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| - | [* black] This Pro features half as many battery cells as the [guide|39841|2015 MacBook Pro|stepid=89847|new_window=true], and provides only 2/3rds the power: 54.5 Wh, compared to the 2015's 74.9 Wh. |
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| - | [* black] Despite this technical power reduction, Apple claims that the 2016 Pro battery provides 10 hours of wireless web browsing, equivalent to both the 2015 MacBook Pro the 41.4 Wh [guide|62149|MacBook 2016|stepid=130634|new_window=true] |
| - | [* black] This board is grimily coated in epoxy and frankly kind of a mess. Next gen will probably have some better cable management, or maybe get hidden under tape, like an iphone battery |
| + | [* black] At 54.5 Wh, this battery technically stores less than 3/4 the juice of [guide|39841|last year's edition|stepid=89847|new_window=true]—although with just three cells instead of six, it might be a tad easier to remove. |
| + | [* black] That said, it's actually a bit more than its Touch Bar-equipped sibling, whose battery clocks in at 49.2 Wh. |
| + | [* black] Plus, Apple claims this battery's good for 10 hours of wireless web browsing, equivalent to both last year's 13" MacBook Pro and the 41.4 Wh [guide|62149|Retina MacBook 2016|stepid=130634|new_window=true]. |
| + | [* black] Meanwhile, up top we find this battery control board—which, unlike the impeccably manicured components surrounding it, is coated in epoxy and frankly kind of a mess by Apple standards. |
| + | [* black] We wouldn't be surprised to see this board hidden under some tape, iPhone-style, with some redesigned cable management, in the next version of the Pro. |