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 New Apple MacBook 12-inch 2016 User Thread, Skylake processor and rose gold option

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remix2040
post May 11 2016, 10:52 PM

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QUOTE(westlife @ May 11 2016, 10:22 PM)
not interested, the built quality does not look nice plus no brand.
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Then you're missing out all the fun that's on kickstarter. Sad.
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post May 18 2016, 10:21 PM

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QUOTE(Lego Warfare @ May 18 2016, 02:47 PM)
I had before it ran into problems and after sending it to service center 3 times and still being unable to repair i had enough. Made Apple send me a brand new replacement and i sold it to get the SP4.
Still miss the OSX at times, and the classic rMBP looks. Who knows, maybe in the future i'll switch back hahah.

But as a photography enthusiast who travels a bit, the SP4 really ticks more boxes for now  smile.gif
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I used to treat my Macbook as a tablet instead of a laptop haha.
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post May 18 2016, 10:38 PM

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QUOTE(Lego Warfare @ May 18 2016, 10:29 PM)
Uhh... A tablet with no touchscreen?
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Yep. Barely used it. And only use it when I want to search something. It sits beside my bed most of the time.
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post Jun 7 2016, 12:01 PM

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QUOTE(TomWillis @ Jun 3 2016, 11:37 PM)
Is it a good idea to get this new macbook and a 21inch monitor for my home usage?

I'll need a laptop to carry around so iMac is out of the question...
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If you want native C to C, can try the new LG monitor. I can't remember how many inches and the model number as well. But it's plug and play. Just get the stock charging cable and plug it in from Laptop to Monitor. Also, the USB C port from the Monitor can charge your laptop at the same time.
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post Jul 11 2016, 10:22 AM

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QUOTE(khaishin @ Jul 10 2016, 07:51 PM)
I am still struggling among MacBook 2016, Macbook Air or Macbook Pro13".
Usually I do a bit of light video & photo editting, which I need to have Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, Premiere Pro in my laptop.

The weight of Macbook 2016 is really suitable for me to carry here and there. Is it suitable for me if I want to install Parallel in it and do some light editing work?

Thank you.
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What do you primarily edit? 1080p is fine. 1080p with rotor masking, gonna wait a while.

4K is possible. But scrubbing in 4K is a laggy. Render times, not so great. Depending on output codecs.

If you get the new MacBook, want to edit 4K, I suggest you buy an external SSD, Samsung T1, T2 or T3, all work fine. But T1 is the best bang for the buck, this is considering you have spare cash to get one.

MacBook Pro 13, you MUST at least get 256GB. Read and write speeds are double of the 128GB. Also you might need to get the SSD to edit 4K comfortably anyway.

Take your pick.
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post Jul 11 2016, 08:56 PM

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QUOTE(khaishin @ Jul 11 2016, 04:13 PM)
Thanks very much for your pieces of advice. How about Macbook Air?  I would like to install Windows parrallel within the mac, will the speed works fine on the new macbook?
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Useless haha. No retina screen
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post Jul 22 2016, 10:13 PM

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QUOTE(Stochastic @ Jul 19 2016, 10:29 PM)
Want to ask all sifus, if a brand new 2015 macbook 512GB sell at RM4059, can the difference offset the 2016 Macbook skylake processor & graphic improvement?

Planning to learn some basic photo and video editing if I buy Macbook (0 knowledge in editing).
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depend on what you want to edit. if you wanna edit, i suggest you buy one of thesecan edit 4k with no issues.

but normal 1080p can with no issues. but might be sluggish when you scrub through the timeline. In my time of having the '15 MacBook 256GB, editing was pretty alright for me. 4k was uneditable for me lol. My playback was only like 10 fps lol

I bought myself an editing SSD and now I dont even have to put up with shitty frames

also rendering times will be a lot longer on the '15 MacBook, this is due to the Core M processor.

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post Jul 24 2016, 11:44 PM

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QUOTE(INGfusion @ Jul 23 2016, 10:46 PM)
now than i know that magic mouse 2 have amazing battery life.
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but Jesus that price tag on that thing lol

Been keeping me up at night for a weeks, thinking if i should get it lol.

I have two rooms now, one is my man cave with all the right gear and the other is a social area.

Quite a hassle to move everything around just to set up comfortably.

i want to have two spaces to work on, man cave = pure work and casual gaming and social = casual work and communication

problem is i only have 1 mouse and 1 keyboard sad.gif

worth spending that much money on the MM2?
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post Jul 27 2016, 08:03 PM

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QUOTE(sookk @ Jul 27 2016, 03:01 PM)
Yup ... Acer H277HU ... bought it from Harvey Norman (on the first day it was released) ..

http://www.harveynorman.com.my/computers-a...white-gold.html

They are selling at RM 2299

The USB-C cable that comes with the monitor is simply HORRIBLE. So low quality ... very easy to spoil. Mine is already spoiled and Acer cannot even get a replacement for you because there is no stock available. I suggest you invest in some better quality USB-C to USB-C cable if you ever want to use this monitor.

Here, I use the Innergie USB-C to USB-C .... much much better than the Acer one.

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And the best thing is the other USB stuff I can connect to the monitor and it will be linked to my MacBook via the USB-C cable. So I extended the USB further with a J5Create USB-Hub.

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Beautiful setup you've got there. Aye at that TwelveSouth Bookarc. All Macbook users should get one of them as an essential item 😂
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post Aug 2 2016, 01:29 AM

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QUOTE(loon1983 @ Jul 28 2016, 12:10 AM)
anyone wanna swap 2015 macbook with macbook pro?
https://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopic=4015050
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Your best price? I want a backup laptop
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post Aug 25 2016, 04:40 PM

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QUOTE(vvwowvv @ Aug 25 2016, 03:32 PM)
anyone had experience  using parallels desktop virtualization with macbook 2015 or 2016?
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It's sufficient on the 15 but I ran into some issues tho.
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post Aug 25 2016, 06:19 PM

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QUOTE(vvwowvv @ Aug 25 2016, 04:47 PM)
mine to share the issue  biggrin.gif
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Latency issues. And slow to respond. Could be either processor bottleneck or just not enough RAM.
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post Sep 1 2016, 02:08 AM

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QUOTE(chewlf @ Aug 31 2016, 11:25 PM)
Got this MB at last. Coming from MB Pro 2009 with slower processor, this is considered well performed for my usage. Really like the retina display. It is so sharp and the text is so crispy.  thumbup.gif

Plan to get some accessories for it. Where do you guys get the adapter that have multiple port? Any local seller?
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Get third party ones. Someone bought one a few posts above. Can take a look.

Don't buy the one from Apple lol I learnt my lesson from buying from them
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post Sep 1 2016, 08:21 PM

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QUOTE(INGfusion @ Sep 1 2016, 07:46 PM)
The apple one got issue ?
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Expensive and quite easy break. I claim warranty for one USB C to multiport adapter one within the first week of use.
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