M5 MacBook Air Review: Not just more of the same–the same, but more(sixcolors.com)
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M5 MacBook Air Review: Not just more of the same–the same, but more
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Oh wow: it was more expensive than MacBook Air
Yeah, that iteration of the MacBook was more an executive toy notebook, and it wasn’t a particularly great computer either introducing to the world Intel’s Core i3 line, the now infamous butterfly keyboards, and USB-C. That last one worked out, but there was only the one port plus a headphone jack.
The people who had it loved it
Had one, loved it. Though it wasn't my only mac laptop. I used it for traveling and it was great. I had that thing for many years and eventually sold it to a friend. They used it for a couple of years after I sold it to them. I've always been able to get a ton of life out of Apple machines.
Sure. Small thin notebook you can throw in a bag or a purse and it’s a tank? What’s not to love? It was still technically a bad computer and the butterfly keyboards did become a significant issue, mind it it them harder where it really mattered with the MacBook Pro line since they sold a lot more of those.
The SSD speed increase seems to be the most interesting enhancement.
I remember everyone wondering how they got faster inference speeds, and everyone was so focused on the memory throughput, but after simmering on it for a bit, I am left wondering if the SSD speed plays a part in that speed up they noticed. Then again could also be the specific model as well.
Wasn’t the 12-inch MacBook (2015-2017) exactly that? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/12-inch_MacBook