For the first time in history Consumer Reports does not recommend the purchase of the MacBook Pro

This is one of those news that has taken us a bit by surprise despite the complaints about the new Apple equipment, the MacBook Pro with Touch Bar and Touch ID fingerprint sensor, it is a real machine. It seems that the reason why the purchase of this equipment by the recognized media is not recommended It is neither more nor less than the battery. Several users have complained about the battery life in the different models with Touch Bar in the Apple forums and others, now this report could be the confirmation that something is not working well in these teams.

That said, we have to clarify several issues that are similar to what we can do with any other computer and it is not the same to be looking for web pages from Safari (any browser) or to play music in iTunes, than to get to render a video since Depending on the task, the Mac's battery will last more or less. But what for the first time we have a negative recommendation de Consumer Reports about the purchase of this MacBook Pro gives food for thought and a lot.

According to the tests carried out by this means with the 13 ″ model with Touch Bar, the first moment lasted about 16 hours no need to connect to charger, in the second test almost 13 hours and finally on a third attempt barely lasted 3.75 hours. El modelo de 13 pulgadas sin la Touch Bar aguantó unas 19,5 horas en la primera prueba y bajó hasta las 4,5 horas en la siguiente. Y las cifras obtenidas para los equipos de mayor tamaño, 15 pulgadas, variaron de las 18.5 de la primera prueba hasta las 8 horas en la última.

The OS version in all tests was macOS Sierra 10.12.2, the brightness was calibrated a 100 nits que es un nivel medio que solemos usar en interiores o exteriores y desactivaron el brillo automático. Se conectaron mediante la red Wi-Fi, desactivaron la el apagado de pantalla automático y tenían unas 10 pestañas de Safari abiertas. These marked differences in consumption They are what have led the prestigious media to not recommend the purchase of the MacBook Pro despite being one of the computers with the highest number of reservations in the history of Apple's MacBook Pro.

We cannot say that this MacBook Pro lasts the 10 hours that Apple explains on the web and neither that it lasts the three hours that some user and now Consumer Reports argues, what is clear is that the battery of these teams is giving negative talk and we don't like this at all.