One of the downsides of such a small case is that there’s barely any room for ports. All of the colours have their own merits, but it’s the gold one that really does it for us.
It means that you can now match the colour of your computer to your iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus or iPad Air 2. It’s great to see Apple make the new MacBook available in three colours: space grey, silver and gold. This laptop will survive being carried around practically constantly. Apple has finally managed to integrate the wireles antennas into the case, meaning there's no need for the lump of plastic around the hinge, and even though the screen is just 1.8mm thick, the aluminium rear protects it with only the slightest amount of flex. The chassis, as we’ve come to expect from Apple, is still aluminium, creating an air of strength and lightness, as well as luxury. Getting down to this size hasn’t forced Apple to compromise on build quality either. These measurements add up to mean one thing: you can carry this laptop around with you all day every day and barely even feel it. Then there’s the weight: just 920g, which is just shy of 300g less than the 11-inch MacBook Air. Thanks to some clever construction there’s barely any depth to the laptop at all, with the thickest part measuring just 13.1mm. When it announced the MacBook alongside the Apple Watch, Apple said that it was the smallest and lightest laptop that it had ever made, but it’s not until you get one in your hands that you realise what this means. Not since Steve Jobs pulled the original MacBook Air out of that envelope have we been so impressed and astounded by a new laptop, as we were when we set eyes on the new 12in MacBook.