MacBook (Retina)
| MacBook | |
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MacBook in gold |
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| developer | Apple |
| Sales start | March 9, 2015 |
| predecessor | MacBook Air 11 ″ |
| Connected |
MacBook Air , MacBook Pro |
| Technical specifications | |
| System-on-a-chip | Intel |
| Mass storage | 256 to 512 GB |
| processor | 2 cores |
| random access memory | 8 to 16 GB |
| Digital camera | 480p |
| Current operating system | macOS Catalina 10.15 |
| Connectivity | |
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Radio links |
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connections |
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| battery pack | |
| Type | Lithium polymer |
| measures and weight | |
| Dimensions (H × W × D) | 3.5-13.1 mm x 285 mm x 196.5 mm |
| Weight | 0.92 kg |
| Website | |
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The MacBook is a notebook from the US company Apple , which was presented on March 9, 2015. It differs significantly from the first MacBook series , which was offered as an entry-level model from 2006 to 2012. The "Retina" MacBooks, on the other hand, are particularly compact and light and can be seen as the successor to the MacBook Air with an 11 "screen.
The MacBook introduced new design elements that later in other series such as the MacBook Pro of the fourth generation and the MacBook Air the third were taken over generation. The changes included a new keyboard construction (“butterfly”) for a thinner construction, the use of USB-C as the only interface and the elimination of the illuminated polycarbonate logo, which was replaced by a polished metal logo. A pressure-sensitive touchpad (Force Touch with Taptic Engine ) was also introduced. Other visual changes were an aluminum hinge cover and the model name on a black band below the screen.
The MacBook was the first aluminum notebook from Apple to be available in different colors. In addition to the previous aluminum-silver, the device was available in gold and "space gray", later models partly also in rose gold.
Production was discontinued in 2019 without a direct successor.
Specifications
The MacBook has a 12-inch Retina screen with a resolution of 2304 × 1440 pixels and has a single USB Type C port (for data transfer and for charging the device) and a jack plug connection for headphones as the only ports.
In all models, energy-saving processors were used that were operated without fans. As a result, the original models had a lower performance than the MacBook Air models from 2015. Only the models from 2017 were more powerful. Processor, RAM and SSD are firmly soldered to the motherboard and cannot be upgraded later.
Side view
USB-C connector and cable
packaging
Space gray version on a MacBook Air 11 ″
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Innovations in early 2016
During the facelift at the beginning of 2016, the processors were essentially updated. Skylake processors are now used instead of Broadwell processors. Furthermore, the main memory is now accessed at 1866 MHz instead of 1600 MHz. The write speed of the SSD has also been increased by up to 90%. The rose gold case color was also introduced.
Innovations 2017
The MacBook got a facelift for WWDC 2017. The processors of the Kaby Lake architecture are replacing those from the previous year, whereby Intel is now staggering these in m3, i5 and i7 instead of m3, m5 and m7. For the first time there was an option with 16 GB of RAM. The keyboard is based on the improved second-generation butterfly mechanism. The SSDs used are 50% faster compared to their predecessor. Overall, the system performance has been significantly increased compared to the previous models.
Innovations 2018
With the introduction of the third generation MacBook Air in October 2018, the colors of the MacBook were also adjusted. The color rose gold has been deleted. Instead, the color “gold” is now a little warmer. This new gold color was already known from the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus and the 6th generation iPad .
On July 9, 2019, the sale of the MacBook was stopped. Since the MacBook Air Retina was reduced by 100 € that day as part of a facelift, it costs 1499 € with 256 GB of memory, which is as much as the MacBook Retina with the same memory. The MacBook Air offers newer processors, Touch ID , the Apple T2 coprocessor, and True Tone for the same price .
Model overview
Legend: Production stopped - currently
| platform | Intel Core M | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| generation | Broadwell | Skylake | Kaby Lake |
| model | MacBook (early 2015) |
MacBook (early 2016) a |
MacBook (2017) a |
| Model identification | MacBook8.1 | MacBook 9.1 | MacBook 10.1 |
| Publication date | March 9, 2015 | April 19, 2016 | 5th June 2017 |
| screen | 12 ″ screen with LED backlighting with IPS technology, 2304 × 1440 pixel resolution at a density of 226 pixels per inch, 16:10 aspect ratio | ||
| graphic | Intel HD Graphics 5300 | Intel HD Graphics 515 | Intel HD Graphics 615 |
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Hard disk , on PCIe-based flash memory |
256 GB or 512 GB | ||
| processor |
Broadwell 2 cores Intel Core M-5Y31 with 1.1 - 2.4 GHz or Intel Core M-5Y51 with 1.2… 2.6 GHz Optional: Intel Core M-5Y71 with 1.3… 2.9 GHz |
Skylake 2 cores Intel Core m3-6Y30 with 1.1 - 2.2 GHz or Intel Core m5-6Y54 with 1.2… 2.6 GHz Optional: Intel Core m7-6Y75 with 1.3… 3.1 GHz |
Kaby Lake 2 cores Intel Core m3-7Y32 with 1.2 - 3.0 GHz and 4 MB L3 cache or Intel Core i5-7Y54 with 1.3 ... 3.2 GHz Optional: Intel Core i7-7Y75 with 1.4 ... 3.6 GHz |
| random access memory | 8 GB 1600 MHz LPDDR3 | 8 GB 1866 MHz LPDDR3 | 8 GB 1866 MHz LPDDR3, optional 16 GB RAM |
| Radio links | Wi-Fi 5 | ||
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 | ||
| connections | 1 × USB -C 3.1, 1st generation (5 Gbit / s) 1 × 3.5 mm for headphones |
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| Rechargeable battery ( lithium polymer ) | 39.7 Wh | 41.4 Wh | |
| permanently installed (glued) | |||
| Current operating system | macOS Catalina 10.15 | ||
| Weight | 920 g | ||
| Dimensions (H × W × L) | 3.5 ... 13.1 mm × 285 mm × 196.5 mm | ||
Web links
- AnandTech: The 2015 MacBook Review (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Retina MacBook Q&A on everymac.com, accessed July 14, 2019.
- ↑ a b 12 inch Macbook, Core m3 from 2017 in the test on macwelt.de, accessed on July 14, 2019.
- ↑ Details about the new MacBook: benchmarks, battery, software update. MacGadget, April 20, 2016; accessed January 11, 2018 .
- ↑ MacBook: Technical Specifications. From Apple.com. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
- ↑ Michael Potuck: Apple stops selling 12-inch MacBook and previous generation MacBook Air. In: 9to5Mac. July 9, 2019, Retrieved July 9, 2019 (American English).
- ↑ MacBook (Retina, 12-inch, Early 2015) Specifications. From Support.Apple.com, accessed January 11, 2019.
- ↑ MacBook (Retina, 12-inch, Early 2016) - Technical Specifications. From Support.Apple.com, accessed January 11, 2019.
- ↑ MacBook: Technical Specifications. From Apple.com. Retrieved January 11, 2019.