Was The 12 inch MacBook Really THAT Bad?

The most compact and lightest Apple laptop isn't the MacBook Air, it's the 2015 MacBook that lead the way in how thin and light it was, and how much less volume it took up compared to other MacBooks at the time. However, you can't buy the lightest MacBook anymore as it was discontinued last year in 2019, but why was this ambitious thin and light laptop with no cooling fan canceled, and could it be making a comeback soon?

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[GregsGadgets]

What do you think of the 2015 12 inch MacBook?

[Scofaa]

this needs to have a comeback with the m1 chips

[mikepr]

"They laughed at me back then, now I bathe in their blood!"

2020 ARM MacBook

[txkingg]

This MacBook will come back with arm, it was ahead of its time, intel couldn’t keep up

[estreproductions]

You can buy it in the Apple certified refurbished section

[legostarwarsrulez]

I’ve got a 2017 m3 12” MacBook. Still runs great and does everything I need a laptop to do! I’ve got a desktop to do heavy work. My only complaint is the webcam. Even a 720p webcam would make this probably one of the best laptops ever made, in my opinion.

[gabrieltblack]

Future Greg needs to travel through time and visit more often 😂😂😂

[pxnkda]

I was in the market to buy a refurbished 12-inch MacBook to use a lite-use, travel, laptop for simple tasks instead of carrying around my Pro. I saw SO many negative reviews on YouTube and almost didn't buy it because of that. I am glad I took a chance and bought a good condition one on eBay for a low price. I don't understand what all the hate is? I mean, it's a no-brainer that this laptop is not meant to be a monster laptop so I get why so many reviewers give it such a bad rating. Of course they wouldn't use this for content creating. I wish there were more reviews from ordinary people. People who don't need endless ports, don't want to connect to monitors, don't need to use a webcam. It would have been great watching a review from someone who gets that people literally just want a basic, beautiful, thin, and portable computer to watch movies in, check email and do some shopping. Simplicity at its finest. I am loving this laptop. Glad I took a chance at it.

[thabitpulak]

That terminator cameo had me in stitches. Been following you for a while, and I’ve always been a fan, but now you’re easily among my favorite 😂 Your videos have gotten funnier and more insightful - keep it up!

[jimstrasen]

I was just about to sell mine. Now I have decided to keep after watching future Greg. It is so light.

[dangdieuuyen]

I truly appreciate your video of this 12 inch macbook in 2020. I've been using the 2016 macbook for 1 year and still really happy with it, light, elegant and competent. I'm actually searching to see if editing video on this tiny mac is possible and your video (with a non relating title) help me out wonderfully. Thanks!

[vivianleenet]

I LOVED my 12 inch Macbook. After working on a clunky 2010 Macbook Pro for 5 years, the 12-inch Macbook was downright sexy and genuinely fun to use. I actually liked the 2nd gen butterfly keyboard a lot (the sound the keys make are so ASMRish), and never had a problem with performance. I ended up selling it to get a Pro since I needed to do more graphic design, which is not fun on a 12" device, but I do miss it a lot.

[somegifted]

I love the edge to edge keyboard just looks great imo

[Dominik-bass]

I bought a 1.3 GHz 12” MacBook at the end of 2015. I liked the force touch trackpad and the retina display much more than the MacBook Air alternative. Even the butterfly keyboard was no problem for me... overall I think it was a great MacBook.

[skylake]

Yes i’d love to see a 2020 Review of the 12” Macbok!

[alexeymezenin]

I sold my 2016 MBP and bought a 2017 MB 12. Still using it, loving it. I wish they would make a new MacBook 12 with lesser bezels with M1 onboard.

[EDLuke]

Still have and use my 2017 MAcBook. Absolutely love it. Got it for Uni and was an absolute dream compared to carrying my 15” 2013 MBP around 👍🏼 RIP

[jfuthey]

I loved this MacBook. As soon as they announced Apple silicon I thought of this.

The weak point was definitely the intel processor. Not just the slow benchmarks, but without a fan, it throttled under any load to about half its capacity.

[UKRenna]

I have one and have used it for fairly intensive tasks and it performs admirably. Far better than most gave it credit for.

[CDFman]

You know they got rid of the 12” MacBook because they gave use a iPad with a Magic/Smart Keyboard