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They were so strong that consumer reports ran tests and didnt. Consumer reports has now finished retesting the battery life on apples new macbook pro laptops, and our results show that a software update released by apple on january 9 fixed. Consumer reports tells you where to shop for the best apple deals. But a close reading of the results show a mixed result for cupertino. Consumer reports went on to share their new results for the tested systems. This time it has happened, consumer reports has given its final verdict which results into giving no place to macbook pro for the recommendation to others.
As a result, the new macbook pro failed to achieve a consumer reports recommended buy rating the first time an apple macbook has failed to do so. The new laptop reportedly is subject to thermal throttling, which is a fancy way of saying that its cpu. Consumer reports will retest macbook pro battery life. For example one macbook pro model ran 16 hours in one test and less than. Poor batterytest results keep apple macbook pro laptops from earning consumer reports recommendations. Consumer reports now recommends the macbook pro gsmarena blog. Consumer reports to reconsider macbook pro after apple. Consumer reports said yesterday that the 2016 macbook pro was the first ever apple laptop that the organization couldnt recommend, due to batterylife issues. Consumer reports shares details from the companys product announcement in brooklyn, n.
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Consumer reports has now finished retesting the battery life on apple macbook pro laptops, and our results show that a software update released by apple on january 9 fixed problems wed encountered in earlier testing. Consumer reports now recommends macbook pros consumer. Apple fire hazard alert for macbook pro laptops consumer reports. On the inch macbook pro with touch bar they saw 15. Consumer reports has now finished retesting the battery life on apples new macbook pro laptops, and our results show that a software update released by apple on january 9 fixed problems wed encountered in earlier testing. For example, apple recently updated its inch macbook air, adding a redesigned keyboard that the company claims is more comfortable to. Dec 23, 2016 consumer reports said yesterday that the 2016 macbook pro was the first ever apple laptop that the organization couldnt recommend, due to batterylife issues. Consumer reports refuses to recommend apples new macbook. Consumer reports is out with an updated report on the 2016 macbook pro, and following retesting, the magazine is now recommending. Its important to do a basic comparison on the features so that you find a good option for the money that meets your needs. On december 22nd, consumer reports said it could not recommend the macbook pro a first for a mac laptop. Consumer reports fails to earn macbook pro credibility imore.
Theres something really odd about consumer reports. The macbook pro battery life results were highly inconsistent from one trial to the next. But after a software fix from apple and a new round of testing, consumer reports can now. The topoftheline macbook pro with an intel core i9 processor has gotten some bad press. Following a public backandforth over the veracity of its battery claims, consumer reports now recommends apples new macbook pro.
Jan 10, 2017 consumer reports has issued its own statement on the matter to explain why it turns off safari caching during its testing and other details we also turn off the local caching of web pages. Consumer reports retests macbook pro, adds it to recommended. Consumer reports has walked back its initial criticisms of apples macbook the producttesting publication retested the new macbook pro laptops and found that an early january update. Jan, 2017 consumer reports has now finished retesting the battery life on apples new macbook pro laptops, and our results show that a software update released by apple on january 9 fixed problems we. Consumer reports now recommends apples new macbook pro.
Jan, 2017 consumer reports has walked back its initial criticisms of apples macbook the producttesting publication retested the new macbook pro laptops and found that an early january update fixed. Having tracked down the issue that was creating unpredictable battery swings, further testing. Apple has updated its consumer oriented macbook air with a better display and faster processor. Dec 29, 2016 consumer reports has responded to our comment piece on its surprising battery test results for the 2016 macbook pro, stating that it stands by its findings, ben lovejoy reports for 9to5mac. Dec 23, 2016 in its statement, consumer reports said that when it turned caching on and did an initial set of retests, the macbook pro produced consistently high battery life results. Consumer reports to retest the 2016 macbook pro for further. Consumer reports gave apples latest macbook pro laptops its envied recommended label last week after retesting the notebooks, ending a monthlong dustup between the magazine and some apple. Consumer reports says its ok to buy macbook pro after all.
But after a software fix from apple and a new round of testing, consumer reports. Those retests are finalized, and now consumer reports recommends the late2016 macbook pro. But a close reading of the results show a mixed result. Nov 22, 2012 in its recentlyreleased holiday buying issue, consumer reports says that imac and macbook lines still reign over pc competitors. Jan 12, 2017 consumer reports did not initially recommend apples new macbook pros because of battery life issues. Consumer reports will retest macbook pro battery life cnet. Looking for sales on an apple macbook, ipad, or watch. Macbook air tops consumer reports ratings macworld. Consumer reports defends 2018 macbook pro throttling by tyler lee, on 07232018 18. Macbooks best laptops, says consumer reports toms hardware.
Consumer reports has a definitive answer to a particular debate between laptop buyers. Jan 12, 2017 those retests are finalized, and now consumer reports recommends the late2016 macbook pro. Consumer reports now recommends macbook pro after apple. Jan 11, 2017 as a result, the new macbook pro failed to achieve a consumer reports recommended buy rating the first time an apple macbook has failed to do so. Consumer reports says macbook pro thermal throttling is a. It has never happened that consumer reports didnt recommend macbook pro.
Consumer reports stands by its weird macbook pro battery test. Consumer reports doesnt add macbook pro in its recommended. New macbook pros fail to earn consumer reports recommendation. Apple macbook pro 2016 is first macbook not recommended by. Consumer reports published a report urging its readers to avoid all extended warranties with two exceptions. Consumer reports has added apples macbook air to its list of recommended laptops, putting the in. Consumer reports changes course and now recommends. Consumer reports shares the details and explains how to get. The message from consumer reports subscription required for full ratings is clear though apple hit a home run with its latest generation of macbooks, but owning one over a pc will cost you.
Consumer reports has tested it and now recommends the macbook pros. Consumer reports june rankings for laptops are out, and microsoft isnt going to be too pleased. Consumer reports now recommends the new macbook pro. In the first comparison of its kind, the consumer reports. Consumer reports did not initially recommend apples new macbook pros because of battery life issues. Consumer reports has retested the battery life on apple macbook pro laptops, using beta software released by apple to address a bug in safari that was uncovered by our earlier testing. Apple has updated the macbook pro keyboard to address reliability issues. After some backandforth with apple, however, consumer reports agreed to retest the macbook pro battery life, amid concerns that the initial results might have been skewed by an elusive bug. In its statement, consumer reports said that when it turned caching on and did an initial set of retests, the macbook pro produced consistently high battery life results. That makes us wonder how high a priority battery life actually was, particularly on a machine with such a small screen size. Consumer reports refuses to recommend apples new macbook pro because of highly inconsistent battery life. After factoring together our complete test results, consumer reports finds that all three macbook pro laptops fail to meet our standards for recommended models.
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