Macbook pro 15 2016 battery issue april 2016

[huffy15]

I just came back from apple store. I left my mbp forg the past 4 days and today they told me they checked the battery and everything is fine. I complained about the awful battery life I had (3-4 hours max). I never reached more than 4 hours. I'm only using Google Chrome and Coda. I just bought a macbook 2016 during the repair and the battery life is averaging 8 hours easily with the same usage.

I did every single updates on the mbp, tried gfxCardStatus and forced the integrated graphic card. I'm out of solution. Should I ask Apple for a refund through apple care? My main requirements with this laptop was the battery life and the portability. Right now I regret my choice.

Anyone else have the same problem with his macbook pro? It feels like no one complain since the January update.

thx

 

[Sanpete]

How long did you have the first MBP before you took it back? If it was longer than 14 days you may have trouble getting them to accept a return. If so, you may want to talk to a supervisor, patiently explaining that in doing the very same things on the first MBP you get half the battery life, which isn't expected behavior.

 

[huffy15]

I bought the MBP in November 2016, but I'll work hard for the lemon law. I'll probably buy another 15 inch and compare it head to head

 

[Sanpete]

Hopefully you won't need to resort to a legal threat, which may lead you to talking with lawyers instead of techs. Good luck, and let us know how it's going.

 

[huffy15]

ok thx.

Anyone else have a low autonomy?