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devx on Oct 21, 2013 | parent | context | favorite | on: Why Does Windows Have Terrible Battery Life?

No, you're seeing comparison with the Surface Pro 2, which has same battery size as MBA, and hardware made by Microsoft themselves.

DZittersteyn on Oct 21, 2013 [–]

Ah yes, I missed that WattHour spec. That's pretty dreadful then..

So the real comparison is SP2 (42Wh) with 6 hrs. vs. MBP 11' (38Wh) with 11 hrs.

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