But that problem quickly faded when I acquired the beautiful, amazing, essential Other World Computing USB-C dock. The only annoyance I had with this MacBook was in the early days when I wanted to have a drive attached and also charge it. I’ve never found myself complaining, “Jeez, this Mac is too darn slow!” Nope. In my experience, in terms of every day use, writing articles, browsing with Safari, managing files, reading email, and installing El Capitan and Sierra Betas, it has been up to the task. It gets the job done in a mobile environment, and that’s the whole point. It always amazed me how bloggers could look at this MacBook, smaller than a 12.9-inch iPad Pro, and suggest that it is somehow deficient because it doesn’t have the power of a NASA supercomputer. “ Eight Weeks With the MacBook Keyboard: Total Love.” No Speed Demon?Įarly criticism of the 2015 MacBook focused on the supposedly anemic Intel Core M CPU. In my case, it’s the best keyboard I’ve ever used, and I’ve been waiting eagerly for Apple to sell a stand-alone version to replace my Apple Aluminum Keyboard, for everyday writing. I absolutely love the keyboard with its butterfly mechanism, but I understand that not everyone does. “ How My New MacBook Speaks to Me.” There, I showed how a subtle change in mindset eliminates the angst and desire to return to old ways. My first article explored the wireless modes that replace the traditional desktop wires. That seems to place operational constraints on this MacBook when used on a desktop, but I’ll get to that in a moment. As such, this Mac doesn’t try to be a half-way computer and make compromises such as backwards compatible ports. That’s obvious, but brushed under the rug in many articles. This computer is designed for extreme mobility.

“ Patriot Ready With a USB-C Flash Drive for Apple’s MacBook.” That’s probably because I use AirDrop much more than I used to. Another backup device that I didn’t use as much as I thought I would was a Flash drive with both ports, the Patriot Stellar-C.

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