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April 2015
(79%)
284 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
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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
Image 5 of 6It's hard not to fall in love with the new MacBook. It's a staggeringly-brilliant bit of engineering and doesn't compromise on usability, even though it is incredibly tiny. On the face of things, the starting price of £1,049 seems fairly expen...
Published: 2015-05-01, Author: Andrew , review by: macworld.co.uk
Passive cooling means alwayssilent operation, Very thin & very light, Great Retina screen, Versatile Force Touch trackpad
New keyboard may not be to all tastes, Single USBC port requires adaptors for current peripherals, Zero internal upgrade potential
The MacBook is a triumph in notebook miniaturisation, squeezing a Retina IPS display and full-size keyboard into a 13 mm (at its thickest) tapered chassis, with weight below 1 kg. At over £1000 it's more an executive notebook than the everyman laptop once...
Very thin and light, Cool new Force Touch trackpad
Only one data/charging port, Reduced travel on keys makes fast typing harder and less satisfying
In terms of design, portability and display quality the new Retina MacBook ticks all the right boxes, but issues could arise from its speed (which evokes memories of 2010) its single data/charging port, and its reduced-travel keyboard action. For the inte...
The 12-inch MacBook gets a decent boost to performance and battery life, while keeping the same slim, light premium body. The high-res display and responsive trackpad remain the gold standard. Color options add a fun bit of personalization
The single USB-C port will continue to be an inconvenience for many. The shallow keyboard isn't ideal for long-form typing. Other super-slim laptops manage to fit in more powerful processors
If you can live with its limitations, the new 12-inch MacBook delivers a groundbreaking design that points the way to the next chapter in laptops....
Very thing and light, Cool new Force Touch trackpad
Only one data/charging port
We can't give you our full verdict on the new MacBook until we've spent more time with it and carried out all of our benchmark testing, but first impressions are positive. In terms of design, portability and display quality it ticks all the right boxes, b...
Published: 2015-03-26, Author: David , review by: macworld.co.uk
Abstract: Should I buy the new 12-inch MacBook or an iPad Air 2? I want a super-portable computing device for web browsing, email, some light work and a little gaming on the go.With the launch of the new 12-inch MacBook, Apple has added yet another super-portable c...
Published: 2015-03-26, Author: Lewis , review by: macworld.co.uk
Abstract: While the Microsoft Surface 3 Pro is technically a tablet, Microsoft claims that it can meet the needs of a regular laptop user. When it was announced, it was compared a lot to the MacBook Air, which we then followed up with a comparison of our own. But s...
Abstract: What's lighter than Air? The all-new MacBook. Apple's newest, goldest laptop is lighter and thinner than the MacBook Air, and sports a gorgeous Retina display like the top-of-the-line MacBook Pros. But this isn't an Air or a Pro. It's just a MacBook, and ...
You can buy cheaper laptops than Apple's. But the combination of undeniable build quality, stylish design and jaw-droppingly light weight and thinness make the new MacBook look highly desirable, even if performance and battery life will actually be a ste...
Lack of ports can be very frustrating, Super-shallow keyboard, By no means a powerhouse
First impressions suggest the MacBook's a seriously impressive laptop. It's an object of desire, a feat of engineering and a honed tool for getting stuff done. It imposes some limitations that may start off awkward, but it's likely you'll quickly adapt to...
