Apple MacBook
Apple MacBook in Gold
Apple is emphasizing wireless connectivity enabled by 802.11ac WiFi and Bluetooth 4 rather than wired connections.
Apple MacBook in Gold
Apple presented a bold redesign of its MacBook on
Monday, based on the conviction that users value portability more than
they do the line of connectors typically found along the edge of
laptops.
The new MacBook, which will go on sale
in April, is the company's thinnest and lightest yet and is the
combination of cutting-edge components from Apple's partners.
It
has just two connectors, but they do multiple duty. Based on the new
USB C standard, each port can be used to connect power supply, HDMI,
DisplayPort, VGA and USB devices.
That might
initially put off potential customers, but Apple's MacBook Air designs
have often challenged users to accept what they aren't accustomed to in
return for a lighter, thinner machine. Apple was among the first to dump
the optical disc drive, Ethernet ports are gone and there are only a
couple of USB ports in other of its light laptops. Apple has also
embraced flash memory-based SSDs instead of hard-disk drives to further
cut power consumption.
Apple is emphasizing wireless connectivity enabled by 802.11ac WiFi and Bluetooth 4 rather than wired connections.
To
get the laptop thinner -- it's 13.1 millimeters at its thickest point,
24 percent thinner than the MacBook Air -- Apple looked to redesign many
of the internal components.
There's a new
keyboard that's a third thinner, a new touchpad and at the heart of the
machine, the main circuit board has been cut in size by two thirds. A
large part of that reduction came when Apple removed the fan that's used
in other laptops to keep the processor cool.
The
new MacBook doesn't have a fan, which means the computer runs silently,
but the heat from the processor still needs to go somewhere. Apple
didn't explain its new cooling mechanism, but the all-metal body of the
laptop might be a clue.
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