How long is your 2016 MacBook Battery Lasting?

[tpr007]

All day on battery, then plugged in at night - as others already mentioned.

Probably 5-6 hours of 'real' use (Word, Safari, some light video)

 

[TigerMSTR]

Chrome Helper consistently uses 40% of my rMBP's CPU and results in constant fan noise.

Same on my MacBook Pro. When using Chrome, I got maybe 50 to 60 percent of the battery life I'd get using Safari. For years I had assumed that this was just how the laptop was supposed to run, until it was suggested that I switch to Safari for longer battery life.

Chrome's power usage is so astronomical that it can have a significant financial impact on the user. If you're getting only 50% of your potential battery life with Chrome, you'll go through your battery charge cycles twice as fast, meaning you have to pay $150 to $200 to replace the worn battery sooner. If I hadn't used Chrome for so many years I probably wouldn't have had to replace my laptop battery before I planned to retire the laptop.

I've now relegated Chrome to an Adobe Flash browser; I use it maybe once a month for a few minutes. Other than that I won't touch it. Don't want to wear down my battery any faster than I have to.

 

[izzyfanto]

I've now relegated Chrome to an Adobe Flash browser; I use it maybe once a month for a few minutes. Other than that I won't touch it. Don't want to wear down my battery any faster than I have to.

That is exactly what I use it for! I refuse to install Flash, so the times I need it for archaic websites, I use Chrome. Hate the battery usage when doing so though.