May macbook pro with retina display now tells me 6 hours remaining when 100% charged, when i first bought it it used to tell me 8 hours left.. help?

when i first bought my macbook pro with retina it used to tell me 8 hours left when it was 100% charged, now it tells me 6 hours left.. help?

This is a Fault of the newer Mac's Power management scheme. There is a LONG Thread on it somewhere on this forum.
Hold down the power button for 10 seconds then let it up. Then wait a few seconds and press it again. The system should start back up. If it doesn't then you have some type of hardware problem and you need to take it to Apple to be fixed or replaced.

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    A compact design
    Dual core
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    $1000 less
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    Hi,
    I am a researcher so I store a lot of papers, data, and use numerical software. I have had a 17inch high spec macbook pro for over a year now. I find that apart from the large screen, it was unnecessary to get the high specs. This is why. Firstly, the hard drive is easy to replace and upgrade, apple charge a lot for their own ones. Secondly, the ram in my one was upgradable (which i didnt know when i bought it) and i since upgraded to 16gigs from 8 and its amazing. Thirdly, the newer macbook pros run hotter than the previous ones.
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  • Installing Windows 8 on MacBook Pro with retina display

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    siraj.mac wrote:
    intend to purchase and install “ Microsoft windows “ using boot camp assistant , is it better to install “ Windows 7 “ or “ Windows 8 “ ?
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    http://osxdaily.com/2012/03/03/try-windows-8-consumer-preview-virtualbox/
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    What is Apple's official plan for future battery replacement in the Macbook Pro with Retina display?

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    "Official" Apple "replacement" announcements will be listed on their website and possibly on their Knowledge Base website.
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    I'm just wondering the differences between the new MacBook Pro with retina display which was just released in October 2013 and the old MacBook Pro with retina display.

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    If you purchased AppleCare you have 3 years of it and you should have this number on hand it can really help you out
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  • My macbook pro with retina display

    As a person that likes apple products like me i love the macbook pro with retina display, but there is one complaint that i have that i dont know how to fix. my macbook pro with retina display is getting to a point when it starts to overheat when i play graphically intense applications from the play store or off steam which has games as well. i dont know why this is that the macbook heats up i would like to fix this problem because i dont want this thing to start burning the internals and my computer starts to break itself because of heat problems. if anyone knows how to fix this problem please tell me i would like to know.

    Welcome to Apple Support Communities
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