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Apple Quietly Eliminates Rose Gold 12-Inch MacBook
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Don’t forget the 12” MacBook is fanless which is a big feature for some.
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/apple-...age-latest-model-gold/5998803.p?skuId=5998803
Looks like bestbuy has something coming out next week.
Weird. I love the portability of this. It’s my favorite macbook in the collection. I use mine almost daily since 2015.
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Still 2 pounds vs 2.75 pounds which is pretty significant. Trade off is weaker processor but the base model also comes with larger SSD vs MACBOOK AIR.
Yes, that reinforced the take and use anywhere tiny appliance character. However, the new (2018) MBA is now also fanless.
I assumed so too, but there is a fan in there. Another forum member posted a photo from the presentation.
Nobody stops for a minute to check if what they are talking about is true, they are just going around and spreading misinfo.
Ok, I jumped to conclusions based on TechRadar writing: "It's important to note that the only dual-core, 8th-generation Intel processor is a Y-series Intel Core processor crafted for laptops with fanless designs.", while talking about the new MBA.
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Actually I was googling 'new MacBook Air' and 'fanless' before posting my fanless comment. I just read the article that showed up first a bit too quickly where 'Y-series processor' and 'fanless design' was used referring to all(?) other laptops with those processors without explicitly referring to the MBA (in fact the article didn't actually say whether the new MBA had a fan or not, it merely discussed that other laptops with this Y-series processor were fanless and that laptops including the previous MBA with the higher thermal output, aka U-series, included a fan).
Before my post I checked and didn’t find anything about it being fan-less so I assumed it had a fan. Then I checked again after your reply and I only found one article mentioning fan-less:
“It has adopted a completely silent fan-less design which means it can be limited when it comes to graphics power, but support for external Thunderbolt 3 GPUs could be the solution to that.”
https://www.google.com/amp/s/applei...0/hands-on-with-the-new-2018-macbook-air/amp/
So now I’m thoroughly confused.
Here's the post with the pic of the fan. #139
It is odd though, since it's a 5w chip and that, that it would need a fan.
It would have made users like me who appreciate silence very jealous (and perhaps lead to more purchases), but I'm now curious if they've found problems with MacBooks (12").
My MacBook (12" 2017) has graphical glitches, showing weird flashes of garbled graphics from time to time.
Okay, thanks. Still seems like quite a bit of overlap, but maybe Apple will sort this out in the future.
Because it has NO FAN.
I will never again have a fan in my life that I have no control over.
Fsck fans.
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What in the world does that mean?
Silent update by Apple?
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Apple today announced a new MacBook Air with 8th-generation Intel chips, a Retina display, USB-C ports, and up to 16GB of RAM, a machine that, all in all, sounds a lot like the 12-inch MacBook.
Apple did not announce updates to its smaller notebook machine, but it did quietly remove the Rose Gold color as a purchase option. The 12-inch MacBook can now be purchased in Silver, Space Gray, and Gold, but not Rose Gold.
It's not clear why Apple has removed Rose Gold as a color option, but no other Macs are available in the pinker shade, suggesting the Rose Gold color is out at Apple. The MacBook Air, like the MacBook, can be purchased in Silver, Space Gray, and Gold.
Apple does not appear to have made any other changes to the 12-inch MacBook and its future is somewhat unclear with the addition of a powerful $1,199 MacBook Air with a Retina display.
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Apple today announced a new MacBook Air with 8th-generation Intel chips, a Retina display, USB-C ports, and up to 16GB of RAM, a machine that, all in all, sounds a lot like the 12-inch MacBook.
Apple did not announce updates to its smaller notebook machine, but it did quietly remove the Rose Gold color as a purchase option. The 12-inch MacBook can now be purchased in Silver, Space Gray, and Gold, but not Rose Gold.
It's not clear why Apple has removed Rose Gold as a color option, but no other Macs are available in the pinker shade, suggesting the Rose Gold color is out at Apple. The MacBook Air, like the MacBook, can be purchased in Silver, Space Gray, and Gold.
Apple does not appear to have made any other changes to the 12-inch MacBook and its future is somewhat unclear with the addition of a powerful $1,199 MacBook Air with a Retina display.
Article Link: Apple Quietly Eliminates Rose Gold 12-Inch MacBook
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Check Apple’s refurb store if you’re willing to go for a good as new one, otherwise if you can’t find any remaining stock in other outlets you’re probably out of luck... in that case the new gold is sort of mid way between gold and rose gold, you could go and see what you think in person?
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Exactly.
First they released an entry-level mbp 13" nTB with 15w intel cpu (MacBook Air class cpu) as if MacBook Air is going to be discontinued.
A few months ago, they updated MacBook Air but this time with a Y-class intel cpu which we normally see in 12" Macbook.
This is so wrong. Both 13" nTB mbp and 12" mb haven't been updated yet and this time I wonder if one of those are going to be discontinued.
Also, pricing on the MacBook Air is so wrong. With an additional 100$, you're able to get a 13" Pro, then why I should get Air? Almost everyone was expecting the same 999$ price for the new Air.
I was a Best Buy looking at all the new Mac stuff. I did not see a MacBook displayed so I asked where it was. The Bestbuy sales guy said I think they discontinued it. I went on their iMac and showed him it was still on Apple's site. He said he would have to ask the manager and never returned.
Due to fanless design and ultraportable form factor, it became my primary computing device, replacing desktop, MacBook Pro, iPad and even Iphone unless I am on the go
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B&H sell it as macbook 12” late 2018 model..
I am curious about it’s keyboard.. maybe it has 3rd gen butterfly keyboard with membrane like in new air??
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1442332-REG/apple_mrqn2ll_a_macbook_dual_core_m3.html
I am curious about it’s keyboard.. maybe it has 3rd gen butterfly keyboard with membrane like in new air??
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1442332-REG/apple_mrqn2ll_a_macbook_dual_core_m3.html
The first version may have been crap but I bought the 2016 one, and when I dropped it in 2017 and it went all weird, Apple kindly replaced it with the 2017 version for me for free.
I absolutely love the MacBook. I can completely get why people can’t understand it. On paper it does look underpowered and overpriced. I agree that it’s probably overpriced but if you’re a traveler for work, like I am, it is an incredible device. The people who are using the MacBook wouldn’t be power users anyway and would mostly use it for general emails, media, word processing etc. I present all of my huge keynote files on it, use it as a secondary laptop to my Pro for day to day work and it is an absolute pleasure to use. Barely stutters and really the only difference I notice is a few seconds more to open apps like Excel.
I still would prefer it to the Air. I just wish it had more than 1 USB-C cable and I wish the USB-C was thunderbolt enabled. I agree it’s not aging very well and needs a refresh.