Evostore, the authorised retail shop of Apple products in Nepal, has unveiled a new MacBook 12 inch, its lightest and thinnest MacBook ever. This 12-inch MacBook is Apple’s latest notebook, and sports an Intel Core M processor, a Retina display, USB-C, and a revamped Forced Touch trackpad. It is priced at Rs.1,55,000 here in Nepal.
FIRST IMPRESSION:
It measures 13.1mm in thickness, 24 percent thinner than the MacBook Air.
It weights just 923gms and feels so light as if you are carrying an ipad
It comes with just a single USB-type C for power and data.
The keyboard has been completely revamped with each keys having its own individual LED backlight.
It features a Force Touch trackpad that includes a second depth of clicking called a Force Click which can perform tasks that previously weren’t available at all.
The IPS screen is of high resolution of 2304 x 1440 pixel and the display look extremely sharp with vibrant color reproduction.
It uses low power Intel Core M processors with Intel HD Graphics 5300, 8GB of RAM and a 256 GB SSD. It has a fanless design with silent operation.
It offers all day battery life with up to nine hours of wireless web browsing and 10 hours of iTunes movie playback.
PROS:
Very thin & light weight
No noise because of Fanless design
Vivid and Bright Retina Display
Revamped Force Touch Trackpad
CONS:
It’s not for performing power-intensive tasks, although it can do a lot of low to mid-level jobs well.