The new ultra-thin Apple MacBook

Apple isn't just all about showing off their fancy new Smartwatch, they also unveiled their brand new MacBook that has practically no bezel at all and it even comes in gold! It’s the lightest MacBook to date, and it’s even thinner than the smallest MacBook air, cool right?

The new MacBook weighs just less than 1kg, and it measures 13.1mm at its thickest point. So, its 24% thinner than the MacBook Air, and even with its ultra-thin and tiny design, there’s still a full size keyboard that’s been re-designed. To top things off, it has a single port for basically everything – the USB-C connector can supply power, connect to USB devices as well as extend to a separate display! Plus it still has a headphone jack too.

The 12-inch screen sports a Retina display with 2304 x 1440 pixels, and it’s the thinnest display that Apple has crafted. With plenty of pixels and energy efficient tech packed in, it’s the Apple’s best screen so far!

The trackpad has also been given a full make-over; it’s now called the Force Touch trackpad and packs in sensors to measure the feedback of your presses.

The new re-designed keyboard is full-sized, only 40% thinner, with 17% wider keys that don’t flex or give when tapped on the sides or corners. The typing experience takes some getting used to at first, it feels flatter and less tactile, but the wider keys mean your fingers are just as likely to find the right key.

When you first catch a glimpse of the new MacBook, which comes in gold and space grey as well as the traditional MacBook silver, it’s simply stunning! Yes, the MacBook Air was great in the looks department, but the 2015 MacBook is just so much better.

So, Apple finally brought the Retina Display to the MacBook and it isn't a surprise. And on first impressions, the MacBook makes a pretty strong argument that it was worth the wait.

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Written By: Christine Romans
CopyWriter at The Computer Guyz Cape Town