[Macpartners] New MacBook Pro Battery Life?

[John-Elmer Canfield]

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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