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New 12-Inch MacBook Tidbits: 15% Faster, 41.4-Watt-Hour Battery, Refurb Price Drop, and More
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I believe this was the exact moment we should have expected it, and it didn't happen. They're unlikely to put out a rMBP with ARM.
That is funny! According to Apple you do not, since like you said the iPad Pro 9.7 with keyboard is a laptop replacement.
if you want a light beauty laptop on the go for daily tasks and money is no object, then this is for you
A 14 inch version with 12 hour battery would be awesome.
Majority of people choose the 13 inch Air over the 11 inch Air, and I think they're missing out on a huge portion of the market.
The 13 inch MacBook Air is regarded as the greatest laptop ever made, with no worthy successor in the market right now
Majority of people choose the 13 inch Air over the 11 inch Air, and I think they're missing out on a huge portion of the market.
The 13 inch MacBook Air is regarded as the greatest laptop ever made, with no worthy successor in the market right now
480p camera on a retina display is just bonkers.
And just behind the 2.4ghz i5 late 2013 13" rMBP that's still my daily driver.
I get that this is light and all, but the CPU and GPU performance remains massively underwhelming.
Maybe that's fine for some, I dunno. I wouldn't step back in power from a 3 year old laptop that was only mid/high end in 2013.
I am honestly confused by people complaining about the 480p camera like that's a big deal. Who is seriously using their Macs camera for anything other than simple business meetings or family chats? Is that really the big thing people complain about?
I just struggle to see where I would recommend this over the cheaper Air. Retina display but weaker graphics, slower CPU, less battery life and the 12" Macbook costs $100 more than the 13" Air with the same RAM and Flash Storage...what's to like?
I thought the Skylake chip in the new MacBook would be a better performer. It's still a dog slow computer. Security and OS updates will take forever like they do with the first gen new Macbook. Disappointed. Hoping for a new 13" MBP at WWDC.
Doesn't make it any less mind boggling that it doesn't have TB3. And FWIW HP's new Spectre laptop -- allegedly the thinnest in the world does have TB 3 so there is that. I'm no HP fan, but from an engineering perspective don't say it's not possible because HP did, albeit with a different CPU. Yes, Apple never designed for TB3 with this iteration. Again, $1600 is a lot of money for a computer with a lot of other things missing. It's got panache, but in a Porsche 944 kind of way.
yo
u cant compare a V8 with a V12, both from present. If you need a MBP than buy the new MBP
thin but wider...so it more space for motherboard...issue with the space for motherboard is the length not the thickness. And boy, plz buy your new spectre...after 10 min at paris...i sayd Apple is know what is doing, and they are still the perfect balance from perf per inch per construction point of view
Hi, Kilamite-
With all due respect, please be grateful I even included a camera in the MacBook. It's still an iSight camera with our outstanding software. You will be very happy to experience full FaceTime HD on the gorgeous 12" Retina display.
Sincerely,
Tim Cook
So we blame Intel for Apple not using a proper Core i processor, making this so thin it cannot accommodate one and pricing it about 30-40% of what it's actually worth? GTFO.
The fact that they haven't dropped the price on these is weird. The Apple Watch sucks and they dropped the price on it, as they should have. This MacBook is a joke. I mean the entire reboot. MacBooks were for the more budget conscious person. Someone that didn't need Pro specs. I would choose any Windows laptop over this thing... Any day of the week. This is weaker than a Zenbook. I would pay around 7-8 bills for this and that's it. Starting at $1300... Good luck with that Tim.
Whats funny is i rarely if ever use the facetime camera on my laptop, but the fact that apple puts in a 480p one with a $1300 price...It just leaves a bad taste in my mouth.