Oh wow, I've had my MacBook for almost a year now and didn't notice this until I saw it mentioned here. Hope it isn't anything too serious!
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Why did you get a 12" MB?
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Oh wow, I've had my MacBook for almost a year now and didn't notice this until I saw it mentioned here. Hope it isn't anything too serious!
so does your have this issue too?
Apple Store said it won't affect anything, and I believe that.
but it's annoying and frustrating.
At what point in your daily use do you shake it from side to side to hear it? I typically leave it sitting flat when I use it. Seriously though, has it affected your daily use? Have you taken it to an Apple Store or called Apple Support about it?
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Thinking of replacing a 2015 MBA with one of these. My MBA has an i5 with 4gb of ram and a 256gb ssd. How would it compare to the entry level 12" MB? Can the 12" MB handle FCP or an external monitor at 1440?
I bought it as a replacement for a 7 year old MBA that I use at work, carry around to meetings, email, RDP, etc. It's fantastic. I might buy another one for home because the keyboard on the rMBP is better than the one on my 2016 MBP (in that it works) and TBH I don't use the power of the MBP often enough for it to really matter.
People have complained about Apple keyboards before, like when they introduced those flat chicklet keys.
However, the 2015 MacBook was the biggest complaint. And I was one of the people complaining. I hated it so much I refused to buy the 2015 MacBook, and refused to buy the 2016 MacBook (although I also had other reasons to wait for 2017, not the least of which was Kaby Lake).
I think Ars summed it up quite nicely:
https://arstechnica.com/apple/2017/06/mini-review-the-2017-macbook-comes-into-its-own/
I hated the 2015 keyboard, but I think the 2017 keyboard is not bad. However, I wouldn't exactly call it "good". I would call the keyboard that comes with the iMac good though. Also butterfly, but more travel and more substantial feel to it.Ars said:
Ah, interesting. Well then, I like the Magic Keyboard's scissor design much more than I like the MacBook's Butterfly mechanism.
However, the 2017 Butterfly is much better than the 2015/2016 Butterfly.
Me too. Most definitely. I always found it a pleasure to type on apple keyboards. Found it quite euphoric. This keyboard is just...ok, then after a while, quite tiring. I still think there's some getting used to.
I guess the reason I was confused is that the new Magic Keyboard is very different from the old Magic Keyboard. I have both. I also have both numeric keypad types.
Yes, mine does. I guess as long as it doesn't affect how I use it, I'm okay with it.
It won't be a speed demon but it should perform better than your MBA. The SSD is noticeably faster and the additional RAM would help.
Just replaced my mid-2013 MBA (1.7ghz core i7; 8g ram) with the 2017 MB (1.2 ghz m3; 16 g ram). I think I can safely say you'll be very happy with the new MB because -
- Smaller and lighter. I pick up the MBA and sometimes think I grabbed my 2012 MBP by mistake. Seriously it's shocking.
- The retina screen. It's just insanely sharp compared with the Air (which had a good screen).
- Faster. While the base MB is no speed daemon, it is quite snappy for everything I do and noticeably more so than my MBA.
- Trackpad has really improved.
- Quiet (no fan) and cooler on the lap.
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I was a little apprehensive when I bought my 2016 M5 MB to replace a 2013 MBA, as from a benchmark perspective it's slower than the device it replaced. The alternative though was a new MBP, and to get one with a 512GB SSD was going to cost £300 more, or £600 with a Touchbar!
After almost 12 months I'm happy with the decision I made as the MB is just so easy to carry around and I much prefer the wedge-shaped design. It doesn't feel any slower than the MBA (although it is certainly not faster) and the keyboard took a little of getting used to, but it's an incredible machine really. Completely silent, incredibly light, a fantastic screen and it sounds amazing too. The single USB-C port hasn't really been an issue either, and whilst I did buy a multi-purpose dongle (HDMI, Ethernet and USB-A) and a couple of cables to convert older USB-A devices, I've hardly used them.
After almost 12 months I'm happy with the decision I made as the MB is just so easy to carry around and I much prefer the wedge-shaped design. It doesn't feel any slower than the MBA (although it is certainly not faster) and the keyboard took a little of getting used to, but it's an incredible machine really. Completely silent, incredibly light, a fantastic screen and it sounds amazing too. The single USB-C port hasn't really been an issue either, and whilst I did buy a multi-purpose dongle (HDMI, Ethernet and USB-A) and a couple of cables to convert older USB-A devices, I've hardly used them.