2016 macbook pro 15" with touch bar poor battery life

Smart is supported on SSD's using Sierra, it is not supported on any external drive regardless of type.

LidoShuffling is wrong... my previous MBP has an SSD with SMART "Verified"... Apple Engineer told me our new MBP's + Touch Bar should have SMART verified... If the disk is not working correctly, then it's very likely the battery is going to drain too fast. I personally think there is a strong chance this is the cause.

There is now so much bad information going around in this thread it is effectively useless.

Here is some additional information:

SMART - not supported

Battery draining even faster now, even though only using Safari for routine browsing. Used no other apps aside from Disk Utility.

19% or 40 minutes left.

3 minutes later down to

17% or 34 minutes left.

What is going on here???

I'm not an Apple Developer. Is there any other way to get beta v5 of the new OS? Is the prevailing wisdom that this solves the problem?

Csound1 wrote:

There is now so much bad information going around in this thread it is effectively useless.

FWIW, I agree.

Jumping on the Beta bandwagon will not solve the problem, fix it first on a stable released version. Beta's are 'works in progress' they tend to bring more problems, that is why they are under test. Or take it to Apple.

I'm having terrible battery issues as well. I don't really care about the prediction of how long the system *thinks* my battery is going to last, but I'm more concerned about how long it actually lasts.

This past weekend I was doing basic stuff. Mail, a few tabs of safari (Flash isn't even installed) and music through iTunes to a pair of wired headphones. On a full 100% charge I got right at 3 hours of usage. I'm sorry, but for a $4,000+ computer that is just unacceptable in every way.

I started a chat with apple yesterday, but didn't get to finish the conversation. I'm going to reach out to support to get the ball rolling. I have a custom build, so I'm really worried about how long I'm going to be out.

I called Apple customer service today because I am having the same problem with my MacBook Pro 13" with the Touch-bar. While I was on the phone with them I watched one video lecture and used safari and my battery went from 28% to 12% in about 45 minutes. I wanted to go to the Apple Store and exchange my MacBook Pro for a new one, hoping that the battery life is better, but they don't have the model I want anywhere in stock anywhere near me. How did you order a replacement? And are you allowed to keep the one you currently have while you await the replacement? I have finals coming up and can't go without a Laptop. Thanks for any input.

MBP 15 2016", 512 SSD and standard GPU

Mostly running Safari without flash or plugins --> Time Remaining 3:11, Time on battery 1:27

Man.....After reading everyone's concerns and all the posts about the battery issue, I am feeling concerned myself. I have my macbook on order for 1.5 weeks now, and suppose to get it around Christmas time. I really hope my machine doesn't have this problem. I will update you all if it will or not.

I would not make any decisions based on what you read on this thread if I were you.

Hi guys,

I also have the MacBook Pro 15 inch, but with 2,7 GHZ and 512 GB SSD.

I migrated my earlier system from Time Capsule to this MacBook.

At the first I also thought that I have problems. After a few times using the MacBook, it turned out to be okay.

Just a few minutes ago I had 86% battery with remaining 12 h (as seen in the picture, in German) with only using Safari on wireless.

Maybe you should really try the migration.

Greetings

All who are stressing about this don't worry. Seriously I was in the same boat for 9 days. I was delivered a Macbook Pro 15inch touch bar and it was like you guys are saying maximum 3-4 hours battery of light use. Terrible. I did all the apple support nonsense (they know nothing) then got a new one delivered from the reseller I'd bought it from. Before installing any apps or migrations or anything I tested the new battery - 9 hours of dossing around on the Internet - watching the odd youtube vid whatever. Then I did a migration from my previous MBP.. Immediately Same issues as before 3 hours battery! Then I erased the disk and did a fresh install of the OS. And manually downloaded all apps and manually moved my old original photos into the Photos app. I am now enjoying a very solid battery. I didn't charge it all day.

There's clearly some bugs which apple will sort out and it's almost definitely not your hardware so don't waste time changing the laptop for a new one you'll likely end up with the same issues.

personally I did a fresh new install with new restore. That didn't help.

I'm receiving soon a new MBP also because of other issues (USB 3.0 not working --> panic). Hope also that there is some sw or firmware fix in the queue.

To be honest I regret having bought the MBP now. Next time I'll wait a few months till the first issues are being resolved.

Those products are more "green bananas"

I just got my MBP 15" on the weekend. I've only used it plugged in but saw the articles online about poor batteries and unplugged it.

Now at 5 minutes of use, I am down to 95% battery and it says 2:18 remaining on battery!! This is BAD! Even my old MBP from 2011 gets 6-8 hours still.

Is it the battery or just the calculation of energy remaining?

I sense a Recall notice or a class action suit coming along...

PS: Since starting this post two minutes ago, I am down to 93%.