I get at least 8-10 hours on my tMBP 15". I don't mind the keyboard. I this point it seems like hating on the MBP is 'free karma' and the 'in-thing' to do on HN. My experience has been otherwise.
>> 'free karma' and the 'in-thing'
I hate to admit it but I have an "Apple Problem" purchasing pretty much everything they've made. I'm event wearing right this moment a WWDC Apple cap! What I'm trying to say I'm naturally much more biased towards Apple. It's safe to say that this is literally one of the worst Macs I've had (stability/battery/experience wise), and man I've had many! The device as a whole seems really retrograde, and I'm hoping they can get it sorted out via firmware/software.
Here's an example of the bugs I've seen:
- Kernel-panicking when unplugging it from the LG 5K display. - Not waking up from sleep after unplugging it from the LG 5K display. - Randomly restarting when in sleep mode
I haven't seen the above issues "overly reported" like the battery issue is.