But it's just not as cool as the 12 " and my base 2017 is almost as fast as the m1
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MacBook 12 appreciation thread
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Apple_Robert
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The MacBook is nowhere near the M1 Air in speed. I like the 12” MacBook but, there is no need to exaggerate.
T'hain Esh Kelch
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MultiFinder17
macrumors 68030
I mean, good on you for the MacBook but I can’t say the same about the theft.
Apple_Robert
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Coming on MacRumors and bragging that you shoplifted from Apple is terrible.I just bought this Macbook 12 2017 m3 CPU for $180 CAD (~$131 USD).
It came with the 29 watt charger but no usb c cable, so I stole a 2 meter usb c cable from the Apple Store and now everything works fine.
What do you think of the laptop?
Apple fanboy
macrumors Ivy Bridge
Agreed. We all pay a premium because of people like them.
The laptop is kinda slow, which makes sense as it is an eight year old laptop, are there anyways to make it faster? other than doing hte thermal mod so it doens't throttle?
next_cube
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Lioness~
macrumors 601
I read in the news once that a guy had went into a church and stolen a pretty good collect, and after that he had went to confess his sin's anonomously. 😈
Sounds similar to the 'Apple-church'.....
Some just want to show what they can get away with, until they can't anymore 😕
Macdctr
macrumors 65816
I got my MacBook i7/16GB a few months ago and have upgraded it to Sequioa 15.6 Beta 3 and have been using it and so far it seems to run the current OS pretty well with one noticeable glitch. It drops internet connectivity periodically and requires cycling WiFi on/off before reconnecting. Wondering if anyone else is having this issue?
I also have my 4th Gen iPad Pro 11 inch which is powered by a 3.49 GHz Apple M2 processor with 8 cores (4 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores), a 10-core GPU, a 16-core Neural Engine, and 100 GB/s of memory bandwidth. This tablet has been updated with iOS26. It is a nice tablet however I still find using my MacBook in some cases is still the preferred way to accomplish some tasks.
What I like best about my 12 inch MacBook is the foot print, how thin and light this laptop really is. For what it is, this is an amazing laptop and so far I haven’t had any issues typing on my butterfly keyboard.
I also have my 4th Gen iPad Pro 11 inch which is powered by a 3.49 GHz Apple M2 processor with 8 cores (4 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores), a 10-core GPU, a 16-core Neural Engine, and 100 GB/s of memory bandwidth. This tablet has been updated with iOS26. It is a nice tablet however I still find using my MacBook in some cases is still the preferred way to accomplish some tasks.
What I like best about my 12 inch MacBook is the foot print, how thin and light this laptop really is. For what it is, this is an amazing laptop and so far I haven’t had any issues typing on my butterfly keyboard.
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You must have laser eyes if you read with the font that small. I usually set mine to 110% but then the screen doesn't display some webpages properly at that zoom level.
Macdctr
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EugW
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I recently got an LG UltraFine 6K 32” display. There was a firmware update but it failed three times in a row using my M4 Mac mini running Tahoe.
Finally I connected up my 2017 12” MacBook m3 running Ventura. It only connected at 4K but the quality actually looked pretty decent, better than a native 4K 32” monitor. Anyhow, the firmware update went perfectly on the MacBook, the first try.
I blame LG for its buggy and bloated software, but nonetheless the old 2017 MacBook saved the day.
Finally I connected up my 2017 12” MacBook m3 running Ventura. It only connected at 4K but the quality actually looked pretty decent, better than a native 4K 32” monitor. Anyhow, the firmware update went perfectly on the MacBook, the first try.
I blame LG for its buggy and bloated software, but nonetheless the old 2017 MacBook saved the day.
EugW
macrumors P6
^^^ BTW, the MacBook connects at 4K, but it seems for this 6K 6144x3456 monitor, the MacBook treats it as a 6720x3780 monitor for some reason. So if I understand this correctly, this MacBook internally is rendering that 6720x3780 as a 2X scaled resolution of 3360x1890 by default (or 3008x1692 in the current setting), but then is upscaling it again for output at 3840x2160. Is that correct?
However, this monitor at 2X scaling isn't actually 3008x1692. It's 3072x1728. My M4 Mac mini gives me both options for some reason, even though 3008x1692 isn't listed as an option in the monitor specs.
However, this monitor at 2X scaling isn't actually 3008x1692. It's 3072x1728. My M4 Mac mini gives me both options for some reason, even though 3008x1692 isn't listed as an option in the monitor specs.
I gave away our 2016 recently to an impoverished medical student.
She was so happy and it's still zippy.
It has out-lived 3 Macbook pros bought in 2018!
She was so happy and it's still zippy.
It has out-lived 3 Macbook pros bought in 2018!
EugW
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lostPod
macrumors 6502
That tripped me out. I use that same wallpaper on my 11” Air.I just bought this Macbook 12 2017 m3 CPU for $180 CAD (~$131 USD).
It came with the 29 watt charger but no usb c cable, so I stole a 2 meter usb c cable from the Apple Store and now everything works fine.
What do you think of the laptop?
EugW
macrumors P6
Took me a while to find this thread again. It’s unfortunate that it’s buried in the Neo sub forum now.
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Anyhow, my 12” 2017 16/256 GB MacBook was feeling really, really slow every time I restarted, mainly because it was doing stuff in the background, mostly syncing Photos and Messages, etc. Plus my 256 GB drive was starting to get more cramped than to my liking.
I’ve since stopped syncing both Messages and Photos to iCloud on that machine since I almost always use my other machines for those apps anyway. I’ve also signed out of Messages completely, and deleted all the Messages attachments and the old Photos Library.
Not only did it free up almost 75 GB of storage, the machine feels a lot more nimble now after startup, and gets to maximum speed quickly since there are much fewer background services stealing CPU cycles now. I am pleased.
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Anyhow, my 12” 2017 16/256 GB MacBook was feeling really, really slow every time I restarted, mainly because it was doing stuff in the background, mostly syncing Photos and Messages, etc. Plus my 256 GB drive was starting to get more cramped than to my liking.
I’ve since stopped syncing both Messages and Photos to iCloud on that machine since I almost always use my other machines for those apps anyway. I’ve also signed out of Messages completely, and deleted all the Messages attachments and the old Photos Library.
Not only did it free up almost 75 GB of storage, the machine feels a lot more nimble now after startup, and gets to maximum speed quickly since there are much fewer background services stealing CPU cycles now. I am pleased.
Thanks for the tip. I may have to give that a try. I have basically stopped using my 12" at this point, but that might be worth giving it another go.
EugW
macrumors P6
Make sure you have backups of your important stuff, and before deleting anything, make sure you've disabled syncing those apps with iCloud. And for Messages, sign out of Messages too before deleting anything. Cuz if you don't disable syncing with iCloud, anything you delete on the 12" MacBook will get deleted everywhere else too.
BTW, I forgot to mention I'm running Ventura with the 2017 m3. So even the m3 with its latest supported OS it can run OK once these background services are disabled.
Alternatively, you can just do a clean re-install of macOS, and don't turn on iCloud syncing.
Good call. Clean reinstall is probably the way to go. That way I don’t risk losing any important data on other computers/devices