First Reactions to OS X Mountain Lion 10.8

[rockymtnhigh]

I does not appear that it took care of the battery problem.

In the morning when I get up I take my laptop and eat and get ready for work. Before ML my battery was down from 100% to 98%. After ML for the same time going to the same sites the battery is down to 83%.

I wonder if this problem differs with the Retina pro's as opposed to other machines. I have not noticed a huge problem with my 2011 Air. Yesterday I was using it unplugged for 2+ hours, and was connected to a thunderbolt drive for a good hour and went from 98 to 53 percent in that time. Considering the work I was doing, I did not think it bad.

Going to test right now. Intend to be writing for the next hour or so, and am currently plugged in at 99%. Will see how quickly it drops.

 

[DodgerKing]

I does not appear that it took care of the battery problem.

In the morning when I get up I take my laptop and eat and get ready for work. Before ML my battery was down from 100% to 98%. After ML for the same time going to the same sites the battery is down to 83%.

It does appear to have fixed it on our MBP. I would have to use it a little more to confirm.

 

[rockymtnhigh]

I've been working unplugged for 30 minutes, using internet, writing, run stats in SPSS, brightness at about 85%. 10% battery drop. I don't think my machine is having the drain problem. We'll see where I am in another 30 minutes...

 

[rockymtnhigh]

Thirty minutes later, similar work patterns, down to 78%. Less than 25% drain in 1 hour of constant work. Yeah, no problem here.

 

[mperdue]

I setup the mouse to do the same thing - to swipe between pages in Safari 6. Opened a new window. Loaded up five or six pages in the same tab. Then swiped back and forth, got back to the first page, and tried to swipe beyond it. Nothing.

I also tried with the magic trackpad. Same results.

I'll keep playing, but can't seem to replicate the problem.

Interesting, it's very repeatable on my system. Maybe a clean install is in order...

 

[Foxbat]

I better check my DSL data cap to see if I'm getting close to my limit. I have not noticed any battery issues with ML on my 2011 MacBook Air. I charge the Air about once a month based on my usage.

Mac App Store time!

 

[rockymtnhigh]

I better check my DSL data cap to see if I'm getting close to my limit. I have not noticed any battery issues with ML on my 2011 MacBook Air. I charge the Air about once a month based on my usage.

Mac App Store time!

I don't think its a big download, but I could be wrong. I have been, from time to time.

 

[StevenD]

its only a 24MB download

 

[rockymtnhigh]

And it is just a simple reboot.

 

[rockymtnhigh]

ARS Technica reports confirmation that there is improved battery life under 10.8.1, but still a 38% reduction for the retina-pro models vs under Lion.

http://arstechnica.com/apple/2012/0...-improve-battery-life-for-some-mac-notebooks/

If I were a betting man, I'd certainly be willing to put money on the idea that that uber-high resolution screen and the power it requires is the culprit. But I still am often amazed that they did not see this in months of testing ML.

 

[lparsons21]

its only a 24MB download

Depends on your machine I guess. On my 2009 iMac, the download was only about 7MB. Smallest I've ever seen.

 

[StevenD]

I downloaded it from http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1571 and that says 24MB.

I have a Hackintosh, so the recommended install procedure is to download it and install vs using Software Updates in the App Store.

 

[Foxbat]

The update came in around 119 MB each for my Air and Mac Mini. It took only minutes to download the update and four minutes to install.

I'll need a few days to evaluate the battery life on the Air.

 

[Foxbat]

The update came in around 119 MB each for my Air and Mac Mini. It took only minutes to download the update and four minutes to install.

I'll need a few days to evaluate the battery life on the Air.

I found the reason my update was larger than what some people have reported for 10.8.1: it also included an update for my HP printer.

Also, so far the battery on my MBA seems normal, but I never noticed any less time using Mountain Lion.