Farewell to the 12-inch MacBook
Apple has finally canceled the 12-inch MacBook. Although I now use an iPad Pro as my main computing device, I was still sorry to hear about the demise of the 12-inch MacBook.
For a long time I’d considered buying the 12-inch MacBook, but I held off because of the keyboard problems reported by so many users. I just didn’t want to deal with potentially getting stuck with a bad keyboard, and then having to return it multiple times.
But I really did like the look, feel and weight of the 12-inch MacBook. It would have been the perfect Mac laptop for me had I decided to pull the trigger on one.
I suspect for many people the iPad Pro will fill the gap left by the removal of the 12-inch MacBook. It is also possible that Apple might resurrect the 12-inch MacBook as an ARM-based system later on. I have doubts about that, but stranger things have happened.
Anyway, goodbye to a very cool laptop that never really got the respect it deserved.
If you are still intent on getting one, you can buy the 12-in…
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