LOL. Overpriced. Apple is full speed ahead on shiny products with old technology. USB-C port doesn't even have Thunderbolt 3. I don't mind one port, but come on. It's all about those margins folks!
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Apple Updates 12-Inch MacBook With Skylake Processors, Faster Graphics, Longer Battery Life, and Rose Gold
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Why would they even bother to bump the base RAM to 8Gb if they intend in replacing it? To me it's a sign that they are not intending to this year.
I wish they just say what they're doing about rMPB and Skylake and at least put me out of my misery.. This is getting boring now...
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That's a completely backwards viewpoint. You're correct that it's bad for your battery to constantly plug it in and unplug it. That, and the 10 hour battery life are specifically why you shouldn't need to plug and unplug it all of the time. Took me several years to get into the habit of not keeping my MBA plugged in when I use it, even though there's usually an AC port nearby.
Use the computer unplugged, and then plug it in when the battery needs to be charged.
Want a thin cool laptop with many ports? Get a MacBook Air. Want this? Get this. Easy.
Not sure I'll upgrade my 2015 Macbook. Performance is fine so not looking for more. For those complaining about what it doesn't have, this means its not the device for you. Its ok to be opinionated, but make sure you're complaining about things that matter. If you're compiling code or designing, you shouldn't even consider this. If you're an network/systems engineer and travel (such as myself), this is the perfect device. Even with the 5-10 adapters/cables I travel with, my bag is light. I don't need to connect multiple devices to my laptop unless I'm at my desk and the hub works for my needs. YMMV.
boltjames MIA.
Unsurprising really - Core M is so young that getting any upgrades into the rMB is a priority, I have no doubt Core M is a foundation of future laptop designs across the board, it's just in infancy.
Unsurprising really - Core M is so young that getting any upgrades into the rMB is a priority, I have no doubt Core M is a foundation of future laptop designs across the board, it's just in infancy.
I dunno why people are surprised. This is a spec bump, and until they are ready for the rMB to subsume all or most of the MacBook Air line it's unlikely to pick up the extra port or be significantly redesigned. It took two years and three revisions for the MacBook Air to get to its "final form" and another year before it replaced the MacBook; I'd expect a similar if slightly shorter timeframe this go-around.
I am liking this update! Its not what most of us wanted, but hey, its better than before. I'll be waiting on the next update...hopefully a major one.
I just can't see whatever laptop they announce at WWDC to not have these four colors...
I absolutely love the coordination of the design language / colors across product lines. It really embraces the ecosystem feel; you can match all of your devices. The next iMacs will probably have the same colors.
No price drop on the new rMB strongly suggests that the Air still has life. I really hope that we don't just get new Airs during WWDC and don't get Pros until later
I absolutely love the coordination of the design language / colors across product lines. It really embraces the ecosystem feel; you can match all of your devices. The next iMacs will probably have the same colors.
No price drop on the new rMB strongly suggests that the Air still has life. I really hope that we don't just get new Airs during WWDC and don't get Pros until later
That's never gonna happen. Eventually this will be the first 'portless' computer.
Barely 2 minutes into it and here we have a complainer complaining about the complainers! At least the complainers complain about the Mac. You are complaining about people.
I actually come here to read the complaints. I wish Apple would. Maybe that would inspire a bit more innovation. This update is a big let down.
The reason I trust real consumer experience rather than the parrot apple engineers 'magical' statements is simple conflict of interest; Apple wants you to keep buying products, they don't have any real motivation to increase durability of the battery; they have reasons to increase battery life as a selling point, but not how long the battery will live. They want you to buy a new laptop in two years, or at minimum, come back to genius bar to replace your battery.
So go ahead, enjoy the apple koolaid
So, wait, I have to attach a WHITE USB-C Digital AV Multiport Adapter to my ROSE GOLD Macbook? Steve wouldn't have let that happen
Wow, wait... They didn't take the Online Store down for 8 hours to release these new models??? WOW!
Why would they want to do that?
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