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Consumer Reports responds to MacBook Pro battery test controversy, stands by its findings

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<p>Consumer Reports has responded to our <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2016/12/23/consumer-reports-2016-macbook-pro/" target="_blank">comment piece[/url] on its surprising <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2016/12/22/macbook-pro-consumer-reports-review/" target="_blank">battery test results[/url] for the 2016 <a href="https://9to5mac.com/guides/macbook-pro/" target="_blank">MacBook Pro[/url], stating that it stands by its findings.</p>
<p>I observed that the high-end numbers seemed hard to believe, hitting almost double the battery-life claimed by Apple, and I wondered whether some flaw in the test regimen had led to erroneous results. I emailed the organization suggesting that it might like to repeat the tests, but Consumer Reports’ director of electronics testing Maria Rerecich has replied saying that she sees no need to do so …</p>
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