Re:MacBook Pro 14-inch and MacBook Pro 16-inch
by strogonoff on Tuesday October 19, 2021 @04:46AM
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I suspect MBP battery life didn’t look so great considering the thinness, new hungrier M1 processors, dramatically increased number of pixels on the main display, and possibly the extra ports to small degree. Perhaps dropping the second display is what helped them soften the hit a little. Rarely use touch bar myself other than for adjusting volume and brightness, but in those regards it’s been incredibly convenient.
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Re:MacBook Pro 14-inch and MacBook Pro 16-inch
by can16358p on Tuesday October 19, 2021 @04:58AM
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Yeah, Mr. Ive went too much into "form over function" territory. While I love the thinness of my current 16" I also admit that I'd love to have more juice with a slightly ticker/heavier body.
The Touch Bar had a great promise, but they couldn't improve it enough to make it better (uhm, haptic feedback and faster response). Don't know how much it really contributed to battery drain though.
Re:MacBook Pro 14-inch and MacBook Pro 16-inch
by strogonoff on Tuesday October 19, 2021 @05:02AM
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From my understanding, any display is important contributor to battery drain, and touch bar is a pretty much always-on (while you work) high-DPI display.
I dread returning to the old way of controlling screen brightness and volume, though.