Going by specifications alone, the 12-inch Retina MacBook only tops the 13-inch MacBook Pro in terms of the SSD with twice the amount of base storage. The write speed is also 65 percent faster than ...

Dan Ackerman leads CNET's coverage of computers and gaming hardware. A New York native and former radio DJ, he's also a regular TV talking head and the author of "The Tetris Effect" ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Brooke Crothers covers and reviews electric vehicles and autonomy. With the MacBook Pro, 12-inch MacBook, and possibly the MacBook ...

The newest MacBook is a winner. That is if you agree with Apple's design philosophy. That credo is centered on mobility, which means the design must be as light as possible but also deliver acceptable ...

We have Apple's new 12-in Retina MacBook in house, and, though we aren't ready to run our full review, we do have some early observations. Update: No need to look at our early impressions; we've now ...

Introduced in 2015, the 12-inch MacBook – called simply "MacBook" – was the company's attempt to introduce a new design language to its Mac line. At the time, the MacBook Air had huge bezels, but the ...

Continuing our ongoing MacBook comparison series, we pit the 2017 12-inch MacBook against the 2018 13-inch MacBook Air, the latter of which was recently revamped with a refreshed design, Retina ...

Along with updating its Retina MacBook Air and MacBook Pro notebooks today, Apple has discontinued its 12-inch MacBook and previous-generation MacBook Air. The refreshed lineup now consists of the ...

Apple cleaned up its MacBook lineup this week with updated hardware, better prices, and one casualty: the 12-inch MacBook. While the MacBook Air and entry-level MacBook Pro saw changes (and Mac ...