Reviewed: 2015 Apple MacBook

2015-06-19 • SEND FEEDBACK |
Related: 2015 MacBook Pro, laptop, MacBook, MacBook Pro, Photoshop, SSD, USB

B&H Photo loaned MPG the latest top-end MacBook with 1.3 GHz processor, 8GB memory, 512GB PCIe flash drive along with a USB-C to USB adapter (even better: Apple USB-C Digital AV Multiport Adapter and most users will want both).

12-inch MacBook (2015, gold)

My review of the 2015 MacBook is now published with multiple performance evaluations, mostly real-world assessments (stuff that I actually do daily):

• 2015 Apple MacBook: SSD / Flash Drive vs 2015 MacBook Pro Retina
• 2015 Apple MacBook: IntegrityChecker Verify Hashes
• 2015 Apple MacBook: Photoshop Benchmarks
• 2015 Apple MacBook: Real-World Photoshop Work

These tests add a perspective by including the 2015 MacBook Pro Retina.

...In general, the 2015 MacBook is a fine performer in the context of its turtle-slow clock speed of 1.3 GHz—underpowered but runs like a champ given the “engine” that it has to work with.

SSD / flash drive speed shown below; see all the review pages for details and more.

SSD/Flash drive performance: 2015 MacBook 512GB vs 2015 MacBook Pro Retina 1TB