Why Consumer Reports Don’t Recommend Apple MacBook Pro 2016

Consumer Reports ran the MacBook Pros through a thorough in-house testing regime used for hundreds of other laptops each year. For example in one test the device’s battery would last ten hours while in the second test it will last only four hours. Apple claims the laptop batteries last up to 10 hours per charge. Apple’s Phil Schiller was asked why the new MacBook Pros top out at 16GB of memory, and responded that it was in part to preserve battery life (although it’s also a limitation of Skylake).

Consumer Reports said it contacted Apple and shared its research.The MacBook maker told the publication that “any customer who has a question about their Mac or its operation should contact AppleCare”.

According to Consumer Reports’ testing, the most significant issue with battery life wasn’t specifically how long they would run before shutting down, but rather their inconsistent battery life.

Apple’s new MacBook Pro failed to get a recommendation from Consumer Reports, which recommended all its earlier models.

Battery life is one of the biggest complaints about the new MacBook Pros (after the lack of traditional USB ports and an SD card slot). So, the publication made a decision to rate the laptops using their shortest battery life times, which dragged down the computers’ overall scores. Fortunately, the new MacBook Pros did very well in display quality and performance tests. The outlet is unable to recommend the revamped notebook after discovering battery issues with three different models during lab tests.

Consumer Reports is an independent and non-profit organization that publishes articles on a wide variety of products.

This shouldn’t come as a surprise since right from the start the laptops have been notorious for their inconsistent battery life.

Fans have been less than pleased with the Pro’s battery life, and Apple’s response so far, which has pretty much just been to remove the time remaining function from the battery indicator.

Apple’s new MacBook Pro isn’t having an easy time in the market. While I still need to use it more to gauge just how good/bad the battery is, the first use (fully charged) gave me just over 4 hours of use. To arrive at our final battery life score we average those measurements together.