MacBook Pro is the first Apple laptop Consumer Reports won't recommend
The new MacBook Pro is the black sheep in Apple’s product line, at least according to a new review.
Apple’s latest MacBook Pro has failed to receive a buy recommendation from Consumer Reports, making it the first MacBook in history to lack this stamp of approval. Consumer Reports cites extreme inconsistencies with battery performance as the key issue for withholding their recommendation.
Apple claims that the new MacBook Pro boasts 10 hours of battery life, but Consumer Reports found battery life to range widely from less than 4 hours to as long as 19 hours. Average battery life may be 10 hours, but this average performance can’t be guaranteed. “With the widely disparate figures we found in the MacBook Pro tests, an average wouldn’t reflect anything a consumer would be likely to experience in the real world,” wrote Jerry Beilinson, a reviewer at Consumer Reports. "This is a real departure from past MacBooks. Most Apple laptops have scored well in [Consumer Reports’] battery test."
