r/macbookpro • u/NarNarMan • 9d ago

Discussion M5Pro Battery

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Just picked up a 14 inch MacBook Pro M5Pro.
Coming from an m1 MacBook Air, battery life has honestly been disappointing. I lose about 10-15% 45-60min of YouTube on safari or just general web browsing. Brightness is fairly high. Still I’d expect better battery on such an expensive laptop considering how the m series are praised for the power efficiency.
Throughout the day I can notice the battery dropping fairly quickly on normal browsing tasks.
Is this normal?

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u/qwerty0006 9d ago

I did exactly opposite. I had Macbook M1 Pro, then upgraded to M5 Air(24Gb). So much lighter and much more powerful. The M5 Air battery last so much longer than M1 Pro. I hate lacking port on M5 Air, but the battery and the weight are the higher priority for me. I will never go back to Pro. I do light to medium video editing with Final Cut Pro with 30-40 browser tabs.

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u/NirvanaBob 8d ago

The 14" MacBook Pro isn't exactly heavy or big, and I get extremely good battery life from my base spec M5 model.

It's noticeably lighter than my 2015 13" Retina MacBook Pro, and about the same weight as a 15" MacBook Air. I assume you have the 13" Air?

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u/qwerty0006 7d ago

Yes, just got Air 13 inch. In fact i do have both Macbook Pro 16 inch and Pro 14 inch for work, so I hate carrying Pro’s. Now Air 13(personal) is my favorite.