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ChrisLTD on June 2, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: Fear and Loathing and Windows 8

Sometimes you need to shut down your laptop or mobile devices to preserve battery life on trips.

mikeash on June 2, 2012 | [–]

Really? My devices take a week or more to show a noticeable discharge when sleeping.

ChrisLTD on June 3, 2012 | | [–]

I don't have any hard data to back this up, but my MacBook Pro seems to lose 10% or so if it's battery a day when asleep.

CamperBob2 on June 2, 2012 | [–]

Or to avoid being thrown off airplanes.

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