Here's why the 12 inch MacBook failed - and why Apple Silicon will be better
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- Опубликовано: 25 июн 2020
- With the transition away from Intel and X86 to Apple Silicon and ARM, Apple has a chance to reinvent the notebook, like they tried to do in 2015 with the release of the 12 inch Retina MacBook. This is one of the worst MacBooks ever, so today we're going to talk about why it's so bad, what Apple got wrong over the past 5 years with their design, the role Intel played in pushing Apple to custom silicon, and how this transition will help put Apple back on the map.
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Be sure to check out Noah’s explanation of Apple Silicon from a programmers perspective: ruclips.net/video/IuD0iemEJIU/видео.html
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I didn’t even know Noah had a channel
😢
I wish you told that to us earlier, he’s a great guy 😁
I guess you never watched the videos on editing 4K on the 12” MacBook ruclips.net/video/KnapaZYD2cU/видео.html
Big sur
As flawed as this was, I love the way the keyboard fills out the entire length of the device
Alex yeah, it’s a nice look
agreed. looks so modern
keyboard is excellent.
Brendan James he’s overselling how bad it’s supposed to be - yet praised it 2 years ago ruclips.net/video/-OlBlHCQTxg/видео.html
Have you seen the Dell XPS 13? You cant get more perfect looking than that imo
I believe maybe in the near future the 12" MacBook can and will be revived!
They just need to integrate their own chip inside it!
Apple chip + one more USBC port + smaller bezels and it would be perfection
Yeah I think maybe at an October event this year, they will revive it and be the first MacBook with Apple's silocon
@@BrendanPJames Its a MacBook Air then
It may actually be the first Mac in the pipeline to sport the Apple Silicon.
I doubt they will bring back the 12 inch MacBook.
I mean we have an 11 inch iPad leightweight users can use for notes etc.
And then at 13 inch there are MacBook Airs, Pros, iPad Pro..
It just seems like there is no space for the 12 inch MacBook.
Me: Watches Netflix and checks email on the 12inch MacBook You-tubers: Runs Final Cut Pro and Benchmarks 😤 🤷♂️
EXACTLY. Who care about running Cinebench? Only Luke.
tell me again y i need a $1300 laptop for watching netflix n email
ah ofc the apple logo
silly me
@@user-wk2gi5cp9y no, the cpu can reach high temp under load , so u can cook things on it .
@@user-wk2gi5cp9y IQ 2000
@@ego_ista IQ 420
meanwhile me watching this on my 12" macbook :D
Does it have heating issues?
Same
is it working as luke says? or you have another experience about that? I thought this macbook was a good device, I had not received bad comments about working there
Hope you’re not using Chrome unless you‘re planning a barbecue
cl. royalm i have one man.. its the base from 2015 and its working very well im just using final cut pro on it without any problems this guy is lying
12" Macbook: started with 256gb of storage in 2015.
Every Macbook air, and retina macbook pro before 2020: "lol no"
Oh wow, we met again. This time I am not complaining.
@@ireallydontknowifiamhonest *good moorninggg*
14nm++++++++++++++
Intel UHD Graphics 617 but does it get everything else a MacBook have. Nope
@@chidorirasenganz What's your argument? My point is that every retina Macbook air and Pro before 2020 had 128gb as standard and the 12" Macbook had 256gb to start. But yea I agree this macbook couldn't do anything more then open safari and type documents, and travel, what this demographic was aimed at.
The MacBook 12" is my favourite laptop ever. I got the 2015 model when they launched and used it continuously until late 2019 when I bought a maximum spec 2017 model when I heard they were discontinued.
The weight (920g!) and portability is unbeatable and far better than the 2020 MacBook Air which weighs 40% more. I love that you can pick these up and carry them around with 2 fingers.
I absolutely love that it's 100% fanless and have never found heat or thermal throttling to be an issue for my usage.
Honestly, who gives a damn about Cinebench on this type of machine??
The 1.4 GHz 2 Core i7 on the 2017 model with 16 GB is powerful enough to run Windows VMs with VMware Fusion and is more than fast enough for basic dev work and internet browsing. It's the absolute perfect machine for travelling.
I just replaced the battery in my 2015 model to give it away and hope the 2017 model I'm typing this on lasts many more years.
Apple pitches these laptops as professional devices. Meaning someone who does video editing with programs that take proper powerful cpus will think “think laptop is good for my needs, it’s apple either way” when in reality, they end up paying more money for less performance. The thing thermally throttles when editing, rendering, working with 3D designing apps like blender and such, and I’d bet a laptop with the same specs that has a proper cooling system would beat it.
Gabriel Apple made no such promises about the macbook 12” - it wasn’t called Pro for a reason. The MacBook 12” was more than powerful enough for a huge section of users and I 100% prefer having a fanless laptop for what I do on it. I have a 27” iMac for anything demanding.
In Final Cut, you can easily edit a 4k video on a gen1 macbook. I did for years when I was back in school
I hate how much problems it had
Like failing cpus and keyboards
I’m a medical student and have had my 12inch since 2016, honestly best purchase ever have had no issues with speed and the portability for me is what makes me love it
The MacBook was just way ahead of its time
True
I beg to differ
Nope , more like a downgrade
Good one
The design, absolutely!
The port selection and processor, absolutely not!
well, I bought the first generation MacBook in 2015, for my daily office use, running a Medical software, where portability is paramount, still going strong, not even and iPad can beat its portability, compact set up and easy to carry with one hand, for me it is just the best in its class.
Lopew-Aj and more!!! What medical software you are running?
I owned this laptop for 3 years, till I upgraded to the 2019 MacBook Pro last November. It wasn't a really bad laptop. I used to edit all my RUclips videos on the MacBook 12-inch (haven't uploaded video from my MacBook Pro) and it was not bad. But it does get really hot! Especially I live in a really hot tropical country. But I usually edit on an air conditioned place with a fan infront or underneath the laptop and it works just fine! I used to edit on Final Cut Pro X and a little bit of Premiere Pro and After Effects (although rendering would take forever if I were to use After Effects) but overall, it served its purpose well! 'till now its still with me and works perfectly (Except for the really loose hinge.)
Joshua Calibo you did what? How?
I still have the computer. Using it right now but you're right the hinge is super loose on mine
Joshua Calibo
I also own 2016 MacBook with m5 processor, 8 Gigs of RAM and 512 Gigs of SSD drive.
This machine NEVER disappointed me as described in the video.
I can just refer to it as a piece of unproven facts or worse ...
Just as an example, I was able to run 2 VirtualBox VMs - Centos 7 and Windows 10 in parallel without any “beach ball” sign.
It indeed got warm bat very rarely.
No, this machine is not ULTRA FAST and not VERY FAST. It is fast enough for most of my needs..
Bottom line - Mr Luke is urged to apologize for his inaccuracies.
shayzu1 running a benchmark is not indicative of the real world performance of this machine. I used it to run full developer stack suite as well as docker images on kubernetes.
I replaced it because i needed a bit more power but otherwise I would use it daily
shayzu1 I had the same one, except it had 256gb of storage. I was able to run Bootcamp on it smoothly, and for experimental purposes, I was able to play GTA V (although you really need to prepare for really bad frame drops and overheating). But also, I used to play GTA IV (with Winery) and Sims 4 with little to no worries!
Perfect portable device for researchers, who write for their living and need to travel a lot. I personally also think that it is a really nice design! Hopefully they revive it soon 🤞🏻
I agree for someone who has a main rig for heave work this machine is perfect portability and being on the go or sitting in the bed with
watching on a 12" macbook, love this thing and never had a problem with it
I run Photoshop and Audition CC and it runs very smooth for me, even on 7GB files. Just gets warm on the bottom, but doesnt slow down. I still have the gen1 from 2015
Same here. I am using it everyday for music and video production when l am out of the studio. I even used it to do some livestreams on twitch. Some device models work better than others I guess.
Lucky, I had one which I used for light Premiere projects, my model is literally unusable
trufiend138 you do know that working on documents or spreadsheets is also real work. And this machine can easily do that. Stop gatekeeping what is real work.
My cat bit my macbook 12 screen. I had to buy a macbook air and HATE IT its so big and heavy D:
"This keyboard is terrible it has no tactile feedback."
Spends all day using completely flat on screen keyboards.
Why the new MacBook Pro needs to be 13" and not 14": ruclips.net/video/EgIkC_8JVe0/видео.html
@@KipVaughan
ruthless, and then uses lukes comment section to advertise your own video.
@@jakharris6426 Lol! The screen size was another talking point that was driving me crazy! It's tough when I only have two followers.
Well, I dont know your case but my phone has a little option, very very very common called "vibration feedback" or something like that... THERE IS TACTILE FEEDBACK
bruh its between physical vs virtual keyboard
Me: Watching this on my 12" MacBook 😬
@J J Same! none if the issues that he stated and i'm running the core i7.
(I love mine and have had no issues except the keyboard)
The A13 also beats the i7 MacBook Air.
Chucky Fox there’s also a issue with thermals, holding the cpu back. I’m sure when they ran the benchmarks the i7 was being throttled. You need a pretty beefy heat sync for the tdp of the processor
Gabriel it probably was...that doesn’t make the MacBook faster tho
I still use one works great for what I need to do on a Mac, emails, music, movies and web surfing’ time. I have also not needed to have the keyboard replaced. The speakers are also great for when I’m relaxing and listening to music.
I still use my maxed spec 12 inch MacBook as my final cut video editing machine. Used it daily through grad school. I love that I can just throw it in my backpack and use it when I need it, forget about it when I don't.
Six years later and the problem was solved. New Air has no fan and it almost never gets hot. It's insane.
I mean it doesn't get Hot period, theres more space for heat to escape its max temp I believe is way below the chips TDP.
I mean the iPad Pro has an M1 chip and that has zero holes for heat to escape
@@NonsensicalSpudz I wouldn't say period. It gets hot when editing videos. Other than that it's fantastic.
Two ways to fix the 12" macbook:
1. Use a scissor switch keyboard.
2. Add a 2nd USB-C port. On the right.
Will buy for sure
I think the new 12 inch MacBook coming out, will have a butterfly keyboard tho :/
and remove the headphone jack lol
I mean that’s basically a MacBook Air
3. Fix the potato quality web cam
Hey now! I like my 12 inch MacBook. I can’t imagine why anyone else would need one but for my situation it’s perfect
It’s my daily laptop too. I love it.
Yes I have this laptop too. Mine is the 2016 model and it has been great. I used it for school and at home with no issues. Mine doesn’t really get hot and i found it to be quiet quick little computer. If Apple made this again i would buy one again.
12” is my favorite Mac to-date. I have the top model with 16GB RAM and it’s fast enough for me.
But why spend so much on a product with so little specs. I don't think that the argument is that it is objectively bad, because it will Netflix and email just fine, the arguement is that a premium Chromebook will do all the same things, with the same build quality, for half the price.
If you just have to have an apple product, so be it, but at least admit that is it.
My Chromebook was $159 four years ago, and it was a discontinued old model then. It still does everything the MacBook can do. And just as well. It ain't sexy, but it was nearly a tenth of the cost for the same functionality.
@@herranton I like my 12 inch macbook as well. I'm aware I can get similar performance cheaper, but performance was not why I bought the thing. I bought it exactly because it was fanless and super thin. I travel a lot and it's just perfect for my use. It easily fits even the smallest backpack, and doesn't waste much space inside. It's not annoying when you use it on your lap, thanks to lack of the fan.
Perfume I’d think it would run hotter on your lap with no fan
I am just as exited as you are, and I will be following you on this adventure.
Really enjoying your channel. Great video man.
"almost immediately the temperatures rose in the 80s..." That's dam impressive when you consider that a Macbook Pro or Air reach 100 even faster then that.
I spend the whole day working on this laptop and it’s incredible. I love it. And I am a journalist, ie that keyboard is being worked every single moment
I never got to experience it in person. But it looks stunning to this day!
Maybe 10 years later I will be able to actually afford it 😂😂😂
Dániel Jaksi Magyarok ahh 😪💸💸
They are cheap now
Dell XPS 13 9300 looks just as good imo
recruit noob , go play yager or someone useful
the price willbe like the old macbook air today; not cheap, not good choice either. basically costly obsolete computer.
watching this on my 12 inch 2017 macbook and absolutely loving it! Good choice for an average user (yt, netflix, imovie, twitch and schoolwork/work.) its very lightweight and has a decent battery
would recommend :)
I agree as i am watching this on my 2016 12 inch too. This is an awesome machine and would but one again with Apple silicone
does it get overheated when using chrome?
honeymilk Not really, the processor was this computers downfall but for school tasks, assignments and streaming it wasn’t a bad computer. It got warm under a load for a bit. But overall the size and weight was awesome with a very good screen and speakers. I have had mine 3 years now and i got it used in 2017. Did 13 courses for my diploma and still works wit no issues
Wouldn't recommend. Keyboard failure happens quite often
The "but's" starting at 8:40 had me laughing. 😂 Good one sir
I want one of these with apple silicone
Ronak Patel if the iPad can be fan less I think the MacBook can too with Apple silicone
@@cosasderu yeah
Thanks for this video! New to mac in the last year and often wondered what was up with the MacBook, how it fit into the lineup, and why it was discontinued. Really enjoying the channel.
Great analysis, and video! Super insightful. Keep up the great work, you have an excellent channel.
Watching this on this exact computer.. and waiting impatiently for my M1 MBA to arrive lol
I really liked that computer, it is surprisingly comfortable to use
Excellent video Luke. You made it again....! Please, continue in this thinking line... is a very interesting one!
nice job man, keep up the good work
Hey! I have one and I love it! Never had one single problem and for me it’s one of the best laptops ever! I guess is not the same experience everyone else had, but jut wanted to say... I love the MacBook 12!!!!
"these aren't Apples to Apples comparisons"
Along the new 16” MacBook Pro and 2015 13” Macbook Pro , I also have the 12” MacBook with m7 cpu. It never crashed under havy load , including Oracle DB VM, running Eclipse , Office suite , and multi tab Safari. Keyboard has from time to time a sticky problem, but it is fixable. I love it
9:29 Absolutely! Remember when the transition from PPC->Intel was starting, the development kit used a Pentium 4, but all x86 Macs had core processors from the get-go. Using the A12 was most likely a decision guided by availability and ease of implementation :)
Still love my fully decked MB '17. No issues with the keyboard, or other parts. Design wise, it stands alone.
Honestly, you're harsh on it. I've had one in my 'fleet' since 2015. The 2015 was truly sluggish. The 2016 was usable. The 2017 is actually a pretty nice device. The m5/i5 version is the sweet spot in each year to run normal stuff w/o major throttling. In my pre-COVID business travel days, the 12" was a great carry on bag machine. My heavy lift machines are the 2015 15" that you're also fond of and a 2017 27" iMac. But, if I'm traveling, I grab the 2017 12" MacBook.
I bought a Macbook back in 2015 and it has worked fine, though not as my daily driver. I happen to like the butterfly keyboard feel, and have had no problems with it, so far. I was going to upgrade my portable soon, probably to a 16" MBP, but now will wait until the ARM machines come out. I am probably not alone.
I love your reactions...so sadistic in a helpful way...Great job, guy!
The MacBook is a proof of concept. It is a beautiful “manager book” for folks who don’t need pro specs. That said, after 2 1/2 years, the one usb drives me nuts. I’m going to double my dongletown with an air. We’ll see!
I love my MacBook 12”, even with it being so underpowered, because of the tiny form factor and the fanless design. (And yes, I do actual work on it - though not in video editing!) I hope the ARM switch helps Apple to reintroduce something like it.
I've bought one back in 2017 for college, the real problem is that single port used for literally everything. Mine hardly charges anymore and I need to hold it in a specific position to even charge it and the battery life is reduced by half now. My friend purchased a Mi Book for less than half the Macbook's price during the same time and that laptop still runs like a dream. This was my first MacBook and I expected much better quality.
I got a speced out 2017 dual-core i7 model with 16gb of ram back in February and switching from my base model 13" MacBook Air from 2014 took some getting used to. The biggest thing for me was the single USB-C port, after getting a few adapters and a USB-C to lightning cable it ended up being fine for the most part. I've started getting back into programming in swift again and Xcode seems to run fine for the moment. I also started learning how to edit video with a 90 day free trial to FCPX, although it burns my legs under load and that I prefer using my iMac at my desk for heavy workloads it works just fine for my needs. I really love the portability of this laptop it's so small and light it feels more like an iPad when comparing it to a new 2020 MacBook air. The keyboard can be hit or miss but I have overall gotten a great experience with it so far... (the 3 key did get stuck while writing this funnily enough). Overall though I love this laptop and most of the hatred I had towards this mac was from what I had remembered when watching videos of this from big tech reviewers who hated this at the time, as they were used to their 15" MacBook Pros with a load of ports and this mac was obviously not geared towards their everyday needs. I do hope this mac makes a comeback and with Apples own chip they can mac this laptop perfect for the everyday person who isn't doing anything too intensive and especially students who need something small to throw in their bag that is simple to use and light.
7:55 I want to go over a few things with what he said, and honestly think he should have put what I’m about to say in his video. The a12z was able to outperform the i3 and i5 models due to a few reasons, #1 I’m assuming they are benchmarking the MacBooks with these processors, but the chips thermal throttle, which means they slow down to prevent themselves from melting, meaning less performance. #2 you can’t really benchmark a x86 chip with a ARM chip, as they run of different instruction sets.
Either way I think apple is doing a good thing with bringing their mobile processor to their laptops, as most people who use them are only watching RUclips, reading emails and such. And i would like to see how they will optimize their apps for the new arm based chips.
These new chips will definitely solve MacBooks thermal throttling issue, as these chips use less power.
At the end of the day the main goal for apple it to make the switch unnoticeable.
There is a point I do want to make relating to arm and x86s differences, x86 processors are all around processors. You can do anything on them, while arm processors are specialized in areas which are important to the os.
It's kinda like taking a screw driver set meant for repairing phones and tablets and repairing a car with it. Yes the screw driver set will be really good at repairing phones and such but falls apart on trying to fix a car. Their instruction sets are simpler and that's what results in this. There are so many margins of error when benchmarking processors.
As to #2 - yes you can. You can run industry standard tests that measure things like integer and floating point performance, regardless of the architecture. It's been done for years. Look at the power mac g5 announcement where apple does exactly that, comparing their powerpc with intel xeons using the SPEC suite of tests.
@@ZygmuntKrynicki most benchmark tools where made for their platforms respectively. Like geek bench, it was made for arm chips in mind.
@@ZygmuntKrynicki plus arm based chips have simpler instruction sets, meaning they will succeed in one task but fail miserably in another. It's kinda like taking a small screw set meant for fixing phones but trying to fix a car with it. X86 processors are good in all areas if you know what I mean.
Failed? It’s one of the best notebooks I’ve ever owned. Got my fully specked out 2015 version right after launch and still using it today. Great machine
Excuse me but what fucking type notebooks did you buy before this?
True I used it since 2015 until now
It works greats
They just haters 🖕🏻
@@moclan5661 13”MacBook Pro, 15” MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, few HP elitebooks and Dell Latitude & XPS.
None of the Macbooks have ever been in service and they are all still in use. The oldest being the Air from 2011..
On the windows side of machine’s it doesn’t look that good.
HP elitebooks just suck(even though they are expensive). I’ve had a faulty display, broken motherboard, broken display lid/case, broken dvd drive, 2* broken HDD.
The latitude has been the best on windows side. No real issues but the battery life is weak compared to MacBooks. XPS should be great but it’s sometimes super laggy without any real reason..
@@sebulban i'm Not saying it's a bad laptop build quality and reliability-wise, it's just a terrible laptop spec-wise, especially for the money. The Video title also doesn't mean fail as in break, it means fail as in not sell well.
I think it really depends on the target group whether it failed or not. For some people who prefer mobility and do normal everyday things, not compute-intensive, it actually does what it needs to do. FYI, I still take mine with me while traveling and doing Lightroom editing for my photos.
Been using the 12' 2017 M3 model for almost two years, and it's been pretty good for uni, general internet browsing, and even light music production. Hands, down the best thing about it is the size and weight. However, I have to say, more powerful hardware will be appreciated.
I still have one, use it every day, love it.
The 12 inch is my favorite one. Had it for a few months before selling it for an iPad and Apple Pencil. Best ever!
if it was your favorite why did you sell it after a few months?
Alana Roman I meant the 12 inch is my favorite MacBook out of all of them. I sold it because i wanted to try to use an iPad for writing notes at high school and i knew the iPad would functionally replace the MacBook since the 12 inch was basically a web browsing device for me
I just picked one up, early 2016 model and I have to say, if apple ever wanted to do like a sub $1,000 dollar laptop that was meant to be something cheap and maybe on the older side, I would pick one up in a heart beat. Having something this small is really nice and a little better keyboard would make this perfect.
This is one of your best videos man, congrats !!!
I have a friend that has one of these and for some reason, she loves it, I tried it one time and it was not a great experience. Great video though Luke!
If you're just using it for daily computing it's adequate. Hell, so is my 2008 Core2Duo Dell running Linux that I picked up for $50 a few years ago. For web browsing and email every computer made since 2010 is overkill. I finally bought a Thinkpad T440P just to get USB3. Any computer sold today has more than enough power for 90 percent of the public. Unless you are a power user or a gamer it makes no sense to spend $1000 dollars for a computer.
ninline2000 I got a used MacBook Pro for 500
@@jellyjordy1154 I got a 6 core 2012 Mac Pro for $200. I only use it for video editing.
@@ninline2000 I'm planning to buy the same thinkpad for web development, media consumption, and some casual gaming, do you think it's worth it?
I mostly use my computer for media consumption, writing, and researching. I don't do anything that'd require a heavier processor. This thing is the highest build quality thin and light laptop you're going to find. It is gorgeous, and I can easily use it on public transit. I am super excited for an update, if apple wants to put it out.
I bought this macbook approximately 3 months ago. And I am pretty happy with this device. I cant understand why people hate him. Very portable, comfortable and even powerful. I am a programmer, and power of this machine is enough to launch xcode, android studio and emulate some phones here. The keyboard is beautiful and I havent got any problems with it. 12 inch. display is very good for my eyes.
So, I.think, if you need a second machine for trips, work... well, that's impressive macbook even now. No bags on Catalina
Give is an update in 2 years
You’ll be eating your words with that keyboard. Just give it time.
@@brandon_nope , i know, my vacuum cleaner helps me. So, i dont think that this is a very big problem
@@windowstips1430 , ok)
@@fedorstepanov3731 so your macbook failed yet?
Excellent video!
I have one of these, and while it sucks for any kind of serious work, it's still great for some things, such as taking it on backpacking trips for light browsing. So far, no other MacBook has been as small and light.
I can only imagine the massive improvement the ARM processors will have on the Mac Pro. Might actually make it worth it for Pro consumers.
It took ARM around 10-15 years from "complete useless garbage" to "a possible replacement for your low- to mid-tier device". I don't think we will see a possible replacement for those high end "I basically don't care about TDP and power consumption or price, I just need the most performance to plaster my server facility with because otherwise I'd have to build an additional one wich is WAY more expensive" x86 chips like the EPIC Rome from AMD in the next 10 years. There are already ARM servers available (by Gigabyte for example) but their selling point is still energy consumption to performance and MANY PCIe lanes wich is good for many companys that need only to run some low to mid tier stuff on it (like hosting a website, or the companys email) but not for there hollywood studios that buy 50k Mac Pros because it decreses their render time for a scene by half an hour and therefore saves them millions in personal expanses for one movie...
ARM isn’t that good, especially since you can’t run things like boot camp and office apps such as word. It will probably not be an improvement.
Praneeth Otthi obviously you didn't watch WWDC. Microsoft already develop Office for Apple Silicon.
Praneeth Otthi Microsoft and it’s surface manages to run Windows on arm processor few years ago so I’m confident Apple will be able to achieve the same results but boot camp will for sure need a lot of update.
@@r0main.895 Facts
Testing performance of a 12“ MacBook with C4D benchmark.... that’s like going for a swim with a horse - it’s not meant for that!
Subscribed, excellent content !
I got the 2015 model on release day. I regularly used Bootcamp, edited 1080p in Final Cut and wrote a book on the thing(!). It was genuinely an incredible and portable in the extreme. I upgraded to the 2017 model for the better keyboard and more RAM and it was great. The lack of a second port was always annoying though, no doubt about that. I did spend the years 2015 - 2020 daydreaming about a laptop with a better keyboard and gave up the MB for the 2020 MBA which I have no regretted.
Hotter than a set of twin babies. In a MacBook, Cinebench window up, when the temp goes up to the mid-80s.
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@@2050angel Nowadays everybody wanna talk like they got something to say
But nothing comes out when they move their lips
Just a bunch of gibberish
And motherf------
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The macbook 12 inch may have sucked, but it did take MacBooks in a new direction!
There are design choices that were not well adopted, like the butterfly keyboard and terraced batteries, but the form factor and the amazing trackpad did stay on for quite a while!
I've got two of the 12" MB for travel, they work like a charm for what we ask of them. (they did replace the keyboard for free).
Thanks for a very honest video. I subscribed to your channel some time ago because I appreciate an honest review. Keep up the good work.
I thought it was a pretty good little machine. Still being used in the household. I get it though, click excitement.
Sounds more like a review of the 2020 MacBook Air. The 12” MacBook has been my primary machine since 2017 - I’m a Web Engineer. To me, the bashing and points about this machine is really completely wrong.
Agreed mate! I snagged a 2020 air and took it straight back after it sounded like a jet engine in more scenarios than not! Not so on the beloved 12 model ruclips.net/video/Cv-NTytU5OA/видео.html
This was my favorite Mac. When I got it I had a 2017 15” MBP with maxed out specs and a 2015 iMac that were both development setups and this was ALWAYS my goto machine. It was PERFECT for writing code and was unparalleled for portability. I’m going to get another one if I can snap it up for cheap.
I'm STILL using a refurbed early 2016 12in MB that I bought 3 years ago. It's my main machine and I love it. Right now I have 14 tabs open in Chrome and I use it to edit pics in Photoshop. The only place where I notice the lack of oomph is editing video. For this reason, I'll be upgrading this year but still not sure which MB to go with because I'm so used to a small light machine.
I bought mine for $300, I love it for the price
Omg had both the 2016 and 2017 version of this and became my daily driver! This video had so much hate towards this lovely product! Had it hooked up to a 4K monitor and ran bootcamp and parallels very well. At any given moment during a working day would have outlook, safari, Spotify, Citrix, Remote Desktop and excel and would remain smooth in operation
Sure when youtube channels try and point out how rubbish the performance is by bench testing, then on paper it looks poor. Again for real world scenarios these 12” MacBooks would go all day, make no noise, run everything I needed and look great doing it!
#rantover 😛
I've had my MacBook (latest) for over a year and have not had one issue. I did pick it up for $699 on sale at BestBuy last year. I don't use it for much other than email, web browsing, word processing, spreadsheets and RUclips as I know it is not a workhorse and has a few limitations, but it is light weight and very easy to transport.
love your vids
watching and typing this on my 12 MacBook 2017. underrated. it does not “suck”.
I love my MacBook. I use it for photo editing and graphic design and it’s great! Portability is amazing. It has it’s flaws but it’s not a bad piece of hardware
I love mine- had the keyboard replaced twice by Apple. I’ve got it on El Captain and it runs beautifully with awesome battery. Edits video at 1080 on final cut and edits through light room really flawlessly. I really enjoy the keyboard but when it goes wrong it’s instantly super frustrating. Neat little machine.
I have a 12” MacBook and love it for what it is - a light, mobile, Facebook/RUclips machine. If I ever need to do anything remotely intensive I have a maxed out 2015. If you were trying to use this as your only computer, yes, that could get annoying, but as a second computer or travel laptop it’s great.
Hi! I'm a small you tuber that games and edits videos on the 12 inch MacBook, I find it perfectly fine, but I got a laptop cooler 🤣🤣🤣
This is myfavourite Mac. If I had to choose one to keep - this would be it. This guy is completely wrong.
I used the 2017 version of this Macbook everyday for light web browsing, IT work and email. It worked pretty great with 4 or 5 apps running after that it would start to slow down majorly.
Great video, Luke. I had a MacBook 2015 for a bit over a year and it was fantastic. I ended up selling it because I was scared the keyboard would fail. I dearly hope we are going to get the opportunity to buy a 2020 MacBook running ARM. I’ll buy it, for sure.
When you can’t charge and use a usb drive at the same time...
It was a total failure. But Apple fanboys bought it.
Lothar Scholz Us fanboys still don’t like the 12”. It just sucks completely
Your face looks like you are being sarcastic every single second.
12:27 it will entail 17 iPhone SE 2 logic boards stacked on top of each other.
Brilliant insights
It was not a failure at all, it was an amazing laptop. I miss it a lot.
Its garbage
Excellent video
Watching this from first gen 2015 12" Macbook! It's still kicking and is my main laptop. Mostly for web browsing and watching youtube videos. Love the weight and design. Hoping ARM brings us another fanless Macbook soon.
Great vid buddy ! And you resemble Sheldon from The Big Bang theory ahaha!
I bought one in 2015 and it’s still my daily driver. Until about a couple months ago I have had good luck with the keyboard. I love this computer, it’s been around the world with me. I’m rather sad to replace it with an iPad Pro.
It's May 2021. I was on the road and finished this years taxes using TurboTax Premiere on a 2017, 12-inch Macbook. I don't think I would have been able to do that as efficiently and as 'elegantly' on any high-end iPad Pro. I also do light 1080p and 4K video editing of my kids home videos without a problem and also dabble in some Photoshop stuff. Also, this thing is a beast at Microsoft Word and Excel for when I have to turn in those overdue TPS reports. This was and still is an amazing tablet replacement and more.
I had purchased the 2017 MacBook 12 high end model with i7 16gb ram and 512 ssd. I loved the form factor and was even fine with 1 thunderbolt. But the performance just wasn’t there. It can run super fast till about 5 minutes tops and would throttle and temps stayed at 100 degrees. So I had to return it but I love the compact form factor.
Still using mine in 2020. No issues and i love it. Pays my bills, sends and recieves my emails and browses the web. Get a grip Miani lighten up man not everyone is a power user.
My macbook 12" just lasted 2 years before it's logic board failed last March (stressful time!) Everything about my 12" mac worked really fine it was such a shame that it died on me so fast. My MBP 2012 still works until now and I have a new MBP 13" 2019 one now that I use for everyday work and other stuff. Informative video content thanks!
Luke, please do not forget that most of the people that use that laptop require extreme portability to work in really simple apps (word, excel etc.). I have used one for two years quite frequently and never had any problems aside from the keyboard (bc it was the first gen(have the 19 inch book pro and the keyboard is amazing))
The thing to remember is ARM chips started out in computers back in 1987, computers I used to program as part of my college education! An 8MHz ARM 2 could out perform every CPU available at that time in the same computer price ranges (£800 to £1200 for the computers) so every 286, 386, 680x0 processor and was 32 bit from the start, no 8 or 16 bit iterations. The OS was a stable pre-emptive multitasking OS and had a dock before any other OS had.
The fact it has now migrated back to the desktop has brought the design full circle and as for the Mac Pro, server ARM silicon has been out performing Xeon processors for a few years now, combine that technology with A series innovations and the Mac Pro will reap the rewards alongside the iMac Pro.
Both inside and outside of Apple, ARM has come on leaps and bounds over the last 20 years and it’s about time it took its place as a mainstream CPU outside of mobile devices, just a shame that Windows RT was the first mass produced and pushed “computer” device to use ARM, which really did more harm than good
At work we’re running ARM Servers for our storage clusters. The CPUs are Cavium Thunder X2, a 32 Core 12 thread monster with 2TB Maximum supported RAM. That’s where I think it’s going for iMac and Mac Pro. (And that’s now an older CPU, I bet with new 5nm++ Apple can beat it handily