I know there is some truth to this but there are also reviews from reputable outlets that have reported similarly bad numbers regarding battery life.
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About to pull the trigger on a 2016 nTB 13" MBP... someone stop me
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I know there is some truth to this but there are also reviews from reputable outlets that have reported similarly bad numbers regarding battery life.
I'm not doubting you but the only reviews I've seen have been the hippies on youtube that have invested interest in perpetuating the "big story" of the day. I havent seen a legitimate source like cnet or consumer report say anything negative. In fact, cnet has it rated as the top laptop now.
What kind of battery life are you 13" nTB owners getting?
I have a 13" TB, and I'm one of the unfortunate folks that is getting <6 hours even after trying all of the tricks.
I have a 13" TB, and I'm one of the unfortunate folks that is getting <6 hours even after trying all of the tricks.
Congrats! Enjoy your new MacBook.
I have the same model with zero issues and I really am liking it.
I had a 13" nTB for two weeks. Battery life was amazing. Swapped it for a 15" TB which is similarly good (when not hammering the dGPU, of course).
Congrats! Enjoy your new MacBook.
I have the same model with zero issues and I really am liking it.
Thank you! Zero issues so far myself. Today is my first full day of use, with last night being the first full charge. This morning, after about an hour of use (PowerPoint, Messages, Email, Safari) and at about 65-70% brightness, it quoted 11 hours remaining.
Now after lunch, I'm still at 76% and have been using it practically non-stop.
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See my above post. This is my first day, mind you, so I should/could see improvements after a couple days of use after the indexing period and get more battery cycles in. At least so I've heard.
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I agree! I can't really name one single feature, it's more of a "sum of all parts" thing. I didn't think it was going to a drastic change, but I was wrong.
Silver/2.0/16GB/512GB user here. Been consistently getting 8-10 hours (occasionally closer to 11) with screen at 66-75% brightness and resolution scaled to 1680x1050. My typical day consists of Chrome (15-20 Tabs), Chrome remote desktop, Windows via a VM (~1 hours worth of use), Spotify, Messages, Slack, Mail, Tweetbot, Terminal and some word processing. Couldn't be happier with this machine, it's been a lag free power house so far (Though my needs are fairly light).
Thank you! Zero issues so far myself. Today is my first full day of use, with last night being the first full charge. This morning, after about an hour of use (PowerPoint, Messages, Email, Safari) and at about 65-70% brightness, it quoted 11 hours remaining.
Now after lunch, I'm still at 76% and have been using it practically non-stop.
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See my above post. This is my first day, mind you, so I should/could see improvements after a couple days of use after the indexing period and get more battery cycles in. At least so I've heard.
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I agree! I can't really name one single feature, it's more of a "sum of all parts" thing. I didn't think it was going to a drastic change, but I was wrong.
I love my 13 TB except for the 6 hours of battery life. Still waiting to see if there will be a fix, but if not, I think I'd be quite happy with the non TB version. I don't use the TB at all, and don't think I ever will (keyboard shortcuts so much faster), but I have to say I'd miss TouchID especially with 1Password.
I have a base nTB 13", these are the actual usage time (I always set the screen at 50% brightness, no keyboard light):
• Very light usage of Safari. Browsed Facebook. Edited my LinkedIn. Did some light note taking. 50% of time I was just staring at the screen. About 12.5 hours.
• Word, PowerPoint non-stop. Some casual Safari to look up for scientific articles. About 10.5-11 hours. I think this should be the average of what you should expect from the machine.
• Yesterday I brought the machine to school, it went from 72% to 6% in 5 hours. I was doing my essay, so Word and smashing Safari links left and right, at one point I opened 20 tabs. If I extrapolate it I'd expect 7.5 hours.
The TB has 10% less battery, and it specs are 10-15% faster, plus the TB, so if anything, I'd expect the battery to be 80-85% that of the nTB. That should be equal to 8.5-9.5h battery life compared to 10.5-11h of that of the nTB.
• Very light usage of Safari. Browsed Facebook. Edited my LinkedIn. Did some light note taking. 50% of time I was just staring at the screen. About 12.5 hours.
• Word, PowerPoint non-stop. Some casual Safari to look up for scientific articles. About 10.5-11 hours. I think this should be the average of what you should expect from the machine.
• Yesterday I brought the machine to school, it went from 72% to 6% in 5 hours. I was doing my essay, so Word and smashing Safari links left and right, at one point I opened 20 tabs. If I extrapolate it I'd expect 7.5 hours.
The TB has 10% less battery, and it specs are 10-15% faster, plus the TB, so if anything, I'd expect the battery to be 80-85% that of the nTB. That should be equal to 8.5-9.5h battery life compared to 10.5-11h of that of the nTB.
I always use my laptop at 100% brightness but then again I have a Mid 2012 MBA with antiquated screen technology. Hopefully with the brighter 2016 MBP I can get away with a lower brightness setting when on battery power.