When did chrome become a battery hog?

[FearoftheNight]

Hey guys. Always like chrome but just read recently that it's a battery hog especially on OS X. When did this happen? Haven't been paying attention to my tech for a while.

 

[redheeler]

Not quite sure... I agree it once was more efficient, but I had switched to Safari by last October.

 

[rugby]

I switched back to Safari as well. Chrome on my new Macbook was a battery killer.

 

[StinkyPinky]

I just use Safari also. Chrome just destroys the battery. In fact, I uninstalled it.

 

[ninaholic37]

2010 apparently

http://www.pcworld.com/article/2455...-for-years-but-google-promises-to-fix-it.html

 

[lucia]

Chrome has been acting odd (on OS X) for the last couple of updates. I've been using Safari more and more.