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Never had an issue with either of these things on my 12”! I also have an 11” iPad Pro with the Magic Keyboard.

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Makes me wonder how Apple was able to accomplish this in a fanless/passively cooled device when I’m seeing folks complain that even the base model dual core i3 2020 Air, that DOES have a fan, sometimes hits high temperatures and gets uncomfortably warm/hot even from just streaming 1080p movies or using Chrome. Even though the i7 in my Macbook is a dual core and not a quad core like the i5 in the mid tier 2020 Air, it’s plenty powerful and hasn’t ever gotten hot or overheated. Was debating on “upgrading” to the midlevel i5 2020 Air, but after reading about so many folks having issues with the fan constantly going, overheating, etc, I decided to keep my 12” Macbook. Such a shame that Apple killed it but hoping it gets resurrected in a few years with an ARM processor. The 12” MacBook is, IMHO, the perfect size and it’s a design beauty. However, it also has a fan, which can annoy some people, and it's of course not as compact as the 12' MacBook.īTW, here is my benchmark thread on the 2017 MacBooks: It is lighter and sleeker than the MacBook Pro, and has 2 Thunderbolt 3 ports. The other option is the 2020 MacBook Air. I'd say the 2015 Core m3 can sometimes feel a bit slow, but even the 2017 Core m3 feels decently peppy. Performance on the 2017 models is significantly higher than the previous models. Core m3 is fine, but Core i5 gives you more storage. If the above is OK with you, I'd recommend you buy only the 2017 model. For me it's manageable, but for others it can be a continual annoyance. You have the choice between 4K 60 Hz and USB 2 at the same time or else 4K 30 Hz and USB 3 at the same time. The other problem is that is not Thunderbolt 3, so you can't run 4K 60 Hz and USB 3 at the same time through a hub. The problem with this is if say you want to give a presentation, you can't plug it into power, unless you have a specific dongle that has a power pass-through. It just has a headphone jack and a single USB-C port. The one main drawback of the 12' MacBook is the lack of ports. It seems the keyboard is quite susceptible to crumbs and such so YMMV. Mine is still fine after 3 years, but I baby it, and never eat around it. As for the keyboard reliability, if you get it from Apple, they provide a 4 year warranty on it. The feel of the keyboard is OK, and better than the 2015-2016 models, but not as good as the MacBook Pro. It is definitely not underpowered for the work you describe.

I have the 2017 12' MacBook with 16 GB RAM, Core m3-7Y32, and 256 GB storage. The refurb i5 MacBook is around £1300, while the Air is £999! The main idea is to keep my school work separate from my personal stuff, while being lightweight and tiny.įinally, is it really that underpowered? I will be using it for typing word documents and creating Keynote presentations (and possibly presenting from it). I also do not want a new Pro as this one is serving me really well for my other 'at the desk' work. I already have a 2014 13.3 inch MacBook Pro, so going for something like the MacBook Air is not something I want to do, since its basically the same screen size, and I want something very light and the thinnest one there is. Is it really an issue? How likely is it to affect me in my daily usage? My problem is with the issues that the MacBook had - i.e the keyboard. Both of them are selling the June 2017 variant. I am happy to buy it refurbished from Apple, or from Amazon (I've seen them as 'new' on there?). I really love the small size of the 12' MacBook, and I would really love something like that for work (I am a teacher) to be able to carry it around, while looking elegant at the same time.

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