Major battery life concerns mean Consumer Reports does not recommend the new MacBook Pro

Consumer Reports -- well-respected for its appraisals of products and services -- has decided not to give the new MacBook Pro its coveted 'recommended' status. This is the first time Apple's laptop has failed to gain the accolade. While tests showed that the laptop's performance was good, it was the MacBook Pro's battery that let it down. Consumer Reports warns that battery life "varied dramatically from one trial to another". The report will make for difficult reading for Apple. For people who have been following the launch of the latest addition to the MacBook Pro range, complaints about battery life… [Continue Reading]