Consumer Reports pans MacBook Pro over battery life issues
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There have been multiple unconfirmed reports in several corners of the internet about the battery life on the 2016 Macbook Pros being lower than expected. Now, non-profit magazine Consumer Reports (CR) has posted a notice stating that it will not recommend the new machines. The magazine found that the laptops' battery duration varied wildly during testing and was often much shorter than expected, even after installing the macOS Sierra 10.12.2 update.
Initial reports of the problem could be interpreted as a UI issue, since macOS would offer a remaining-time estimate instead of a percentage amount. This method can lead to over-confident estimates given that the machine's usage pattern ...