I have a 2015 15in that I plan on keeping till the wheels fall off. Just copped a Surface Pro 4 for travel and it is a damn good device.
2015 Macbook Pro is the best Macbook out.
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fukk the OPI've never even held one
What you prefer about it breh? Real curious.
Edit: On second thought, maybe we should no further derail this thread seeing as OP is very touchy about the matter
I like my surfacebook pro better because its faster, has a detachable screen, a touch screen, runs win 10 pro, has a digital pen, has a dedicated gpu, has a great resolution screen, etc.
Try it out at Best Buy. Compared to the MBP it does so much more
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The 2016 MacBook Pro is the first MacBook to not receive a recommendation from Consumer Reports
Apple’s long-awaited MacBook Pro refresh has been met with some criticism thus far, primarily due to battery life concerns. Now, however, Consumer Reports is out with its look at the new MacBook Pro laptops, and it’s not good.
Consumer Reports says that the 2016 MacBook Pro is the first MacBook not to receive recommended ratings from the organization.
In a post breaking down the decision not to recommend the new MacBook Pros, Consumer Reports explains that while the new models held up well in terms of display quality and performance, the battery life issues were too big of an issue to overlook.
The organization tested three MacBook Pro variants: a 13-inch Touch Bar model, a 15-inch Touch Bar model, and a 13-inch model without the Touch Bar. The general consensus was that “MacBook Pro battery life results were highly inconsistent from one trial to the next.”
Consumer Reports explains that the 13-inch Touch Bar model saw battery life of 16 hours in one test and 3.75 hours in another, while the non-Touch Bar model maxed out at 19.5 hours, but also lasted just 4.5 hours in another test. The 15-inch model ranged from 18.5 hours to 8 hours.
Generally, according to the report, it’s expected for battery life to vary from one trial to another by less than 5 percent, meaning that the battery life variances with the new MacBook Pro are very abnormal.
Here’s what Consumer Reports says it does in a battery life test:
For the battery test, we download a series of 10 web pages sequentially, starting with the battery fully charged, and ending when the laptop shuts down. The web pages are stored on a server in our lab, and transmitted over a WiFi network set up specifically for this purpose. We conduct our battery tests using the computer’s default browser—Safari, in the case of the MacBook Pro laptops.
During the tests, we set each laptop screen to remain on. We use an external meter to set the display brightness to 100 nits—a typical level you might use indoors or out. And, we turn off any automatic brightness adjustment in the laptop’s settings.
Once that was completed, Consumer Reports experimented by conducting the same test using Chrome and “found battery life to be consistently high on all six runs.” While the organization can’t let that affect its final decision due to its protocol to only use the first-party browser, it’s something users may want to try.
The Chrome aspect of the test is interesting. Generally, macOS users have found that Chrome is a notorious power hog and drains the battery more quickly than Safari. Today’s findings, however, show that might have changed with the latest version of Chrome and the new MacBook Pro models.
Consumer Reports has generally been favorable towards Apple in the past. The organization has praised the company’s tech support, the Apple Watch, and iPad. Consumer Reports also found the iPhone 6 “Bendgate” issue to be less of a problem than initially thought, though the publication was rather hard on the iPhone 4 “Atennagate” flaw.
Our own tests showed around 8 hours of iTunes playback with the new MacBook Pro, which is less than Apple’s claim but still respectable.
Ultimately, however, Apple removed the “Time Remaining” estimate from macOS, which we explained here.
The 2016 MacBook Pro is the first MacBook to not receive a recommendation from Consumer Reports
Apple’s long-awaited MacBook Pro refresh has been met with some criticism thus far, primarily due to battery life concerns. Now, however, Consumer Reports is out with its look at the new MacBook Pro laptops, and it’s not good.
Consumer Reports says that the 2016 MacBook Pro is the first MacBook not to receive recommended ratings from the organization.
In a post breaking down the decision not to recommend the new MacBook Pros, Consumer Reports explains that while the new models held up well in terms of display quality and performance, the battery life issues were too big of an issue to overlook.
The organization tested three MacBook Pro variants: a 13-inch Touch Bar model, a 15-inch Touch Bar model, and a 13-inch model without the Touch Bar. The general consensus was that “MacBook Pro battery life results were highly inconsistent from one trial to the next.”
Consumer Reports explains that the 13-inch Touch Bar model saw battery life of 16 hours in one test and 3.75 hours in another, while the non-Touch Bar model maxed out at 19.5 hours, but also lasted just 4.5 hours in another test. The 15-inch model ranged from 18.5 hours to 8 hours.
Generally, according to the report, it’s expected for battery life to vary from one trial to another by less than 5 percent, meaning that the battery life variances with the new MacBook Pro are very abnormal.
Here’s what Consumer Reports says it does in a battery life test:
For the battery test, we download a series of 10 web pages sequentially, starting with the battery fully charged, and ending when the laptop shuts down. The web pages are stored on a server in our lab, and transmitted over a WiFi network set up specifically for this purpose. We conduct our battery tests using the computer’s default browser—Safari, in the case of the MacBook Pro laptops.
During the tests, we set each laptop screen to remain on. We use an external meter to set the display brightness to 100 nits—a typical level you might use indoors or out. And, we turn off any automatic brightness adjustment in the laptop’s settings.
Once that was completed, Consumer Reports experimented by conducting the same test using Chrome and “found battery life to be consistently high on all six runs.” While the organization can’t let that affect its final decision due to its protocol to only use the first-party browser, it’s something users may want to try.
The Chrome aspect of the test is interesting. Generally, macOS users have found that Chrome is a notorious power hog and drains the battery more quickly than Safari. Today’s findings, however, show that might have changed with the latest version of Chrome and the new MacBook Pro models.
Consumer Reports has generally been favorable towards Apple in the past. The organization has praised the company’s tech support, the Apple Watch, and iPad. Consumer Reports also found the iPhone 6 “Bendgate” issue to be less of a problem than initially thought, though the publication was rather hard on the iPhone 4 “Atennagate” flaw.
Our own tests showed around 8 hours of iTunes playback with the new MacBook Pro, which is less than Apple’s claim but still respectable.
Ultimately, however, Apple removed the “Time Remaining” estimate from macOS, which we explained here.
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fukk you breh. It's a goddamn message board. I'll post what I wantfukk that shyt. I'm trying have a respectable conversation about Macbook Pro's and yall nikkas come here huffing and puffing bout some shyt not even on topic of the thread on some adversarial shyt, and then this other dumb nikka calls me ignorant fukk outta here with that bullshyt
I just trying to let the coli brehs know about alternatives. This ain't no fanboy, adversarial shyt.
I've been a loyal MBP laptop guy for years. The surface book pro just made me switch. I'm just letting the coli brehs know. I'm a tech head. I know about all the latest tech.
fukk you for getting all emotional
Beerus
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Fanboy M$ shill bytch then I have the right to curse your ass out fukking weak minded looking to make himself better feeling whore.fukk you breh. It's a goddamn message board. I'll post what I want
I just trying to let the coli brehs know about alternatives. This ain't no fanboy, adversarial shyt.
I've been a loyal MBP laptop guy for years. The surface book pro just made me switch. I'm just letting the coli brehs know. I'm a tech head. I know about all the latest tech.
fukk you for getting all emotional
fukk your dead mother.
I made a thread about this Apple has become a shell of its former self - MacBook Pro fukkery
Need Microsoft or someone else to come with some heat cuz the only way companies step their games up is through competition.
Need Microsoft or someone else to come with some heat cuz the only way companies step their games up is through competition.
fukk you piece of shyt
Nice -3100 rep too, fakkit
. I'll add some negative rep to that too
Beerus
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I really do not get what the fukk happened here.
Like people have been waiting on this refresh like crazy, Apple knew it and they released a failed product.
I mean the SSD non switch was a bytch. The USB C was a bytch cuz it was too soon at least include 1 normal usb port to ease the transition, but nah they opted to rob the consumer out of money. But now they releasing them with shyt batteries?
Steve Jobs would never have let this shyt happen. I think Tim Cook is trying way too hard in trying to do it like Jobs and is doing stupid shyt.
They are fukking up like how the fukk the new iphone 7 that came out months earlier can't connect to the macbook pro without a fukking dongle? HOW SWAY?!!!
This macbook pro may very well be the last Apple laptop I'll be getting from them.
I tried giving him a Chance, but Tim Cook needs to be removed. Apple needs a Product Guy running that company not a Supply Chain guy.
Dude who took over at Microsoft is doing a GREAT JOB.
Holy shyt, friend. It's just a video game subforum.
levitate
I love you, you know.
Agreed. My wife has one.
Was holding out and looking to get the 2016 update...but...$400 more expensive with less ports = no buy.
Got a Dell instead.
Was holding out and looking to get the 2016 update...but...$400 more expensive with less ports = no buy.
Got a Dell instead.
Still rockin with my Macbook 13, never gonna need another one
fukk the OP
I like my surfacebook pro better because its faster, has a detachable screen, a touch screen, runs win 10 pro, has a digital pen, has a dedicated gpu, has a great resolution screen, etc.
Try it out at Best Buy. Compared to the MBP it does so much more
Does the digital pen have pressure sensitivity?? I use photoshop and Corel painter.
Beerus
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has lots of sensitvity for your ass hole.
My 08 unibody MacBook still holding me down