Reviews finally out for rMB - The Verge

[3bs]

http://www.theverge.com/2015/4/9/83...t=chorus&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter

 

[pollaxe]

Jim Dalrymple at The Loop, too:

http://www.loopinsight.com/2015/04/09/review-12-inch-macbook/

 

[AppleWarMachine]

thanks for posting, great review, as I'm buying one either way tomorrow morning

 

[3bs]

Jim Dalrymple at The Loop, too:

http://www.loopinsight.com/2015/04/09/review-12-inch-macbook/

I'm very glad to see that both these reviews say the keyboard isn't that hard to adjust to since it was my main concern. Can't wait to order one online tomorrow

 

[pollaxe]

I'm hoping to have a play in-store over the weekend on a display model to see how I feel about getting one. The keyboard has been a concern for me, too.

 

[3bs]

I'm hoping to have a play in-store over the weekend on a display model to see how I feel about getting one. The keyboard has been a concern for me, too.

I'd have to take a train to Belfast to try one out since we have no stores in the republic

I called the store and they weren't even sure if they would have any in store anyway.

 

[pollaxe]

I'd have to take a train to Belfast to try one out since we have no stores in the republic

I called the store and they weren't even sure if they would have any in store anyway.

Ah, rats! That's quite a journey, just on the off-chance.

I'm in Bristol on Saturday so I'm hoping the Cribbs Store (my spiritual home ) will have some on display but having read through some of the threads here, I'm not confident every store will have stock.

 

[maclook]

I'm surprised Apple gave out the 1.1ghz model to reviewers. The performance notes are worrying so I hope the 1.2/1.3ghz models show noticeable enhancements.

 

[3bs]

Ah, rats! That's quite a journey, just on the off-chance.

I'm in Bristol on Saturday so I'm hoping the Cribbs Store (my spiritual home ) will have some on display but having read through some of the threads here, I'm not confident every store will have stock.

They told me to call to check with them before coming in just in case. I suppose you should do the same. Good luck

 

[SSD-GUY]

Waiting for the Anand review.

 

[newellj]

Waiting for the Anand review.

Ars has its review up - six pages, much more detailed than the others available so far. Agree on wanting to read the Anandtech review.

 

[Traverse]

They've made me excited!

According to the Loop:

People who buy the MacBook aren’t buying it for its expandability, but rather for its other features, namely the size. I don’t have a lot of devices I need to connect to the MacBook, so I’d rather have a smaller laptop with a dongle than carry around a heavier laptop with ports I’m not using 90 percent of the time.

And some excerpts from Macworld:

But the Intel processors in Mac laptops have been so powerful for so long that I’m not sure it matters for most users. I fancy myself a bit of a power user, what with my Photoshop and my Logic Pro, and you know what? I was able to edit a multi-track Logic project on the MacBook just fine. Yes, bouncing the final project to disk took longer than it does on my 5K iMac or even my 2014 MacBook Air, but it still exported.

Similarly, although the MacBook is limited to 8GB of RAM, this seemed sufficient for all of my tasks. If you’re someone who can’t use a laptop if it doesn’t have more than 8GB of RAM, there are better options in Apple’s laptop line—specifically, the MacBook Pro.

I never found using the MacBook sluggish. Then again, I didn’t try to play games on it. But again, if you’re trying to play games on the MacBook, you may be missing the point. The integrated Intel HD Graphics 5300 processor is more than enough to drive the Retina display with no lag, and I found Apple’s various interface animations ran smoothly.

Opting for a tiny, thin laptop doesn’t mean you can’t get your work done. It’s a lesson the 11-inch Air taught me, and the MacBook fits that tale well.