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Apple Announces 12-Inch Retina MacBook With Revamped Trackpad, Starting at $1,299

danjames99 said:
There's a lot that looks like a compromise...

But that re-designed trackpad with haptic feedback? I nutted.
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Potential 15" rMBP customers did not. No haptic love for the 15".

The new Macbook has some great new technology, wrapped in an all-aluminum connectivity failure.
 
blogcraft said:
Just 1 USB-C, and with that no magsafe... very expencive just for getting less... :confused:
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Well, what if they introduced a completely proprietary port? Then how much complaining would there be? At least this is an attempt to support standards, right? Heck, I'm sure some enterprising third-party can develop a "plug" that stays in the USB port, but has a MagSafe connector at the same time. Apple is cultivating this marketplace of flexible solutions, which is a good thing.
 
more expensive adapters coming our way.
 

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So many people are expressing shock and dismay at the loss of the magsafe power connector, and it is really cool and all, but somehow millions and millions of PC users manage to NOT trip over their power cords every day. :rolleyes:

I don't think that this was ever as big a problem as Apple led people to believe it was.
 
TheAnimal said:
I'm confused. If this isn't replacing the MacBook Air and it's THINNER than the Air, then doesn't the Air kind of lose its meaning?
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This one will be called The MacInvisible or MacGhost since Tim asked whether people could see it.

Next gen to replace this is the MacVapor
 
verycaroline said:
The post that kills me the most is "No thanks." I can't imagine a day during which I'd seek out a VW (car) forum and comment on the new Passat that I don't favor. I don't understand why. (By the way, that's totally different than running why the new MB's features don't meet your needs, which I find interesting and informative.)
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Because people like to place themselves ABOVE things. I'm serious. People comment like that implying that they know more than most folks. It's an "I'm the one that sees its Achilles Heel...hence, I'm above other potential buyers that don't" mentality. Makes them feel dismissive about their choice towards everyone that disagrees (or towards people that can actually afford to buy it without thinking twice), and hence better about their knowledge, decision-making, and themselves.

Yes, some people really take themselves that seriously........about a computer. lol
 
I was very surprised that it came with 8GB of RAM.

I was less surprised, but happy with the storage size.
 
FaceTime camera less quality

They also downgraded the FaceTime camera to 480p FaceTime camera. In stead of HD in the current MacBook Air
 
SlCKB0Y said:
So is your comment because you are taking them too literally. Read their comment as "any activity which maxes out the CPU".
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My point withstands your criticism. Besides, you're being obtuse; I included the phrase "remarks like this" to intentionally broaden my statement beyond the literal complaint of the single quote I referenced.

If anyone is interested in performing any activity which will max out this computer's limits as designed, then this is not the computer for them. Being frustrated by that reality without affording any complements to the technological achievements at hand is still /facepalm inducing.
 
zorinlynx said:
The problem is the adapters are ridiculously overpriced. Like the $79 one earlier in this thread.

If they charged $15 for those, or at least threw one in with the machine, that'd be one thing. But they squeeze customers on the adapters, making the whole package less attractive.
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Again, it's usb, so 3rd party adapters will be all over the place. In fact a whole industry will spring up around it because there will be all sorts of adapters from simple usb hubs to full fledged docking stations.

yg17 said:
So, if you want to connect more than one USB device, you have to buy that, plus a USB hub. You're looking at a hundred bucks on top of the price of the laptop to actually make it usable. What a joke. This thing is like a glorified and overpriced iPad.

I'll stick with a regular MacBook for my next update and hope that Apple doesn't go down the USB-C road for those in the next major update.

I wish Apple would stop trying to make everything thinner. Some of us are not weaklings who are capable of carrying a 4 pound, .75 inch thick laptop and prefer functionality over thinness and lightness.
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Fortunately for you Apple still makes lots of other laptops that fit your needs. If I was looking for a general use laptop, this would be it. I'm happy to give up the ports in order to make the device that I use thinner and lighter for the 90+% of the time I don't need the ports.

terminator-jq said:
You'll have to forgive me but I can't seem to understand where this device fits in. Don't get me wrong, it looks great and from an engineering perspective it's very advanced but I personally don't think it deserves to be its own product.

Think about it:

1. Spec wise and design wise, it's comparable to the Macbook Air. In fact, during the conference I thought it was going to be a new retina Macbook air.

2. Price wise, it's exactly the same amount as the 13" Macbook Pro (which is more powerful, has great battery life, a bigger screen and is still very light and thin).

Why didn't they just call it the Macbook Air Retina and have it replace the current retina line? Other than style, I'm just not sure what the appeal of this new laptop is especially when you can get a much better laptop in the 13" Macbook pro for the exact same price (or you can save a bit of money on the Macbook air and still get similar performance).
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Because this is considerably thinner and lighter than anything else they make. 'Better' is subjective. More powerful doesn't necessarily trump more portable. Most people vastly over-estimate how much computing power they actually need. This new device is aimed at people who realize this and are willing to slim down to the bare essentials.
 
terminator-jq said:
You'll have to forgive me but I can't seem to understand where this device fits in. Don't get me wrong, it looks great and from an engineering perspective it's very advanced but I personally don't think it deserves to be its own product.

Think about it:

1. Spec wise and design wise, it's comparable to the Macbook Air. In fact, during the conference I thought it was going to be a new retina Macbook air.

2. Price wise, it's exactly the same amount as the 13" Macbook Pro (which is more powerful, has great battery life, a bigger screen and is still very light and thin).

Why didn't they just call it the Macbook Air Retina and have it replace the current retina line? Other than style, I'm just not sure what the appeal of this new laptop is especially when you can get a much better laptop in the 13" Macbook pro for the exact same price (or you can save a bit of money on the Macbook air and still get similar performance).

Again, don't get me wrong, it looks fantastic, but the price to performance ratio is not adding up.
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It is a gorgeous machine. If I traveled 200 days a year with my Mac it would be a must buy.... HOWEVER, I travel 30 days a year with my Mac laptop so suddenly a refurb mid-2014 rMBP 13" seems a heck of a deal. 8gb ram, wicked fast, slgihtly larger screen and similar battery life for $1100
 
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