[Macpartners] New MacBook Pro Battery Life?

[Chris Feller]

The new MacBook Pro should be able to take advantage of external USB-C battery packs like the current MacBook that uses a USB-C port for charging.
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Chris Feller

On 11/17/16, 2:23 PM, "macpartners-bounces at mit.edu on behalf of Isaac Cuccia" <macpartners-bounces at mit.edu on behalf of isaacd at mit.edu> wrote:

    The only things I’ve heard is that there are some corners cut to keep the battery life as good as previous model. Once of those corners being slower AC wifi chipset to draw less power, as well as not giving more than 16GB of memory as an option. Because those would draw more power and be a “step backwards” in every battery life. So in trusting our Apple overlords, I would say they’re trying to squeeze what they can from less space and balance things where they see fit. 
    
    -Isaac Cuccia
    
    
    On 11/17/16, 2:09 PM, "macpartners-bounces at mit.edu on behalf of John-Elmer Canfield" <macpartners-bounces at mit.edu on behalf of canfield at mit.edu> wrote:
    
        Hello!
        
        One of my professors is in need of a new MacBook Pro. Because he spends a lot of time traveling, battery life is very important to him. Despite replacing the battery on his old laptop, it's not lasting long enough for him, and seemingly not as long as when the computer was new.
        
        From what I've read about the new models, there's not much, if any improvement. I've also read reports where users are not getting even the battery performance Apple claims it should. I also read the reason Apple didn't use a larger battery is because of FAA regulations, but I don't know how much of any of this is really true.
        
        When flying, and when he needs the longest battery life, my professor is not using the Internet or doing heavy computational work. He mostly wants to just read and write documents.
        
        So, has anyone purchased a new MacBook Pro, and could give a first-hand report of how it's performing for them?
        
        We'd both be grateful for any recommendations or advice.
        
        Thanks,
        
        Elmer
    
    
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