What is the expected battery life of a macbook air?

What is the expected battery life in hours of a Macbook Air? I have a 2012 model and it is only about 1 1/2 hours.

About 1,000 full charge cycles. Mac notebooks- Determining battery cycle count - Apple Support.

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I purchased a replacement battery from an Apple Retailer for my son's 17" MacBook Pro (Late 2007) in December 2009. Last week, he gets a "service battery" message and the battery won't hold a charge. Is this the best we can expect in terms of battery life? It was supposed to be an Apple Battery.

Has your son been calibrating the battery per the user manual schedule? Has he been using the computer properly? According to the user manual it states in part:"Do not operate your MacBook Pro on a pillow or other soft material, as the material can block the airflow vents. Never place anything over the keyboard when operating your MacBook Pro. Never push objects into the ventilation openings."
MacBook Pro: Care, Use, and Safety Information
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http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1446 Apple Portables: Tips for maximizing your battery charge
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1490 Apple Portables: Calibrating your computer's battery for best performance
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What is the expected service life of our HP Color LaserJet 2840? Currently it's been running well however I'd like to know how long we should expect it to operate.
We intend to use this printer as long as it's serviceable before we consider a replacement machine. Please, no sales answers!
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Has your son been calibrating the battery per the user manual schedule? Has he been using the computer properly? According to the user manual it states in part:"Do not operate your MacBook Pro on a pillow or other soft material, as the material can block the airflow vents. Never place anything over the keyboard when operating your MacBook Pro. Never push objects into the ventilation openings."
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What is the expected useful life of a new iMac?

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What is the standard battery life after charge?

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Low battery life mid 2013 macbook air (i7)

hi all, i am getting pretty poor battery life out of my new macbook air. can you pro's check out my running info and figure out what is sucking my battery?
Hardware Information:
          MacBook Air (13-inch, Mid 2013)
          MacBook Air - model: MacBookAir6,2
          1 1.7 GHz Intel Core i7 CPU: 2 cores
          4 GB RAM
Video Information:
          Intel HD Graphics 5000 - VRAM: 1024 MB
System Software:
          OS X 10.8.4 (12E3067) - Uptime: 0 days 0:15:51
Disk Information:
          APPLE SSD SM0128F disk0 : (121.33 GB)
                    disk0s1 (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
                    Macintosh HD (disk0s2) /: 120.47 GB (79.38 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
          Kingston DataTraveler 2.0 31.22 GB
                    UNTITLED (disk1s1) /Volumes/UNTITLED: 31.22 GB (31.15 GB free)
          Microsoft Microsoft® Nano Transceiver v1.0
FireWire Information:
Thunderbolt Information:
          Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Kernel Extensions:
Problem System Launch Daemons:
Problem System Launch Agents:
Launch Daemons:
          [loaded] com.google.keystone.daemon.plist
          [loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensing.helper.plist
Launch Agents:
          [loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist
User Launch Agents:
          [loaded] com.spotify.webhelper.plist
User Login Items:
          iTunesHelper
          Dropbox
          Spotify
          uTorrent
3rd Party Preference Panes:
          None
Internet Plug-ins:
          JavaAppletPlugin.plugin
          MeetingJoinPlugin.plugin
          QuickTime Plugin.plugin
          SharePointBrowserPlugin.plugin
User Internet Plug-ins:
          CitrixOnlineWebDeploymentPlugin.plugin
Bad Fonts:
          None
Top Processes by CPU:
              10%          Google Chrome
               3%          WindowServer
               2%          Spotify
               2%          Microsoft Outlook
               2%          Dock
               1%          EtreCheck
               1%          fontd
               0%          unetbootin
               0%          Microsoft Lync
               0%          Microsoft Word
Top Processes by Memory:
          131 MB             Messages
          115 MB             Spotify
          106 MB             Google Chrome
          106 MB             Microsoft Outlook
          106 MB             WindowServer
          90 MB              iTunes
          90 MB              Dropbox
          86 MB              Google Chrome Helper
          74 MB              iPhoto
          74 MB              Microsoft Lync
Virtual Memory Statistics
          1.23 GB            Free RAM
          1.70 GB            Active RAM
          456 MB             Inactive RAM
          502 MB             Wired RAM
          558 MB             Page-ins
          0 B                Page-outs

this is my case... just let charging almost all day.
it's too big drop from 12 to 8 hours... Im not even using such processor...
it feels like a lie...

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It usually means that the owner of the device sent a directive through icloud(find my mac), to lock the device because it has been stolen.
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You posted in the iPad forum instead of the MacBook forum. To get answers to your question, next time post in the proper forum. See https://discussions.apple.com/index.jspa I'll request that Apple relocate your post.
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 Cheers, Tom

What is the average battery life supposed to be for the nano?

my battery lasts like 2-3 hours, which is way to short, how long does yours last?

Mine only lasted between 2 and 4 hours, but it was the way I used my nano. I search around a lot, use the backlight, skip songs and really do everything that is not good for battery life. What I finaly did was to put in a higher capacity battery. It really was not hard to do. My ipod nano was off warranty and I went ahead and did it and am so happy I did, I now get well over twice the life I used to and am very happy. My ipod video was still on warranty and I changed the battery to a higher capacity as well, because of the positive result from my nano. Go here to determin your real battery life and to see if it is in fact a bad battery. If it is and you are still under warranty then by all means take it to the apple store or go online for service. Here see this http://www.vsa.cape.com/~danh/ipod.htm#recalibrate
http://www.jakeludington.com/paulstips/20050211_improve_your_ipods_batteryperformance.html

I have the 13" Late 2011 Macbook Pro, What are the best Battery Life saver/increaser Techniques?

Specs-
2.4 Ghz Intel Core i5
4GB 1333 MHz DDR3
intel HD 3000 384 MB
How can I prevent My battery from degrading or atleast make the degrading slower
Can Ya tell me the steps or things to do?
I use my Mac a lot, like 6-15 hours everyday.
Someone told me I should keep it plugged with decharging it fully once a week.
is it true?
Can anything else be done?

You can use it on battery almost full time. It will slowly discharge to about 95% on AC, but then recharge after dropping below 95%. This is to save the use of the recharge circuits.
You should use it on battery only down to 40% at least once per month. Running it to dead will shorten battery life, not help.
The battery is rated to 1000 cycles. Two recharges from 50% to full is 1 cycle, 3 recharges from 33% to 100% is 1 cycle, etc ...
If you plan to store it unused for 3 months, discharge the batery to 50%, then remove from the MBP to preent the battery going down to 0.

What is the best way to back up macbook air to qnap

I've had the macbook air since January and this is the 4th or 5th time I've had to start the Timemachine backups from scratch. This time it's not working at all
Every time we have to restart the qnap for any reason the time machine fails. It tells me the back up cannot be verified and wants to start a new back-up. This means I can't go back before a point in time. This time is even worse because it spends a couple of minutes trying to connect to the qnap, then ignores it and tries to create the backup on my mac (1.5 million days and counting)
I don't want to buy a time capsule when we have sufficient kit. I don't want to get into all the geek stuff - I want something that works without me having to spend the night googling obscure answers. In short, I want self evident solutions like you get with the iphone. Clearly the qnap and time machine are not reliably compatible.
My question is - what toolset can I use with my macbook to automate backups, with minimum intervention, to a qnap or other non-Apple device?
Thanks in advance

Use Carbon Copy Cloner or SuperDuper.
Despite what the QNAP says, Apple doesn't support backing up to anything over a network except a Time Capsule or an external directly connected to another Mac.

What is the alternative to adobe flash on macbook air?

What kind of alternative do I have to view certain sites? I realize that Adobe Flash is not the best option. Any good and safe alternatives for MacBook Air?
Thank you.

There are no proper alternatives as flash is not, and probably never will be, supported on the iPad : http://www.apple.com/hotnews/thoughts-on-flash/ . Plus it would be up to Adobe to make a version of their flash player that works on iOS devices - something which they have never managed to do and which they have now given up on trying to do.
Browser apps such as Skyfire, iSwifter Puffin and Photon 'work' on some sites, but judging by their reviews not all sites. Also some websites, especially news sites, have their own apps in the App Store, so your could try checking there for your sites (and there is the built-in YouTube app).

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I am trying to create a 3 monitor setup for my MBAir 13" Late 2011, and also a 2-monitor setup for my wife's 2013 11" MB Air. What is the best solution to accomplish this? I have already narrowed down my monitor selection to the Dell Ultrasharp U2414H with the micro-bezel.
What should I use to connect the laptops to the monitors? Matrox Triplehead2Go DP edition? Any experience would be greatly appreciated here!
Thanks!
Rich

There are no good cheap solutions due to Macbook Air's only supporting thunderbolt 1 regardless of what your User Manual may say. U2414H is not capable of daisychaining on Macbook Airs', only 2013 Macbook Pros and later. Your Two choices are Lg 34um95 and daisy chain those with thunderbolt cables or Apple's Thunderbolt display. If you dont care about quality of your second and third monitor external (meaning tearing and slow frame rates). Get a USB 3.0 to (HDMI or DVI) ( Your prefrecnce between HDMI and DVI (Make sure that the device you pick is Mac Compatible)) and a usb 3.0 hub with an AC outlet of preferably 12V, 5V may be too little. for your second and third external monitor and a thunderbolt to (HDMI or DVI) for the first monitor. USB 3.0 Does not have great video performance in viewing your screens. Watching Movies or Playing games using USB 3.0 will result in video tearing. I only recommend using the usb 3.0 adapter screens for Typing or web surfing.
Basically
1st external monitor( Fast Normal Framerates and no Video Tearing) <----Thunderbolt to HDMI/DVI adapter
2nd and 3rd external Monitor ( Slow Framerates with Video Tearing)(USB 3.0 to HDMI/DVI) connected to USB 3.0 12V Adapter Hub connected to 1 macbook air usb 3.0 Port.

What does the "master password" do on a MacBook Air?

I was looking around on the privacy settings on my MacBook Air, and I came across an option to set a "master password". This sounded safe, so I set a difficult one that was memorable for me. I'm just curious: What does the master password do? Why would I need one? and When can I activate it?
Thanks

OS X 10.6 and earlier versions
Master Password can be used to reset login/administrator password without using Installation DVD.
If the password is forgotten, try to login to your account and enter the any wrong password 3 times.
"Forgot Password?" box will appear. Click it.
Enter Master Password and the new login password to reset it.
OS X 10.7 and later versions
You can use Apple ID to reset password in the newer version of OS X.
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What is the best os x for a Macbook Air mid 2011?

Hello friends,
Just looking for some suggestions and opinions
I have a Macbook Air mid 2011 2 gb ram 64 gb ssd.
It came with osx lion but i'm baffled about if i should upgrade to osx Mountain Lion, just worried about how wouild it perform and any advantages versus Osx Lion
Please let me know your opinioons and suggestions.
Thanks all

I would not recommend upgrading because 1) You have the minimum ram to upgrade. 2) Also, look at the features. If their are none that you feel you need, then their is really no reason to upgrade.

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