Don’t bother using your MacBook or MacBook Pro without the battery installed unless you’re cool with a huge performance decrease. Gearlog notes that, in the process of doing the thankless task of RAM benchmarks, the MacBook’s performance, as rated using Cinebench, dropped some 37 percent without an installed battery. That is, when plugged into a power outlet without the battery installed—some people do this to extend the life of their battery, having it installed only when necessary—the MacBook suffers quite a bit.
Apple saysthis is a feature, not a bug. The idea is that the MacBook can detect wether or not there’s a battery installed. If not, performance drops in order to “prevent[s] the computer from shutting down if it demands more power than the A/C adapter alone can provide.”
So, unless you’re a glutton for punishment, keep the battery in there.
Another “feature” for those of you with an iLobotomy. Like being unable to close the lid without it going to sleep and no right click even though they tout Bootcamp as an incentive.
Can Apple get any dumber. Hey, why not make the AC charger big enough to power the damn thing. Wouldn’t that count as a feature?
1. i like the lid closing thing, as long as you dont set it to make you log in everytime all that does is save battery… dont quite get why it would be a problem?
2. its a LAPTOP its supposed to run with the battery. anyone who takes the time to pull out their battery everytime they plug it into the wall deserves a performance loss, at least they said something, im sure a good old fashioned windows laptop would just let itself max oyr and shut down.