TbonerT OP t1_j4r7n13 wrote on January 17, 2023 at 6:26 PM

Reply to comment by n0oo7 in Apple unveils MacBook Pro featuring M2 Pro and M2 Max, with more game-changing performance and the longest battery life ever in a Mac by TbonerT

The 2020 MacBook Air had a 20-hour battery life, quite a bit longer than everything else. The pros generally have sacrificed battery life for performance.

Eggsaladprincess t1_j4rxlca wrote on January 17, 2023 at 9:05 PM

Apple Silicon has been pretty great battery life even for the Pro computers.

M1 13" Pro and M1 Pro 16" Pro both had longer battery life than the M1 Air.

BoyVanderlay t1_j5kpnet wrote on January 23, 2023 at 6:22 PM

Yup. I got an M1 Pro 13 around launch, still to this day I can get almost a full week of battery with causal use (1-3 hours a day, light productivity tasks).

traveler19395 t1_j4t8kec wrote on January 18, 2023 at 2:20 AM

You are thinking of the 2020 M1 13" Macbook Pro which Apple has marketed as "up to 20 hour" battery life, the very similar M1 Air has a smaller battery and "up to 18 hour" battery life.

TbonerT OP t1_j4tbdd2 wrote on January 18, 2023 at 2:40 AM

Nope. The 2020 M1 Air had a tested battery life of 20 hours.

traveler19395 t1_j4tchif wrote on January 18, 2023 at 2:48 AM

well the 2020 M1 Pro (13" Touchbar) was even longer. Apple marketed the Air as 18 and Pro as 20, and some tests found longer times, but the Pro still longer.