On Monday, Spring Forward event at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, Apple introduced a new generation of laptops. 12-inch MacBook got a radical new design and passive cooling system.
The new MacBook is 24% thinner than the MacBook Air, the laptop does not exceed the thickness of 13.1 mm. It is based on 14-nanometer processor generation Intel Broadwell and become much thinner and lighter than its predecessor, receiving display with higher resolution 2304x1440 pixels. Apple is positioning novelty as an intermediate model between the 11- and 13-inch versions. It is significantly less than the current 13-inch version and a bit for 11-inch model at the expense of the display "from end to end".
The changes affected the touchpad of the laptop - a MacBook determine the strength he pressed. The technology is called Force Touch. Lost touch surface mechanical keys and began to support new gestures.
12-inch MacBook received the lowest number of ports among all submitted laptops Apple.On his right side is a standard headphone jack and two microphones, one of which is designed for noise reduction, and on the left side - one port USB Type-C. Apple has decided to abandon the standard ports USB, SD card slot and even Thunderbolt and MagSafe a new laptop.
MacBook is available in three colors - silver, gold and Space Gray. The battery life of the computer in the Web-surfing is 9 hours watching video - 10 hours.
12-inch MacBook will go on sale on Friday, April 10. Model with a dual-core processor Intel Core M processor with a clock frequency of 1.1 GHz, 8 GB of memory, flash drive to 256 GB and the graphics processor Intel HD Graphics 5300 will be available in Russia at the price from $ 1299. MacBook with a dual-core processor Intel Core M processor with a clock frequency of 1.2 GHz, 8 GB of memory, flash drive 512 GB and a graphics processor Intel HD Graphics 5300 would cost $ 1599.
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