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April 2015
(79%)
284 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(91%)
3241 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
So thin and light that it out-MacBook-Airs the MacBook Air
Excellent Retina display. You won't even notice that it's not using its native resolution out of the box
Gray
Silver
And gold finish options look great and give the MacBook a touch of personal
It's lighter than Air! (the MacBook Air
That is)
Backlit keyboard w/ individual LEDs
Retina display is gorgeous
Crazy fast PCIebased storage
Long battery life
Sexy design
Simplicity and ultra-portability
Fanless
Noiseless operations
Tomorrow's technology today
Premium experience over price
Wonderfully light yet sturdy aluminum design
Three color options
Keyboard remarkably fast
Awesome stereo speakers
Strong battery life
The new ultraportable
Fanless design is great
Retina display finally comes to Apple's thin-and-light MacBooks
New color options
Force Touch trackpad and 256GB minimum storage space
Incredibly thin. Weighs less than 2 pounds. 14 hours of battery life in testing. Retina Display. Great-sounding speakers. Available in three colors.
Thin and light
With great battery life
Beautiful Retina display
Force Touch trackpad
The new 12inch Apple MacBook is amazingly thin and light
Has a premium look and feel
And is available in three colors. It offers better battery life than other laptops with Intel's Core M processors
And performance that's as good as or better than thos
Incredibly light
Thin
And compact
Epic battery life
Brilliant Retina display and backlit keyboard
Insanely light and gorgeous. Superb display
Great Force Touch trackpad
Ample storage and RAM
Stunning design
Superlight
Excellent battery life
Full of new technology
New Retina display is stunning
Force Touch trackpad is a technical marvel
Revised keyboard is excellent
Outstanding design and build quality
Supremely light and compact
Gorgeous 12inch Retina display
Light
And feels solid
Wonderful battery life
Bright keyboard backlight
OS X (why you buy a Mac in the first place)
Excellent integration with iOS devices
This is about as well as you can design a clamshell PC
I still don't understand how a laptop can be this light. The screen will make every Air owner jealous. If only all laptop chargers were this small
Very usable keyboard and trackpad. Silent fanless operation. Highly portable with impressive battery life.
Incredibly thin
Great keyboard
Careful build quality and very high stability
Extremely low weight as well as compact dimensions
Excellent touchpad
Bright Retina display with wide viewing angles
Good everyday performance
Decent battery runtimes
Powerful speakers
The editors didn't like
Performance is a step or two behind recent Broadwell-U Macs
In 1440×900 mode
The integrated GPU sometimes struggles to keep up with the high-res screen
Upgrades are impossible. Everything from the RAM to the SSD is soldered to the tiny motherboard
Med
Overall performance isn't on par with competitors' laptops
High-performance processors or graphics
A large number and variety of ports
Deep
Clackity keyboards
Low
Low pricing
Must use dongle to plug in most devices
Pricey
Loss of MagSafe could lead to a costly accident
No USB-C adapter
Splitter or hub in the box
Starting at $1
299
The MacBook is expensive for what it offers
Only one USB-C port
With no adapters included. USB-C is not Thunderbolt-compatible. New keyboard and Force Touch trackpad take some getting used to. Can only be upgraded at initial purchase
Weak keyboard
Single USBC port for charging and peripherals
Slow Core M processor
Single USB-C port for charging and peripherals
Its performance and battery life falls short of the MacBook Air and Pro. The new keyboard is shallow and takes some getting used to
And sharing a single port for all accessories as well as the power cord is almost immediately frustrating
USB Type-C port won't fit existing peripherals
No SD card slot or MagSafe power connector
Shallow keyboard travel takes some getting used to
Core M CPU isn't as powerful as Core i5
Lack of keyboard travel is disconcerting at first. Expensive
Limited performance
Very expensive relative to performance
Only slightly more powerful than iPad Air 2
Specific target audience
So it will not please everyone
No touchscreen. Come on
Apple
Single USB TypeC port limits desktop/office use (adapter not included)
Average processor performance (slower than expected)
Worthless 480p webcam
Expensive to the point of being hard to recommend. A little slow when you push it. The battery is just shy of being as worryfree as it wants to be. USBC isn't yet everywhere
Design & body, Silent operation, No overheating, Beautiful screen, Fast SSD, Sound quality
Only one USB connection, so you can't have anything connected and charge at the same time, Anaemic GPU
This year Apple chose thinness over connectivity, basically obliging users to go wireless with their peripheral devices. You'll want to think about that before buying. When it comes to everything else, the 2015 MacBook 12-inch is impeccably well designed...
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Published: 2015-06-02, Author: Matt , review by: digitalspy.com
Impressive hardware specifications, Well priced, Great features, Simple and elegant menu system
No universal search
The new MacBook sure is a handsome device but it is also the point where Apple's portable computing lines have converged so much that the differences are no longer as clearly defined, leading to a more personal, subjective choice to make. Some will find m...
Beautiful design and clever engineering, stunning Retina display with slim bezel, decent battery, high level of accuracy from butterfly key mechanism, large trackpad, OS X software, very portable
Expensive, not particularly powerful, no traditional USB ports
It's hard to pin down exactly who this MacBook is for, but I suspect it's someone who already owns another computer that they will intend to keep on using, most likely another Mac. This will be their notebook, their travel companion and the thing they wa...
Abstract: The MacBook has been reborn. After abandoning its “entry-level” laptop marque in 2011, the company has reinvented the MacBook for 2015 – it now stands apart as the smallest, lightest laptop to ever wear the Apple logo. This is the company's attempt to red...
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Published: 2015-05-26, Author: Alan , review by: itpro.co.uk
Very thin and light, Lengthy battery life, Top quality screen and touchpad
Keyboard won't suit everyone, USBC adapters a necessity, Wirelessonly not always possible or desirable
Apple's ultra portable laptop is stunning, but the compromises made to achieve its low weight and slender profile won't suit everyone...
Abstract: In the past few years, more powerful smartphones and the rise of tablets has chipped away at the laptop's dominance as the casual browsing platform of choice. Will the new MacBook be enough to tempt us back to the physical keyboard?In an age when every Ap...
Published: 2015-05-13, Author: Stuart , review by: pocket-lint.com
Small size, lightweight, quality screen, Force Touch trackpad
No standard ports, no touchscreen, no TouchID
The 12-inch MacBook is all about portability. Apple has focused on creating a laptop so thin, so sleek, so light, that everything else has been pushed by the wayside. For some that will be too much, with the lack of ports too futuristic to make it...
Published: 2015-05-06, Author: Stephen , review by: theregister.co.uk
The design of the new MacBook is world class. It's wonderfully slim, light and sturdy, with the added bonus of a high quality Retina display. However, the MacBook's entry-level performance is disappointing, and the limited connectivity may deter some peop...
