Will the 12-inch MacBook be back with Apple Silicon?

In 2015, Apple released a 12-inch model of the MacBook, which after a short period of time, it was discontinued without any upgrades. The reason for this was that Intel processors in 2015 were not thermally optimized enough to fit in a 12-inch chassis. Anyway, there is a rumor that Apple may again A small 12 inch model Add to the MacBook family.

12-inch MacBook with M1/M2 processors

These rumors were published on the Korean blog Naver by the user “yeux1122”, which is sometimes true and sometimes not. That being said, Apple plans to revive the 12-inch MacBook. The company is considering various aspects of this decision and it is still too early to conclude whether Apple will do it or not. Prototypes of this product are being produced and Apple will plan to start mass production or not by the end of this year.

This is not the first time we hear about the revival of the 12-inch MacBook model. Last year it was announced by Ming-Chi Kuo that Apple has no plans to launch such a device. Analyst Ross Young is also uncertain whether Apple will release a new MacBook with a screen smaller than 13 inches.

The 12-inch MacBook is great for students, students, and users who are constantly on the go. In 2015, one of the biggest problems with this design was its technical performance. Apple did not use any cooling fans in this laptop, and to be honest, the thermal performance of Intel’s 14nm Skylake processors was not optimal at all for use in a Fanless design. In addition, Apple had to put only one USB-C port in this laptop and equip it with the hated butterfly keyboard. The overall design and size of the 12-inch MacBook was great, but the technical performance and user experience were by no means tolerable.

M1 processor…?

Now that Apple has developed its own processors, the release of a 12-inch model of MacBook has a lot of justification. For example, the M1 processor is used without any problems in MacBook Air 2021 and various iPad models in Fanless mode, and it has very good performance. Considering the processing power of M1, a small and light MacBook can be of special interest to students.

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