There are a number of reports surfacing this weekend, from both MacBook Pro and MacBook Air users, that would appear to suggest the battery life offered by Apple’s latest desktop operating system – OS X Mountain Lion – is not yet on par with that of OS X Lion.
Whilst small bugs and performance issues are largely expected with a 1.0 version of an OS release, today we thought we’d give you the chance to weigh-in on whether or not you’ve also experienced shorter battery life on your unplugged Apple notebook, since installing OS X Mountain Lion just over a week ago.
Feel free to leave your vote below!
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[...] It’s inevitable that with new operating systems come new bugs. One widely-reported bug has affected a noticeable chunk of laptop Mac users who’ve upgraded to OS X Mountain Lion: some users are reporting steep declines in battery life. A poll at Engadget shows that over 7400 of nearly 17,500 respondents who’ve installed Mountain Lion (42 percent) say they’ve noticed a definite and discernible drop in battery life. A similar poll at RazorianFly suggests that the 2011 models are disproportionately affected, but tha… [...]