I wanted to give a review of the 2015 MacBook w/retina display and 256 GB ssd version, from my perspective. I bought this laptop from best buy. I walked in and there was a little yellow sticker on the price/info tag for the MacBook. It said, open box item $1066. I rubbed my eyes and read that again. I decided to buy it right there. I wasn't sure if this was the laptop I wanted for me but at this price my mind was made up.
This is one amazing laptop. I don't really do video or photo editing or any gaming (that is what my ps4 is for). I check mail, browse the Internet, back up my iPhone, use Evernote, and watch movies and tv shows from kodi on my Apple TV. This laptop does all of this very good. I was at discount tire getting my tires rotated today and had my MacBook with me. Was watching terminator on iTunes, a YouTube video, a world star hip hop video and checking my email, all while connected to my iPhone hotspot. And this thing didn't even blink. No stuttering nothing, just buttery smooth goodness. It got a little warm underneath. but not hot enough to make me move my hand while touching it.
My grandma is looking for a new laptop and was looking at this one. I think I am going to have her buy me the 512 gb version and give her this one. I like it so much I will pay full price for the upgraded version. I think it is worth it so far.
I have only had it a couple days so I am sure I will find some hiccups but not yet. This MacBook is small and light. It looks great and I really like the keyboard. The sound on it is very good too. It has good volume and the sound is rich and full for something so small. I do NOT like the weak 480p webcam. It is very grainy and a huge disappointment. Fortunately I have my iPhone 6+ for this purpose, so it is not a deal breaker for me. The battery is very solid, even under heavy use.
I am very seriously thinking of going with the 512gb, with faster processor, version. I don't have a lot of exp with macs in general. I have had a lot of of PC laptops, the most recent was a very disappointing $1500 hp. My wife and I have a switched ecosystems to apple and haven't looked back. She loves her MacBook Pro with ssd and her ip6, and I love my ip6+ and my newly acquired MacBook with retina display.
This is one amazing laptop. I don't really do video or photo editing or any gaming (that is what my ps4 is for). I check mail, browse the Internet, back up my iPhone, use Evernote, and watch movies and tv shows from kodi on my Apple TV. This laptop does all of this very good. I was at discount tire getting my tires rotated today and had my MacBook with me. Was watching terminator on iTunes, a YouTube video, a world star hip hop video and checking my email, all while connected to my iPhone hotspot. And this thing didn't even blink. No stuttering nothing, just buttery smooth goodness. It got a little warm underneath. but not hot enough to make me move my hand while touching it.
My grandma is looking for a new laptop and was looking at this one. I think I am going to have her buy me the 512 gb version and give her this one. I like it so much I will pay full price for the upgraded version. I think it is worth it so far.
I have only had it a couple days so I am sure I will find some hiccups but not yet. This MacBook is small and light. It looks great and I really like the keyboard. The sound on it is very good too. It has good volume and the sound is rich and full for something so small. I do NOT like the weak 480p webcam. It is very grainy and a huge disappointment. Fortunately I have my iPhone 6+ for this purpose, so it is not a deal breaker for me. The battery is very solid, even under heavy use.
I am very seriously thinking of going with the 512gb, with faster processor, version. I don't have a lot of exp with macs in general. I have had a lot of of PC laptops, the most recent was a very disappointing $1500 hp. My wife and I have a switched ecosystems to apple and haven't looked back. She loves her MacBook Pro with ssd and her ip6, and I love my ip6+ and my newly acquired MacBook with retina display.