How long should I get from a full battery charge?

Apple clima sthat MacBook Pro's get five hours worth of a charge. Although on the better battery life and fully charge I only get 2 hours and ten minutes worth. Do I have a defective battery or what's going on. Please help!

you are probably using it more then apple was during the test...
Much like a car with mileage even though they say city MPG is 20, in the fine print it shows that they get between 8 and 38 MPG - hence the idea that it's USAGE DEPENDENT
This is the same for your computer - it is usage dependent. If you can't get near 4 hours running Universal, smaller Apps with no bluetooth on, and the screen brightness set at 1-4, then I'd say there's a problem
When I have the screen brightness on max, anything I do is about 2.5 hours. When I set it down low, immediately I get an additional hour or two.
Of course to preserve battery life I'm limited to apps like Safari, iTunes, iPhoto, iChat/Adium, and iWork, for the most part. Bigger apps or Rosetta apps will take up more power. For instance I wouldn't dare use Final Cut with out the charger attached.
Hope this helps. If you're getting dismal life try power cycling your battery, then run smaller apps with low screen brightness

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