MacBook Pro, Late 2016 EU Owners

[Stoffel_KT]

Could be one of 2 things

Did you use any other things in USB C ports on MacBook Pro? If so and they worked then it may be the charger

Some have had issues with their charger and had to have it replaced at local Apple Store

I have used an external harddrive via an aukey usb hub...
when I connect this hub a green light pops up... Since there is a pass through charging port I also tried to plug in my charging cable to that port without connecting it to my macbook and the same green light pops up...

 

[92elliot]

Those spots on drop shadows are driver rendering errors, a replacement won't fix it. Not sure about the USB problems, but on a funnier note, yesterday i connected a usb3 drive (via an adapter). This killed the soundcard, which without fault would produce screeching noise from ANY playback. A restart fixed it. It's all down to software now unfortunately. The joys of being an early adopter..

Also to note, Skylake graphics is an absolute PITA. The drivers for Linux for this chip were abysmal for the first few months that it was out, and as far as i know they still are for some laptop users. Which is funny considering every other chip before that had pretty much stellar Linux support from day 1, and Linux people bought them because of that. Intel is dying from the inside.

Have others been experiencing the same issue then have not seen it mentioned by anyone else. However, spoke to apple with the issues more so on the constant freezing and shutdown when it comes to the USB and i am getting an Advanced replacement meaning they are sending out a new machine (BTO 15" 2tb 460) in 5-7days but i get to hang on and use this machine until the new one arrives.

 

[Beoweo]

Hi folks!

Just got my MBP 15" TB and I'm loving it! Just one question, the Touch ID/powerbutton is kinda wobbly and loose ish, is it supposed to be? How is everyone elses? It is working, but making a clicking sound when I barely touch it, not pressing it down. :S

 

[Jamieblufc]

Hi folks!

Just got my MBP 15" TB and I'm loving it! Just one question, the Touch ID/powerbutton is kinda wobbly and loose ish, is it supposed to be? How is everyone elses? It is working, but making a clicking sound when I barely touch it, not pressing it down. :S

mine is solid, doesn't move. Only clicks down when powering on. I don't think it should wobble around though

 

[Beoweo]

mine is solid, doesn't move. Only clicks down when powering on. I don't think it should wobble around though

Thanks for the answer! Yea, it kinda feels cheap with the wobbling and rattling sound :/

 

[Ice.Blue]

Hi folks!

Just got my MBP 15" TB and I'm loving it! Just one question, the Touch ID/powerbutton is kinda wobbly and loose ish, is it supposed to be? How is everyone elses? It is working, but making a clicking sound when I barely touch it, not pressing it down. :S

Mine is a little bit loose too. Don't know if we should really worry about that.

 

[Ducki]

Bit wobbly and loudish here too, doesn't really fit into the high build quality

 

[imbadwithusernames]

Hey, does anybody here recommend reseting/calibrating the battery by either doing a full charge cycle or using the sac command? If so, why?

 

[Voley]

Got mine couple of days ago. It arrived 4 days before the set date.
Mine is 13, 3.3 16 1TB.

Could not be happier coming from 2010 macbook pro. Keyboard feels new, but I already type much faster. Feels excellent aswell.

I'm glad I went with 13, it is not small by any means, fits my development needs perfectly and the weight is respectable. Zero regret of not going for 15, that must be such a behemoth.
On first and second day battery was showing sub 4 hours from full charge. Now it is showing in the range of 8-10 hours.

Installing all software took a while. But man does this feel snappy.

 

[Beoweo]

Mine is a little bit loose too. Don't know if we should really worry about that.

Yea, I guess its ok since it works and all, just didn't expect it when paying for a premium laptop.

 

[Stoffel_KT]

mine is solid, doesn't move. Only clicks down when powering on. I don't think it should wobble around though

Mine doesn't even click down...
There's not a lot of consistency in thes macbooks

Maybe that is also one of the reasons my macbook isn't working.

 

[Yannic]

My new 15 Inch MacBook Pro 2016 has often problems with "Mission Control", it crashes and then I have to restart the MacBook. I noticed it often by using Adobe Photoshop for example. Anyone else here with same problems? What can I do to fix it?

 

[runeapple]

My new 15 Inch MacBook Pro 2016 has often problems with "Mission Control", it crashes and then I have to restart the MacBook. I noticed it often by using Adobe Photoshop for example. Anyone else here with same problems? What can I do to fix it?

Have you updated to 10.12.2 I had similar issues, and so far on 10.12.2 it's been ok.

 

[Kenndac]

I received my 15" MBP as part of the first EU wave way back when.

Recently it's developed a weird rattle when it's set down on a hard surface, or when it's on a hard surface and it tapped firmly on the metal bar in between the trackpad and the keyboard.

It's really hard to describe the sound, but it kind of sounds like when you tap a thick knife on a granite countertop. It didn't do it when it was new, and when it heats up significantly due to heavy CPU/GPU load, it goes away. My best guess is that heat expansion/shrinking has caused something to come loose and move around inside the case.

Apple has agreed to do an advance replacement, and my new machine has already shipped - should be here next week, after which I can send my 'old' one back.

Other than this, I'm very happy with my new MacBook Pro. I've experienced a few of the graphical oddities others in this thread have, but as a software developer by trade, I recognise software bugs when I see them so I'm more forgiving of those (assuming they get fixed).

It's pretty annoying to have to swap out the machine, but Apple's customer support has made it as easy as this process can be, so that's a plus.

 

[runeapple]

Have you updated to 10.12.2 I had similar issues, and so far on 10.12.2 it's been ok.

I've found 10.12.2 to be worse, mission control and spaces often freezes, siri on the touch bar still works, but if you open any apps from siri they open frozen on top of mission control, once I was able to open activity monitor and quick the dock by using the touch bar quit button - this unfroze it, so definitely some headache.

I wish they just kept mission control as it was in El Capitan, I also wish they added a setting to disable universal clipboard without turning off handoff, overall Sierra has been annoying!

 

[npreq]

Thanks for the answer! Yea, it kinda feels cheap with the wobbling and rattling sound :/

My first one had the same thing, along with a messed up keyboard. My replacement is solid and doesn't move. Exchange it if it bothers you.

 

[92elliot]

I no longer have the battery estimated time remaining after the latest update, has this just been turned off and has to be manually switched back on somewhere or is this due to the widespread issues with the Macbook Pro's Batteries they have got rid of this to try save more people getting replacements due to poor preforming batteries ?
This is my second machine I got an advanced replacement as the battery on the first one was appalling as well as frequent freezing, hoping this will be better but at the moment its not looking great having dropped 2% during the duration of just writing this message, perhaps a SMC is needed. Is their a new way to do one of these on the 2016 touch bar model seeing as you don't have the power on button in the same style anymore and when trying previously unlike before when you would have to then turn the machine on using the power button the 2016 model seems to power itself on when trying to do the SMC. Hoping someone can give me some answers.

 

[npreq]

I no longer have the battery estimated time remaining after the latest update, has this just been turned off and has to be manually switched back on somewhere or is this due to the widespread issues with the Macbook Pro's Batteries they have got rid of this to try save more people getting replacements due to poor preforming batteries ?
This is my second machine I got an advanced replacement as the battery on the first one was appalling as well as frequent freezing, hoping this will be better but at the moment its not looking great having dropped 2% during the duration of just writing this message, perhaps a SMC is needed. Is their a new way to do one of these on the 2016 touch bar model seeing as you don't have the power on button in the same style anymore and when trying previously unlike before when you would have to then turn the machine on using the power button the 2016 model seems to power itself on when trying to do the SMC. Hoping someone can give me some answers.

Apple "fixed" the wrong estimates by removing the estimate. You can still see it in activity monitor. Check the news from around a week ago, it was all the rage.

 

[92elliot]

Apple "fixed" the wrong estimates by removing the estimate. You can still see it in activity monitor. Check the news from around a week ago, it was all the rage.

I thought that may have been the case. Annoying they couldn't have done something about the poor battery performance instead, I hope this one sorts itself out. Know anything on the SMC reset on these machines ? if it comes to that.