Is there somewhere that negative comments directed to people inspire them to be helpful? Would you mind sharing where that is? All of my years of supporting Apple users has made me an equally bitter person and would like to move there. I've never understood people who say, 'Oh and to the idiots.' when seeking assistance or advice from a public forum community.

Perhaps my SSD is the culprit, or perhaps I have some other gremlin at work. I would be interested to hear what current draw other users are getting. Note that my iStat battery meter differs considerably on charging, but agrees on discharge.ДЎ) I have installed an SSD into this laptop (Crucial C300) and while the jury is out on whether they are net power savers or consumers that could could be dragging me down.Дў) I have run a calibration cycle on this new machine and it made no difference.ДЈ) I did copy my old hard disk over using Super Duper - not sure if there are any hidden files that could affect reported battery life.Д¤) I had exactly the same problem with my last laptop (2009 Unibody MBP 15') - about 3 hours of useful life, with the stock HD.ДҐ) I have wandered round an Apple Store randomly pulling off the power cord and waiting for them to compute the remaining battery life, and even there with nothing happening they still only report 5-6 hours from fully charged.ДЎ) My capacity is apparently above rated target at 5835 mAh.Дў) I am assuming they have a good current measurement.ДЈ) I only only occasionally get my current (as shown by iStat or System Profiler) below 1000 ma.Д¤) As long as current draw remains above 1A (1000 ma) it is physically impossible for me to get more than about 5.5hrs life.

I have a 10 day old MacBookPro 13', and I am averaging 3.5 hrs of battery life.

Mid 2010 macbook pro 13 battery life