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Ask HN: What's your experience with the new macbook?

47 点作者 nyddle大约 10 年前
I'm about to buy the new 12 inch macbook, primarily for webdev work while traveling. Would be interested in any experiences with this device.

17 条评论

cvburgess大约 10 年前
I recently purchased one for the same thing: web dev, travel, and iOS development too. I had a 2014 MacBook Pro Retina that was stolen and decided to &quot;downgrade&quot; for the replacement. I&#x27;m honestly really happily surprised with the little silver box. Its paper thin, the keyboard is really nice after you get used to it (takes a few days). The battery lasts seemingly forever and it runs <i>really</i> smoothly.<p>Compared to my MBPR it feels just as fast if not occasionally faster. However, streaming video to the TV over airplay hasn&#x27;t been as nice. If you do video heavy things like gaming or video production, its not for you. But as a programmer, I&#x27;m really, really happy.<p>Note: I would recommend the 1.2 GHz configuration or the 1.3 - I have the 1.2 and a lot the the reviews are saying that there is a noticeable difference between the 1.1 and 1.2 in terms of computing power.<p>Edit: fixed spelling and grammar.
Cacti大约 10 年前
It&#x27;s great. Keyboard and trackpad work surprisingly well (and is highly underrated... other manufacturers are going to have a really hard time getting this right on devices this thin... use one in a store if you haven&#x27;t). Screen is great. Battery life is as expected. Size is obviously incredible. CPU performance is as expected (1.1) or slightly above (1.3, which is the one I have, is actually fairly fast). It&#x27;s a superb machine.<p>As far as actual use, well that depends on who is using it. The role that this laptop fits really well IMO is use as a secondary device for consistently mid-level computing tasks (with some burst activity) in an environment where mobility is important. &quot;webdev work while traveling&quot; is exactly this role so as long as you are OK with the form factor then you will like this laptop. If the form factor is an issue, you should consider the Air. If power is an issue, you should consider the Pro. If price is an issue, look at other manufacturers (new Surface and new XPS are both great machines, for example, though neither are really that cheap).<p>The reviews on this device have been mixed but I think a lot of reviews are acting on the premise that it&#x27;s a one-stop machine, but it&#x27;s not. It&#x27;s not perfect. It&#x27;s a bit pricey. You aren&#x27;t going to be running a new game at max settings on it. The one port thing is odd and you will need to wait for the adapter market to catch up for some of this oddness&#x2F;clumsiness to disappear. 8 gig ram isn&#x27;t quite enough if you are expecting to be running big VMs on it a lot. The CPU is relatively underpowered (though, honestly, I think this is overrated and the 1.3 in particular is quite good... even with the 1.1 you will likely never even notice).<p>For me, this device is replacing a 13&quot; 2011 Air and so far I consider it to be superior in just about every way and my experience has been great. If I need to sit down and do some &quot;serious&quot; computing for a decent stretch of time (new game at max settings for a couple hours, large data crunching, long programming stretch where I really need a desk and several monitors) then, well, that&#x27;s what my desktop is for (or a powerful, bulky, docked laptop which amounts to the same thing).<p>In other words, what you are buying when you buy this machine over something else is this: the keyboard, the trackpad, the screen, the efficiency of the CPU, the battery form factor, the fanless design, and the entire form factor to bring this all together in such a tiny laptop. In return, the tradeoff is slightly less RAM, slightly less CPU power, and a lack of extension ports.
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apricot13大约 10 年前
Never buy first generation apple anything and never be the first to upgrade software! (so many grey screens of death!)<p>As soon as the second generation of macbooks is out I will be upgrading!
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slamus大约 10 年前
I advise you to wait for the 2d generation. Like the first iteration of the Macbook Air, it looks beautiful but terribly lacks functionnality (one port only &amp; a weak processor being the most problematic things yet). My advice: Buy a 13-Inch Pro Retina if you absolutely want the Retina Experience. Otherwise, go buy an Air.
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spotman大约 10 年前
It&#x27;s a great machine. Very happy with my purchase.<p>it really depends on your needs though. I use it as my portable machine and it goes wherever I go when I&#x27;m on the go, which I previously had an 11 inch air for. Coming from that it&#x27;s an enormous upgrade.<p>The battery lasted me 7 hours yesterday of constant use, and the screen is the best screen of any laptop I have personally used. it&#x27;s not really a widescreen anymore which helps with my terminal experience greatly.<p>My normal workload includes 50% terminal.app, 30% Xcode and the rest is split up between instant messaging and emailing. so I don&#x27;t desire or need to run things like video editing or VMware. I use an iMac for that stuff, infrequently.<p>so for an OS X based machine that is ultra portable and runs terminal well, I&#x27;m not sure why you would be better off waiting. it&#x27;s a great product.
bischofs大约 10 年前
I used one for a week and kind of had the same problems I had with other tiny laptops...it is nice that is so portable but unless you use it really close to your face you have to hunch over in any other position then on a desk right next to your face. I found myself constantly having to straighten my posture when I was doing any sort of work on it for longer than 20 minutes - and when you do you inevitably start to hunch again as the screen is just too small. I would say this is really just for rich people who want to carry around a fancy email machine rather than someone who uses it for work.
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bdon大约 10 年前
Can anyone with this machine comment on their experience charging it with a standard smartphone&#x2F;tablet battery pack through USB-C?<p>If this actually works, it&#x27;s a pretty killer feature over the MBA&#x2F;Pro.
ebbv大约 10 年前
I have to echo the other commenters advising against buying the first generation of the 12&quot; rMB. There&#x27;s a lot of short comings that will certainly be addressed in a second generation model within a year.<p>Right now the 13&quot; rMBP seems like the better purchase in every way right now. I wouldn&#x27;t buy a current MBA either as they are really showing their age. Their screen is the worst in Apple&#x27;s line up by a long shot.
ghshephard大约 10 年前
39 responses so far, and so far only two people with experience - but lots of opinions. :-)<p>I would love, also, to hear from people who have been using it. Thinking about purchasing it for my personal system to go along with my work computer which I travel with, so I can keep email, photos, all personal stuff off the corporate system. Portability is key - would love to know if anyone is using it in that fashion.
johladam大约 10 年前
I agree with everyone here. On a side note, I&#x27;ve just purchased a Lenovo ThinkPad T450s, had them throw an i7, 8 GB of RAM, and an SSD in it an it&#x27;s a great machine. I&#x27;m running Ubuntu on it right now, it seems to have pretty good support, though the keyboard backlight is a bit finicky.
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danso大约 10 年前
In addition to the OP&#x27;s question, if you are moving from an Air to the Macbook, I would especially love to hear direct comparisons. I was very tempted to get the new Macbook, but couldn&#x27;t justify it given that the 13-inch Air was substantially faster and not much heavier&#x2F;thicker...and the Retina screen isn&#x27;t a huge deal to me for on-the-road work.<p>I ultimately didn&#x27;t buy anything because I already have a 15-in Retina pro, and on further reflection, it didn&#x27;t seem that much thicker than the Air...so I just replaced my stolen iPad instead.
rickyc091大约 10 年前
It really depends on what your web dev work looks like. It&#x27;s a sleek computer, but the specs are pretty weak for development if you need to run vagrant, a database, a server, etc. The computer specs are similar to a 2012 MBA. The keyboard will take a bit getting use to as it doesn&#x27;t have the same tactile feel. Accuracy will probably drastically drop. Having a single port isn&#x27;t horrible, but it&#x27;s sure annoying when I need to charge my phone.
blisterpeanuts大约 10 年前
I bought a Macbook Air 13&quot; about six months ago and it&#x27;s been great. But I especially like the SD slot and multiple USB ports (which I need for my work -- android and iOS app development), and of course the 9 hour battery. This new Macbook seems like a downgrade. Seriously, why didn&#x27;t they build on the Air instead of what looks like chopping out features to achieve an impractical thinness?
unme009大约 10 年前
watch the new tested podcast. their advice: do not buy a macbook this iteration.
biafra大约 10 年前
I am very happy with my 11&quot; MBA. Except I could use a larger screen and a higher screen resolution. I wonder if the 12&quot; is noticeable slower than the (1.7GHz i7) 11&quot; MBA.
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thecolorblue大约 10 年前
I would like to know how the new macbook compares to the new chromebook pixel. At first glance, the specs look similar but the pixel has more ports, which I think I would like.
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payamrastogi大约 10 年前
my experience so far : <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;WhenAppleBites&#x2F;iBugs&#x2F;issues&#x2F;1" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;WhenAppleBites&#x2F;iBugs&#x2F;issues&#x2F;1</a>