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April 2016
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158 Reviews
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Seamless multiroom experience
Sky's still the king of content
Simple
Tablet-based downloads for offline
On-the-move viewing
The MacBook Air offers a faster processor and better upgrade options
MacBook comes in gold and silver and space grey
The hinge tension and balance is perfect. You can lift the lid with a single finger with the MacBook resting on a table
And the base won't move one bit. You can reposition the screen at any angle—though sadly it only goes back to 45 degrees or so—and it'
Now that there's more horsepower under the MacBook's bonnet
You won't have to tweak OS X El Capitan's settings to get hold of a smooth experience. As the old Apple motto goes
It just works. The increase is marginal
But it undoubtedly makes a difference
After witnessing the Retina MacBook Pro's display
It was always likely that the new MacBook would have a stunning display – and it doesn't disappoint. Great viewing angles and bold colors make it one of the best we've seen in a laptop. It's all part of a
The 12inch MacBook gets a decent boost to performance and battery life
While keeping the same slim
Light premium body. The highres display and responsive trackpad remain the gold standard. Color options add a fun bit of personalization.
Very lengthy battery life
Large and very responsive touchpad
Light yet sturdy
Sharp
Bright and nonreflective screen
Small size and lightweight design
Quality screen
Force Touch trackpad
Day's battery life
Gorgeous Rose Gold color
Improved performance
Terrific design
Great speakers
Good battery life
Great screen
Lovely trackpad
Good keyboard layout
Class-leading speakers
Undeniably beautiful design
Improved processors on all models
More resilient battery performance
A screen to die for
High-quality screen
Great build quality and portability
Excellent trackpad
Loud speakers
Available with either 256GB or 512GB of storage space
Mac OS X interface is very simple to set up and easy to navigate
Laptop has just one USB-C port for charging
USB 3.1 outut and even DisplayPort 1.2 video output
Clear and sharp display
Sleek and s
The editors didn't like
Will make your wallet weep
Doesn't play nice with Netflix or Amazon Prime Video
4K
Voice search and powerlining still not ready
The MacBook Air screen can't match the Retina screen on the MacBook
MacBook is low powered with a high price
Why is this laptop so thin? I never felt that I needed a thinner MacBook. One with a better screen? Absolutely. Lighter? Okay. But every other innovation in the new MacBook seems to be in the service of making it thinner. Who needs that
That single USB-C port remains the biggest problem with the 12-inch MacBook. It's simply too much of a compromise to use it as your main machine
And even if you're on the move you're forced to make a decision between connecting a peripheral or charging a
The new MacBook is far from a monster under the hood. However
If you can get over the fact that it's designed for anything from browsing the internet to light image editing
Streaming video and music to other light computing tasks
It should perform OK f
The single USBC port will continue to be an inconvenience for many. The shallow keyboard isn't ideal for longform typing. Other superslim laptops manage to fit in more powerful processors
No Thunderbolt 3
Keyboard and wirelesscentric design won't suit everyone
Published: 2016-05-17, Author: Dave , review by: dailystar.co.uk
We're totally smitten with the MacBook.This laptop is stunning to look at, superb to use and is so light you'll hardly notice it's stuffed inside your bag.With Apple's latest upgrades it's now powerful enough to keep up with most of the bulkier competitio...
As good as last year's model was, I felt like a really needed an excuse in order to justify buying one. This year's model, however, with its better battery life, faster storage and quicker CPU is a laptop that needs no such vindication. If portability is...
Published: 2016-05-04, Author: Henry , review by: macworld.co.uk
Undeniably beautiful design, Improved processors on all models, More resilient battery performance, A screen to die for
Single port limits some users, Keyboard takes some practice, You'll need to save up
There's no escaping the fact that this is a very similar laptop to its 2015 predecessor, which so divided the tech community. But we think the problems have been overblown. The engineering on show is superb, and the performance is completely acceptable fo...
MacBook (12-inch, 2016) – Performance Aside from the additional Rose Gold colour option, the most important change in this year's MacBook 12-inch is the processor options. It upgrades to a Skylake-generation CPU, from the Core M family. These CPUs are tin...
Available with either 256GB or 512GB of storage space, Mac OS X interface is very simple to set up and easy to navigate, Laptop has just one USB-C port for charging, USB 3.1 outut and even DisplayPort 1.2 video output, Clear and sharp display, Sleek and s
Doesn't feature a touchscreen, Not ideal if you rely on CD/DVD Drive, Battery life wasn't as good as we were expecting
The latest Apple MacBook is a great example of a simple and straightfroward laptop. If you specifically want Apple's OS X operating system, or you're quite happy to switch from Windows, then this laptop is worth considering. The MacBook is quick when it c...
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Published: 2016-04-29, Author: Alan , review by: itpro.co.uk
Very lengthy battery life, Large and very responsive touchpad, Light yet sturdy, Sharp, bright and nonreflective screen
No Thunderbolt 3, Keyboard and wirelesscentric design won't suit everyone
As expected, the latest 12in Macbook is a mild iteration of last year's model. It's a good ultra portable, but if you didn't like last year's version then you won't like this one either...
Good battery life, Great screen, Lovely trackpad, good keyboard layout, Class-leading speakers
Rubbish connectivity is still annoying, No memory card slot, Mixed feelings about the slim keyboard
There are no major changes from last year, but the MacBook is still an enviable laptop Apple played so many of its design cards last year that the MacBook (2016) looks and feels largely identical to last year's one. It's skinny, fab to work on and has a...
Published: 2016-04-27, Author: Ian , review by: alphr.com
The MacBook answers the question, “What would happen if you mated a MacBook Air with an iPad?”. It's a Mac, running OS X, but the design and feel of the product is heavily influenced by the iPad. It's the first Mac I've used where OS features that have be...
The 12inch MacBook gets a decent boost to performance and battery life, while keeping the same slim, light premium body. The highres display and responsive trackpad remain the gold standard. Color options add a fun bit of personalization.
The single USBC port will continue to be an inconvenience for many. The shallow keyboard isn't ideal for longform typing. Other superslim laptops manage to fit in more powerful processors
With a handful of subtle improvements, the updated 12-inch Apple MacBook is more of a mainstream machine, but remains a few tweaks away from being the best laptop on the market...
