Apple to work with Consumer Reports to figure out MacBook Pro battery issues
On one of the busiest shopping days of the year, Consumer Reports dropped a bombshell of a report where, for the first time in history, …
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Battery life on Apple’s new MacBook Pro is riddled with problems, Consumer Reports finds
In a somewhat surprising development, Apple’s new MacBook Pro did not receive a ‘buy’ recommendation from Consumer Reports due to inconsistent battery performance during testing. This …
The worst tech mistakes of 2016
It’s mid-December, which means it’s traditional for tech blogs to celebrate all that’s been great and good in the last year. But since 2016 has …
Apple had some daring MacBook features in the works that never saw the light of day
Apple CEO Tim Cook told employees during an internal Q&A session that the company has “great desktops in our roadmap,” adding that “nobody should worry …
Apple has extended big discounts on MacBook dongles and chargers
In the wake of the MacBook Pro launch, Apple came under fire for the number and cost of dongles ($250!!) required to make the new …
This tiny laptop charger replaces your giant power brick
I’ve always hated buying replacement laptop chargers. They always seem overpriced, and no company really bothers putting design effort into them, even though you probably …
How to see the ‘time remaining’ battery estimate Apple just removed
Apple’s idea of fixing the reported battery issues with the brand new MacBook Pro is to eliminate a macOS feature that many MacBook users have …
Microsoft says Surface sales are up as people abandon the MacBook Pro
Both Microsoft and Apple launched brand new laptops this fall, a revamped Surface Book and the 2016 MacBook Pro. The latter received plenty of criticism …
Apple blames MacBook Pro graphics issues on bad software
For Apple, the great thing about making the hardware and software that go into its computers is complete control over every aspect of the customer …
One MacBook Pro 2016 accessory that will save you from dongle hell
Apple’s MacBook Pro 2016 has a serious dongle issue, and the problem will not go away anytime soon. Sure, in the future, accessory makers will …
Does the brand new MacBook Pro with Touch Bar have a battery problem?
The new MacBook Pro is objectively Apple’s best laptop ever, but it’s also getting plenty of criticism for its lack of notable improvements. Additionally, the …
The Surface Pro 5 might be the Windows 10 MacBook Pro alternative you were looking for
Microsoft did not release a new Surface Pro 5 laptop this year, likely waiting for certain components to become available. For the same reason, the …
One Apple accessory could have saved the MacBook Pro
The new MacBook Pro was a “courageous” decision for Apple in a bunch of different ways: only USB-C ports, that Touch Bar, killing off MagSafe. …
This $150 crowdfunder solves all the MacBook Pro’s worst problems
When Apple launched the new MacBook Pro, it was rightly hounded for choosing to only give the power laptop USB-C ports. It’s a trade-off: each …
The processor the MacBook Pro deserves will arrive in January
There’s a long list of head-scratching decisions surrounding the otherwise-excellent new MacBook Pro. One of the strangest is the processor decision. After waiting five years …
Another reason the MacBook ‘Pro’ doesn’t live up to its name
There might be one more reason to avoid buying the brand new MacBook Pro right now: Apple’s newest laptop could have some serious GPU issues …
Demand for Apple’s new MacBook Pro shows no sign of slowing down
You wouldn’t know it based on the sheer volume of complaints surrounding Apple’s new MacBook Pro models, but the company’s new notebook line appears to …
Phil Schiller explains why new MacBook Pros don’t support 32GB of RAM
One of the biggest complaints surrounding Apple’s new MacBook Pro lineup is that the machines can’t be upgraded beyond 16GB of RAM. This, along with …
Pick up Apple’s base level MacBook Pro for $100 off at Amazon
If you’re angling to get a new MacBook Pro but aren’t up for spending a minimum of $1799 to pick up a model featuring Apple’s …
The worst thing about the MacBook Pro’s non-replaceable SSD
Apple’s 2016 MacBook Pro has received plenty of criticism from all sorts of potential buyers, even though the machine is probably one of the best …
How fast is the new MacBook Pro with Touch Bar?
It’s finally here! The 2016 MacBook Pro with Touch Bar has begun shipping, and many early adopters received their preordered units earlier this week. The …
Here’s all the hidden differences between the new MacBook Pros
I know what you’re thinking: you can tell pretty easily which MacBook Pro you have, depending on whether it has a fancy-ass touchscreen instead of …
Think the new MacBook Pro’s Touch Bar is a gimmick? One feature will change your mind
Serious question: when was the last time people talked about a laptop as much as they’re talking about the new MacBook Pro? Love it or …
The brand new MacBook Pro beats Microsoft’s Surface Book in one key area
If you’re buying a new laptop for work this year, then the brand new MacBook Pro and Surface Book must be on your radar. They …
The new MacBook Pro comes with a secret graphics feature
The new MacBook Pro is incredible. Or awful. Or something in between. It depends on who you ask, really. The fact remains that Apple’s 2016 …
The Touch Bar MacBook Pro’s SSD is permanently stuck in place, teardown shows
The first MacBook Pros with Touch Bars are arriving in the wild, and as you’d expect, people have already started tearing open their multi-thousand-dollar laptops …
Apple believes a touchscreen iMac would make for a horrible user experience
In what’s become something of an unofficial tradition, Apple’s latest product introduction was not met with applause, but rather with an incessant onslaught of criticism. …
This is the MacBook Pro hub that Apple should have made
Apple’s solution to the new MacBook Pro‘s lack of conventional ports is dongles. A lot of dongles. $250 of dongles, actually. But if you’re not …
MacBook Pro with Touch Bar review roundup: This gimmick isn’t for everyone
At the beginning of the month, we rounded up reviews for Apple’s 13-inch, Touch Bar-less MacBook Pro. Despite its hefty price and lack of the …
Early MacBook Pro review praises the Touch Bar and suggests that Mac fans have nothing to worry about
Ever since Apple introduced its new MacBook Pro about two weeks ago, the chorus of detractors who have been quick to point out everything that’s …
