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Re:Apple announces it will switch to its own processors for ... by StillBored on Monday June 22, 2020 @10:50PM (#23609467)
It could just as well have been, choose a pref level and assure it will run for 10 hours...

It actually good engineering to have all the components balanced. If you overbuilt the VRM's for a CPU that would never utilize the current, its just wasted cost.

OTOH, maybe they were downsizing the batteries to keep it at 10H so they could be like "look we extended the battery to 16 hours with our new chips" while also bumping the battery capacity.

We shall see...

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Re:Apple announces it will switch to its own processors for ... by rckoepke on Tuesday June 23, 2020 @12:20AM (#23609883)
Per 'Reason077:

> The 16" MacBook Pro, for example, has a 100 Wh battery, which is the largest that Apple has ever shipped in a laptop. This is the largest battery size permitted in cabin baggage on flights.

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