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Re:Apple MacBook Pro lasts 135 minutes longer on battery in ... by LeoNatan25 on Monday August 07, 2017 @11:14AM (#14948080)
Of course. If you disable it in settings, you should see a noticeable boost in batter life (~1–1.5 hours in my testing).
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Re:Apple MacBook Pro lasts 135 minutes longer on battery in ... by ajkblue on Monday August 07, 2017 @11:54AM (#14948445)
I wonder if turning off the blur/transparency effects in iOS results in any substantial battery difference...
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Re:Apple MacBook Pro lasts 135 minutes longer on battery in ... by LeoNatan25 on Monday August 07, 2017 @12:00PM (#14948514)
It does, yes, but less substantial than on Mac, due to tighter vertical integration between software and hardware.
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Re:Apple MacBook Pro lasts 135 minutes longer on battery in ... by ritchiea on Monday August 07, 2017 @12:19PM (#14948668)
Can you be more specific? What exactly do I need to disable to see a battery life boost?
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Re:Apple MacBook Pro lasts 135 minutes longer on battery in ... by LeoNatan25 on Monday August 07, 2017 @12:26PM (#14948735)
It's right there: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14948178
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Re:Apple MacBook Pro lasts 135 minutes longer on battery in ... by joshvm on Monday August 07, 2017 @08:33PM (#14952476)
You need to enable the linked options which in turn disable some visual effects.
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Re:Apple MacBook Pro lasts 135 minutes longer on battery in ... by miheermunjal on Monday August 07, 2017 @11:22AM (#14948156)
forgive my ignorance here (new to Mac), but which setting is this specifically?
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Re:Apple MacBook Pro lasts 135 minutes longer on battery in ... by LeoNatan25 on Monday August 07, 2017 @11:25AM (#14948178)
In System Preferences, under Accessibility -> Display, there are two settings of interest: “Reduce motion” and “Reduce transparency”. The latter is the more important.
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Re:Apple MacBook Pro lasts 135 minutes longer on battery in ... by jibreel on Monday August 07, 2017 @11:30AM (#14948215)
try in settings->Accessibility->Reduce transparency. this will also make the OS more responsive (minimizing, switching windows....)
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