Still happy I snagged at 1.2/512 at best buy 35% off. Much better deal than paying full price for such a small spec bump.
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Apple Updates 12-Inch MacBook With Skylake Processors, Faster Graphics, Longer Battery Life, and Rose Gold
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I don't understand why some people are disappointed.
We knew it would be just a CPU update, the real news is the rose gold but I expected that too since it made its way on the iPad pro.
I'd like to see a 14'' Macbook with more ports, but it will be introduced during a keynote
We knew it would be just a CPU update, the real news is the rose gold but I expected that too since it made its way on the iPad pro.
I'd like to see a 14'' Macbook with more ports, but it will be introduced during a keynote
Shocking how little effort one of the biggest companies on the planet puts into their computer line these days. The MBA is hopelessly outdated, the flawed rMB gets nothing but an insignificant spec upgrade, the Mac Mini continues to be an embarrassment. Only the MBP is still a very competent machine, but could use a bit of fresh blood. Well, thank god they introduced new colors for the Apple Watch armbands recently, that really saved the day. 
And to think that there were people claiming with all their forces that there would not be an update for the 12. Mb this year!!!
No skylake they said.... I even made a bet with one of them, had he accepted I would be typing this from my new 12 inches!!!
No skylake they said.... I even made a bet with one of them, had he accepted I would be typing this from my new 12 inches!!!
Still just a Core M chip and still just a single USB-C port? No Thunderbolt3? For that price?
It's funny that HP managed to squeeze a Core i5/7 chip and two TB3 ports in their latest ultrabook that's even thinner than the rMB.
Oh, but you can get it in rose gold, so I guess it's fully worth it.
It's funny that HP managed to squeeze a Core i5/7 chip and two TB3 ports in their latest ultrabook that's even thinner than the rMB.
Oh, but you can get it in rose gold, so I guess it's fully worth it.
Yeah, damn all those customers, what does their opinion matter..
I guess there are docking stations and other non-Apple adapters that can solve your problem.
http://www.nonda.co/products/usb-c-hub-for-apple-new-macbook-12-plus
Have you tried any USB-C to displayport adapter like this one ?
https://www.kanex.com/usb-c-dp-adapter
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I was hoping the new update could support 4k display at 60hz. Well, time to move on.
Just gonna say it... I hope they do the same with the rMBP lineup refresh, because, it's pretty in pink. Though probably not, because "pros" don't want color or something.
That's old school thinking from the Ni-Cad days that suffered from the "memory effect"... effectively the battery would get less and less capacity due to a "bubble" of unusable cell forming inside. That does not happen with today's batteries. It's okay to plug them in as often as you want. Open to scientific proof of the contrary.
That sentence really exemplifies the new Apple ...
Same here... but I have someone else that would love to use my 2013 MBA (certainly another 3-5 years of good use) and my eyes would appreciate if my pocket would let go of some cash to buy me a Retina display !
0.1 GHz and doubled storage (512 versus 256). Still very expensive relative to aftermarket prices, but still....
The 11" really needs to be killed off. I know it has a much better CPU than the 12" MacBook, but it's a model that really shouldn't exist any longer.
The 12" MacBook is a very capable machine, so the 11" just doesn't make any sense any longer.
Maybe not.... No one ever thinks u may not need that much storage.. ? Price as well.. but i would still buy 16Gig iPhone always just because i have no use ever on filling it up.. but I buy 128Gig Ipad because that's where all my apps are. Also, with cloud stuff nowdays, no one really needs to live on their device when they can sync between devices,
One of the worst things you could do to your shoe (slippers, trainers, boots) is to constantly step and step it; and that's exactly what walking on one foot does for this one. Wonder how bad the shoe will be after a year or so of use?
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What is the best-selling laptop that Apple sells? That should mitigate your surprise.
RIP iPhone with only 16GB. Nope. Why? Sells well.
Apple likes the money more than they make decisions based upon superior tech or even our own ideals of what makes a good product. The money rules such decision making. Air and 16GB iPhones make lots of money (in volume).
“MacBook is the thinnest and lightest Mac we have ever made and it’s our vision for the future of the notebook,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing. “Customers are going to love this update to MacBook, with the latest processors, faster graphics, faster flash storage, longer battery life and a beautiful rose gold finish.”
It never ends to surprise me that some people still believe that after decades of rechargeable batteries, engineers still haven't figured out to stop charging (or switch to trickle-charging) once the charge level has reached 100%. Even if the real reason behind this is merely force of habit or rather the unwillingness to take in new information.
I actually unplug my phone overnight as well but for entirely different reasons. For once, I put it into airplane mode overnight, meaning it's still at 100% in the morning (or maybe 99.7%). The actual reason is that I don't want to accidentally yank the charging cable when I wake up in the morning (and am still half asleep) and reach for the phone or anything else on my night table. Yanking the cable might damage the cable and it might send the phone flying to the ground.
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That's old school thinking from the Ni-Cad days that suffered from the "memory effect"... effectively the battery would get less and less capacity due to a "bubble" of unusable cell forming inside. That does not happen with today's batteries. It's okay to plug them in as often as you want. Open to scientific proof of the contrary.
amazing how many people still think that about batteries though. If anything it is better b.c it puts less cycles on the battery.
Someone isn't understanding something, so I have to clarify.
The laptop has one port; so do iPads and iPhones. What makes this laptop's single port so bad that it somehow impacts the battery? Plugging in your flash drive to the single port doesn't do anything different than plugging it in to your MacBook Pro. You can charge it just the same, use the laptop, and use accessories, all as you would on any other laptop. I charge mine overnight, like I do my iPhone every 2 or 3 days. It's good to go all day.
I fail to see the logic behind why a single port would be detrimental to the battery...?