The new Macbook: yay or meh?
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1.1Ghz ULV Intel Core M CPU
8GB RAM
256GB SSD
480p(0.3MP) Facetime Camera
12 inch Retina display(2304×1440)
Weigh a little over 2 pounds
New Apple Trackpad with Forcetouch technology
Up to 9 hours web browsing time(according to Apple)
One USB 3.1 port(this port is also used to charge too) + one audio jack
$1299(excluding sales tax)
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Yay. In Space Grey. Actually love the idea of a docking port.
I like purple.
No Zombie Green. For that alone, meh.
I like purple.
Yay! The single port is good enough for most people, I would think. If you need more, there's an $80 adapter that gives you charging, USB, and HDMI.
@TBoneZeOriginal but you can't connect a USB and charge laptop at the same thing.
@JasonKim Yes you can, with the adapter. It's a hub to turn the one port into 3 ports.
@TBoneZeOriginal Yay! Another $80 to be able to charge and sync your iPod at the same time!
Over priced, sleek, sexy, and decent spec'd (though I have no clue what a ULV cpu is). Would be nice if it had a 720p camera though.
@Nexar Ultra Low Voltage, they under-clock the processor.
Nope, the Air is cheaper with better specs for light weight/portability and the 13in MacBook Pro is more versatile for the same price.
- That processor is gross
- No Thunderbolt, only the single USB-C port, which is half the speed.
Thin: yay; light: yay; one port: meh; processor: meh; that arrow cluster: noooooo.
Also, a little rose gold (colored) action would've been sexy.
I like purple.
@Barney :) Yeah you do!
I don't get the point of one port, although Apple just hates holes -- even the Airport Extreme shorts you an Ethernet (three rather than most routers' four). I mean, I have a 9" Dell Mini 9 Hackintosh, and one of the reasons I love it and still use it almost daily is that every inch of the sides has some kind of port or jack. I never need to worry about choosing which device I want to have plugged in.
But if this brings Apple to the point where we could use things like this, I guess I could get used to... nah, people really do need more ports.
@editorkid hey buddy those ethernet jacks don't grow on trees! ;)
@editorkid mini 9 hackintosh represent! I forgot how awesome that little guy is. I need to get mine back out and get it up to date, it predates the app store.
Eh, too rich for my blood. Plus, I like having USB ports that work with the stuff I already have without spending another $80 on an adapter to be carried around.
Very very shiny. I feel the want. However, a) don't need and b) I like ports. Lots of ports. MAC PRO TOWER FOREVAH.
It's sleek sexy but meh. It's missing ports and a bit expensive. I'd rather a larger screen and more ports. I really want 4 usb
Mac's are incompatable with life, or at least with work
@Cerridwyn How did you make a post from the 1990s? Are you a time traveller of some sort?
@SSteve blink? time travel?
@Cerridwyn Actually, they can be bound to Active Directory, managed with Casper or Centrify, and have a full version of Office. Some companies operate almoast solely on Macs.
@The_Baron Health care, so nope. nothing works on a MAC unless you install windows, LOL. well, some of the citrix stuff sometimes can, not always though. but most of it requires windows and won't even run on 8+
@Cerridwyn I understand about healthcare systems, also nobody should be on 8 or up in a professional enviroment. There are use case scenereos where a Mac can be used in the enviroment, maybe in the administration side. Tweaking them as powerful Unix machines, they work very well with software development, sys admin, and other functions that tie into larger systems. I'm not an Apple fanboy, just a fan of mixed enviroments. Some machines are better replaced with Linux, which have a lot more options and flexability (they don't like playing with MS though).
I want power more than lightness. And I want to be able to swap out RAM and drives to make the machine last longer. But I think those days are gone for the MacBook. I'd love to see a revamped user-modifiable Mac Mini.
@SSteve Yea I'm not understanding where this macbook fits.... the air is more powerful....
@SSteve I have 3 Mac Minis, 2 x 2007s, and a 2013. The older ones can be user-modified (processer, HDD, memory) but the newer one's processer is soldered. I can still upgrade memory and HHD though. Even install a 2nd HHD/SSD if I had the install kit. On the latest Mac Mini even the memory is soldered in place. Apple is definitly headed in the wrong direction.
@Mehrocco_Mole I replaced the optical drive (which was flaky anyway) with an SSD in my 2009 MacBook Pro. It was like getting a new computer.
As an Apple fanboy, I say meh. What is the point of this instead of just a new model of MacBook Air? -It muddies their laptop line for now good reason.
Their new watch also does not tempt me.
Apple has definitely lost their mojo lately.
@zachdecker As an Apple user and stockholder, I disagree. I think they're firing on all cylinders. Nothing they released today appeals to me (or you, obviously). But they are going to keep making a lot of money in spite of us. I do love my iPhone 6 and iPad Air 2. And someday they'll come out with a new Mac that I will want or, at least, find acceptable.
@zachdecker And by mojo, do you mean Jobs?
@zachdecker I think the idea is that this is the radical, step forward, visionary machine and the Air remains in play (for now) for those who can't/won't make that leap yet. It's definitely an interesting machine, and while I'm not really a laptop user, I look forward to playing with it. Would a Retina Air have appealed to more people right now? Very possibly… but this is far more exciting and makes more of a statement - rather than muddying anything, it lays a clear path for where they're taking their minimalist laptop design. Three lines is a stop-gap solution, almost certainly…
I say meh, and not only because I have never had the money to spend on any Mac. I think many people will buy it but I also think they made a mistake with only one port... It just feels like Apples very expensive version of a netbook. With less connectivity. I mean you have to spend another $30-$80 just to use any existing devices.
The market for this is weird- it's not for people who are in an office setting or in the same place a lot of the time.
It seems to be trying to fit an unclear market- probably the kind of people who would buy a tablet or people who don't want/think they don't want a touchscreen on the laptop.
I dig it but I think I like the direction this MacBook points toward even more. I won't be in the market for a new notebook for another one or two years but even if I were in right now, I'd probably pass the new MacBook up for an MBA or just wait for the next iteration of it.
as with all products, never buy the first generation. owners of the orginal macbook air relalized how bad an under powered cpu is. this new macbook has a core m ULV cpu meant for tablets, not computers.
so wait for a better cpu in the second gen
or get an overpiced dell xps 13