Opinion: Why Apple was right not to refresh the 12-inch MacBook

By Kane Fulton

As the curtain closed on Apple’s iPhone SE (or is that iPad Pro 9.7?) event, I felt a pang of indifference at the lack of an updated 12-inch MacBook. I won’t have been the only one.

In fact, except for a new iPod, I can’t think of an Apple product refresh that would draw such a collective shrug from the cash-splashing masses.

It sounds like I’m bashing the 12-inch MacBook, but I’m not. It’s a great little machine that serves its purpose well, and I would argue that it’s now a more practical option than when it launched one year ago.

The truth is, everyone is waiting for updated MacBook Air and Pro models. The Air’s outdated display is in desperate need of turning Retina, and the Pro’s lack of a Skylake processor renders its name more ironic by the day.

Switching off

If you own a MacBook Air or a MacBook Pro, you’re probably not interested in switching to the 12-inch MacBook, updated or not.

That’s understandable: it’s powered by an Intel Core M processor that in many cases will be weaker than the one in your current machine. Its keyboard travel is controversially shallow and the inconveniences of its …read more

Source:: techradar.com – Computing Components