HT1338 The battery life of my Macbook Pro lasts less than what is indicated in the specs. It is a real nuisance!!! especially when I'm in a meeting and have to utilize my Mac laptop!

I am having trouble with the duration of my Macbook Pro battery. It does nt lasts as long as what is indicated in the battery specs. Is there something wrong with my battery? I have charged it as required when I bought my Mac. Is this another overlooked and over-estimated presentation of Apple? Please enlighten my perceptions regarding this matter. Thanks  

how old is the battery?  How many charge cycles are on the battery?
You can get this information by opening the application "System Information" in the folder "/Applications/Utilities".  Select the informtion from the "Hardware > Power" section
It should look something like:
In this case I have 35 charge cycles on the battery.  The larger this number the more likely it is that you will have less actual usable capacity.

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