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Apple Discontinues 12-Inch MacBook
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I'm a software developer. You can't program on an iPad. Apple never said so.
Yea I agree, as much as what everyone else says. You can't program on iPad. At least not without a bunch of workarounds.
The macbook to me is the quintessential Apple product, in that it asks you to make extremely controversial tradeoffs. Here, we have Apple saying "this one thing is more important than this entire set of other things people usually consider must-haves", and while my brain says no, my heart keeps chanting yes.
I remember how the first MacBook Air pretty much expected people to give up features like a CD drive, and tolerate a slow processor, all in the name of thinness. And it turns out that many people actually could!
I ended up not getting one, but this is precisely what I admire about Apple. The audacity to say that in order to make something 10mm slimmer and 300 grams lighter, we are going to cut out these things that some people really like. This to me is courage. The macbook was expensive, slow, limited, and it’s completely wonderful to use in the right setting.
I guess I am just a sucker for controversial tradeoffs.
What gets me are the people who say "Good".
Like they come here to hate. To them I say: "You got your wish. I hope your Air falls apart out of warranty"
But the worst, is the nonsense that the Air 'Weighs just a little more'. It's like they want to believe.
Like they come here to hate. To them I say: "You got your wish. I hope your Air falls apart out of warranty"
But the worst, is the nonsense that the Air 'Weighs just a little more'. It's like they want to believe.
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Frankly I never understood why apple had a macbook that was lighter and thinner than a macbook air. It made no sense to me. If anything the macbook and the air should have had the names reversed. But what I think would have been better would be to just merge the air and the macbook into the same product line but just offered in different sizes.
Like at one point they had an ipad, ipad mini, ipad pro and ipad air.
I remember when steve jobs first went back to apple and he said they had too many variations of basically the same product and it seems like apple was heading back that way but at least they're trying to somewhat simplify their product line again
Like at one point they had an ipad, ipad mini, ipad pro and ipad air.
I remember when steve jobs first went back to apple and he said they had too many variations of basically the same product and it seems like apple was heading back that way but at least they're trying to somewhat simplify their product line again
They still have an iPad, iPad mini, iPad Air and iPad Pro (2 sizes).
Right now, Apple doesn’t have a notebook that weighs less than 2.75 lbs. I think that’s a mistake.
More reason to keep my Rose Gold MacBook. Not only is it pretty, but now we'll be in the exclusive club.
Good point. I'm thinking of the 2016 Macbooks and the fact that the Airs don't have the i7 anymore. So the 2017 i7 Macbook = 2018 i5 Macbook Air.
I had a choice between a MBA 17 / MBA 18 / MBP 13, but ultimately chose the MB 12. I got my hands on all of them and it felt the best for me. My workflow does not require that I utilize optical drives or anything else that would require more than one port being used at a time. Coming from a 15" HP Probook, the small footprint made it easy to carry around work.
[QUOTE="Dreamail, post: 27530275, member: 18028]What I missed in the 12" MacBook was more HD storage, 1TB and 2TB options would have been great; plus a second USB-C port.[/quote]
The lack of a second USB-C port was a total dealbreaker to me. It rendered the machine pretty much useless from a workflow perspective. Why they couldn’t add 2 USB-C ports was beyond me, seeing as how one port was always going to be for power. The majority of my clients nixed the 12” MacBook because of that.
The lack of a second USB-C port was a total dealbreaker to me. It rendered the machine pretty much useless from a workflow perspective. Why they couldn’t add 2 USB-C ports was beyond me, seeing as how one port was always going to be for power. The majority of my clients nixed the 12” MacBook because of that.
Allegedly, iOS 13 is supposed to address this on iPadOS
Yeah, but I’m not comparing it to the 2017 MacBook Air.
Why not compare it to Macintosh Portable?
No, don’t you remember - removing the headphone jack is courage.
Which is why the 12” MacBook had a headphone jack.
The 2019 MacBook Air uses a barely updated version of the processor that’s in the 2017 MacBook. The i7 2017 MacBook is about the same speed as the current MacBook Air.
spent the morning with my macbook at a local coffeebar; i really love this thing, and hope, too, that apple brings it back (and in the forseeable future). anyway, will continue with what i have, and wait it out for a while (was hoping to replace it this winter).
damn u apple! (shakes fist at air); but i sort-of get it, the product line is simpler for now....
damn u apple! (shakes fist at air); but i sort-of get it, the product line is simpler for now....
I wanted a refreshed macbook so badly, I bought a refurb air a few weeks ago and returned it when I saw the 7 model numbers leak, hoping for a new macbook. Almost bit yesterday for a new 13" air, but may wait a bit longer to see if we get anything new in October. I'm guessing we'll get an ARM MB or ARM air in the next year.
I will keep my trusted 2016 Gold MacBook forever, just as I have done with my first gen 8Gb 2007 iPhone.
Love mine... best travel laptop... also way better than an ipad for sitting around surfing the web. Able to do everything i need in Photoshop too. Its been great! Sorry to see it go...
Coinciding with refreshes to the MacBook Air and the entry-level 13-inch MacBook Pro today, Apple has discontinued the 12-inch MacBook, which is no longer available to purchase through its online store.
Apple had not updated the 12-inch MacBook since June 2017 and it was becoming increasingly uncertain whether the notebook had a future in Apple's product lineup, especially after the MacBook Air was redesigned last year with many of the same features as the 12-inch MacBook for $100 less at the time.
The 12-inch MacBook first launched in April 2015 and started at $1,299 prior to being discontinued. One of the 12-inch MacBook's only advantages over the 2018 MacBook Air was portability, as it has a smaller screen size and is nearly three quarters of a pound lighter at 2.03 pounds versus 2.75 pounds.
Apple's notebook lineup is much more straightforward now at a glance, with the lower-end MacBook Air starting at $1,099 after receiving a price cut today, the mid-range 13-inch MacBook Pro starting at $1,299, and the high-end 15-inch MacBook Pro for the most demanding users starting at $2,399.
Article Link: Apple Discontinues 12-Inch MacBook
I think it was time.
Oh yeah, for some reason I thought they stopped the air.
I just find it crazy. I don't know why they don't just have the ipad and ipad pro, in different sizes. The ipad being the version for volvo moms to watch their videos and stuff and ipad pro for what can be used for more powerful software that is becoming available. What really is the point of both the ipad and ipad air existing? And the ipad mini can simply just be called the ipad but in a different size.
some people obviously don't like the 12" macbook. that's fine. but why go on about it? a lot of us really like it. so i hope we'll see a newer one in the (near) future; will wait it out (my 2016 MB works perfectly)...