Testseek.co.uk have collected 284 expert reviews of the Apple MacBook 12 inch Retina - Early 2015 MJY42 / MJY32 / MK4N2 / MK4M2 / MF855 / MF865 and the average rating is 79%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Apple MacBook 12 inch Retina - Early 2015 MJY42 / MJY32 / MK4N2 / MK4M2 / MF855 / MF865.
April 2015
(79%)
284 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(91%)
3209 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
790100284
The editors liked
Very thing and light
Cool new Force Touch trackpad
Small size
Lightweight
Quality screen
Force Touch trackpad
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
Very thin and light
Passive cooling means alwayssilent operation
Very thin & very light
Great Retina screen
Versatile Force Touch trackpad
Lengthy battery life
Top quality screen and touchpad
Design & body
Silent operation
No overheating
Beautiful screen
Fast SSD
Sound quality
Superb battery life
So portable
The future of laptop design
Impressive hardware specifications
Well priced
Great features
Simple and elegant menu system
Terrific design
Clear screen
Surprisingly good speakers
Elegant
Fanless design
Outstanding screen
Surprisingly decent speakers
Good battery life
Awesome touchpad
Great everyday performance
Terrific screen
Amazing portability
Big-sounding speakers
Lovely
Haptic touchpad
Design that borders on art
Thin and feather-weight
Best-in-class touchpad
Excellent display
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
Stunningly slim and light
Impressive sleek styling in the grey casing
Extremely light and portable
Very good screen
Good backlit keyboard
Though keys only move a tiny amount and it takes a little getting used to
Apple OS X environment simple compare
The editors didn't like
Only one data/charging port
No standard ports
No touchscreen
No TouchID
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
Reduced travel on keys makes fast typing harder and less satisfying
New keyboard may not be to all tastes
Single USBC port requires adaptors for current peripherals
Zero internal upgrade potential
Keyboard won't suit everyone
USBC adapters a necessity
Wirelessonly not always possible or desirable
Only one USB connection
So you can't have anything connected and charge at the same time
Anaemic GPU
We want more power
More USB-C extras needed
Can't be your main machine
No universal search
Runs sluggish at times
Expensive
People will miss ports
Noisy keyboard
Limited connections
Lack of ports can be very frustrating
Super-shallow keyboard
By no means a powerhouse
Poor processor performance
Can't handle most games
Keyboard becomes tiresome
Poor value
Not particularly powerful
No traditional USB ports
Single port for everything
So if on charge can't connect anything (such as a USB flash drive) without an expensive adapter
Very shallow key presses take a little getting used to
Full of new technology, New Retina display is stunning, Force Touch trackpad is a technical marvel, Revised keyboard is excellent, Strong battery life, Outstanding design and build quality, Supremely light and compact
Only slightly more powerful than iPad Air 2, Specific target audience, so it will not please everyone
The 12-inch MacBook with Retina display is the best ultraportable notebook that Apple has ever made. Its list of technological and design firsts is giving some credence to Apple's marketing fluff that it has reinvented the notebook. It's a pretty dramatic...
Abstract: The New Macbook or 12″ Macbook, which ever name you decide to call it by is a well crafted piece of hardware from Apple, there is no doubting that. But this is a device that tries to serve to purposes and doesn't achieve one of them well. So lets talk spe...
Abstract: Haven't we been here before? Following the new MacBook's announcement last month, I was immediately taken back to the year 2008, when Apple introduced the first MacBook Air. It was so thin you could stuff it in a manila envelope; it was a neat party trick...
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Published: 2015-04-21, Author: Ryan , review by: anandtech.com
Bringing this MacBook review to a close, I'm going to start where I left off in our introduction, which was the concept of the laptop/tablet crossover. The idea of laptops and tablets crossing over is no longer merely an idea, but now it is reality. Apple...
Abstract: Early reviews of Apple's MacBook (Retina, 12-inch, Early 2015) have framed it as an expensive prototype from the future — a notebook that will someday be the standard, but one most people aren't ready for yet. Despite that classification, the new MacBook ...
Published: 2015-04-21, Author: Neil , review by: appleinsider.com
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
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
When we say the MacBook is all-new, we mean it. From top to bottom, this is a reimagining of the modern notebook, with a lot of new technology introduced, and an indication of which directions Apple will head next. The MacBook is a groundbreaking achieve...
Gorgeous 12inch Retina display, Thin, 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
No touchscreen. Come on, Apple, Single USB TypeC port limits desktop/office use (adapter not included), Polarizing keyboard typing experience (shallow travel, limited feedback), Average processor performance (slower than expected), Worthless 480p webcam,
Published: 2015-04-20, Author: Will , review by: newatlas.com
Abstract: After more than four years of identical-looking MacBook Airs , Apple finally made a next-generation MacBook that ticks all those boxes we've been asking for. The "new MacBook" is lighter and thinner than the Air, but also has a Retina Display like its big...
Abstract: The new Apple MacBook (2015) is the next generation of Apple notebooks. It's crazy thin, crazy light, and it only has one port on it, called USB Type-C. That's probably the hardest thing to accept as of now but check out our unboxing and first impressions...
