Ten questions about the new 12-inch MacBook Apple Computer

▌1. What's the volume?

Comparing it to a 13-inch MacBook Air notebook, you can see that it is one-third smaller than the latter, and that its measurements is 285x195x13.1 millimeter, even if compared to the 11-inch MacBook Air, it's not downwind. The fuselage is only 0.92 kg, less than two kg, placed in the lady's bag is almost equal to a magazine, no burden.

▌2. How's the screen?

Look, the 12-inch new MacBook doesn't have the metal thick side of the MacBook Air, as if a MacBook Pro shrinks.

2804x1440 pixels on a 12-inch screen, pixel density reached 226ppi, color display bright and fine, and MacBook Pro reached a level, the senses are currently not comparable to the MacBook Air.

▌3. Does the keyboard feel good?

Because of the thin, 12-inch new MacBook keyboard cap under the stent, the use of a "butterfly keyboard" structure, and the existing X-type (commonly known as scissors feet), this structure is a V-shaped distribution, can support a larger keyboard cap. So each of the 12-inch new MacBook looks big, even bigger than the MacBook Pro, the gap between the keyboards is smaller and the metal fuselage is basically flat, but the characters are concave and not easily pressed incorrectly.

But because of its lightness, its key path has become shorter, accustomed to the needs of Apple's other keyboards. If the analogy, it feels as if from the ThinkPad X200 to X230.

In addition, although frivolous, but the Apple did not remove the keyboard lights, each word has a separate LED light lighting, and brightness can be adjusted.

▌4. interface just one?

On the left side of the fuselage is a usb-c interface, a 3.5 mm headphone port on the right, a point that has to be compromised in order to be frivolous. And the Usb-c interface is not universal with the existing common USB interface.

This interface is usually a charging port, if you need to insert a U disk, you have to buy a usb-c switch to the ordinary USB switch, retail price of 138 yuan, there are usb-c to normal usb+ standard hdmi+usb-c triple Converter, and usb-c to ordinary usb+vga+ Usb-c three-way converter, the back two can be charged side with the USB interface and connect other screens, the price is 588 yuan.

The change is radical, but it's not the first time Apple has done this, and they've been complaining for a long time that they've discarded the optical drive on a generation of MacBook Air and have only one USB port. Now it's just history repeating itself.

But because it is usb-c charging, Apple notebook on the iconic MagSafe magnetic suction plug is not, a little regret.

▌5. What are the accessories?

In addition to the mainframe, standard is a 29W power power Plug and a usb-c line, power and line separation design, the insertion time is not the opposite, such as the design of mobile phones.

▌6. How about electricity?

The official announced Internet browsing for 9 hours, and 10 hours of itunes video viewing. Because of the time, the scene can not be tested, but given the previous several MacBook's nominal and actual use time is basically consistent, it is speculated that the new MacBook should not be a problem during the day. Of course, the installation of Windows virtual machine is not accurate.

▌7. is the touch panel good?

Apple redesigned the trackpad for the 12-inch new MacBook, official name is Force Touch, the area is larger, and in order to thin, abandoned the original mechanical structure, the new trackpad four corner sensors, in the touch panel settings, we can set three different levels of strength, in line with the user's own habits.

This technology seems to come to mobile phone products, is Apple's different product line technology integration. But the experience is basically consistent with the previous trackpad.

▌8, is there really no fan?

Yes, because the Intel Core M processor is used, the computer has a low fever, and its metal casing is thermally conductive and does not require a fan.

After the meeting alone time, Apple related people, if you use it in a very hot environment, before the processor overheating will be alerted. We guess it should not hold web flash play or run a virtual machine. So the habit of Mac upload Windows system students can forget the basic.

▌9, do you have upgrade space?

Almost no, unless later usb-c have new accessories coming out.

We've seen 12-inch new MacBook motherboards, about an iphone 5s size, which integrates core processors, 256GB flash chips, 8GB of memory, and WiFi and Bluetooth modules, which is all, surprisingly small.

This is the most integrated computer motherboard (and probably the world's most integrated) at the moment, and it is clear that this space is unlikely to allow the average user to expand on their own.

▌10. What kind of person is suitable?

Because it is not scalable, so buy before you must think of their needs, the current 9288 yuan and 11288 RMB two of the inside from all 8GB, storage space is different, 256GB and 512, the other CPU frequency, the former 1.1GHz (Rui-frequency acceleration technology can reach 2.4GHz) , the latter 1.2GHz (Rui-frequency acceleration up to 2.6GHz).

At the conference site, many media peers agree that this is a dedicated journalist products, exquisite screen, extremely portable size, 0.92 kg of weight, 9-hour endurance is undoubtedly out of office tool. Tyrants and deep air ash are very alternative color.

If you have a similar demand, the new MacBook is a good choice, and as for the configuration, we think 9288 is enough.

At the same price segment, today just upgraded 13-inch Retina screen MacBook Pro is also a good choice, it also joined the Force Touch trackpad, but this price storage space only 128GB, the processor although the high frequency but the model is older.

▌ Summary:

The 12-inch new MacBook is a whole new product that can be carried around like an ipad, with a keyboard that acts as a production tool. Apple blends its multiple product-line technologies.

It is the rival of Microsoft Surface, two products are located in the "Light Office" "Easy to carry" These categories, surface has a touch screen, removable keyboard, as well as Chinese users more accustomed to the system; the 12-inch new MacBook screen is more delicate, the keyboard feels better and lasts longer, winning over Apple OS X system plus hardware overall experience.

Compare Mac Other product lines, if you need a 11-inch MacBook Air so lightweight, and MacBook Pro so good screen Mac computer, it is currently the only option.