might just get somewhere near this figure - and if you don't then it's either not been conditioned properly or it's faulty.
If you use it like me, daily for a couple of hours, with 2 secs backlight and switch songs regularly, using fairly high volumes then 6-8 hours is more likely. It'll even drain when it's not in use, even in sleep mode, albeit very slowly. They also tend to drain more quickly before they've been through their first few charge cycles (the conditioning period).
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http://support.apple.com/kb/index?page=servicefaq&geo=United_States&product=Macn otebooks
For in warranty for a defective battery, it is free:
https://www.apple.com/batteries/replacements.html
AppleCare can be bought at discount during the first year of computer ownership from:
https://www.lacomputercompany.com/cgi-bin/rpcart/featured.cgi?group=appcare
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http://www.apple.com/batteries/

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Use the iStat widget, not CoconutBattery. FYI, the "real" values should be checked in Utilites > System Profiler > Power.
Your "original capacity" is 6300 mAh. That's a nominal value, which is why yours is actually higher - new batteries range from 6200 - 6700 mAh, approximately. The 5500 mAh is the correct value for the 15" MBP - CoconutBattery can't tell the difference.
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