when did the 12 inch macbook come out
MacBook (12-inch) The MacBook is a line of Macintosh portable computers introduced in March 2015 by Apple Inc.[1] The MacBook has a similar appearance to the MacBook Air, but is thinner and lighter,[2] and is available in colors called space gray, silver, gold, and rose gold. It offers a high-resolution Retina Display, a Force Touch trackpad, a redesigned keyboard, and only two ports: a headphone jack and a USB 3.1 Type-C port for charging, data transfer and video output.
iPad In June 2017, the iPad Pro's second generation hardware was announced to have 12.9 and 10.5-inch screens.[67]
MacBook Pro At Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) on June 8, 2009, it was announced that the 13-inch unibody MacBook would be upgraded and re-branded as a MacBook Pro,[40] leaving only the white polycarbonate MacBook in the MacBook line.[41] It was also announced that the entire MacBook Pro line would use the non user-removable battery first introduced in the 17-inch MacBook Pro.[42] The updated MacBook Pro 13- and the 15-inch would each have up to a claimed seven hours of battery life, while the 17-inch would keep its eight-hour capacity.[40][42] Some sources even reported up to eight hours of battery life for the 13- and 15-inch MacBook Pros during casual use,[43] while others reported around six hours.[35] Like the 17-inch MacBook Pro, Apple claims that they will last around 1,000 charge cycles while still containing 80 percent of their capacity.[44] Graphics card options stayed the same from the previous release, although the 13-inch[45] and the base model 15-inch, came with only the GeForce 9400M GPU.[46] The screens were also improved, gaining a claimed 60 percent greater color gamut.[45][46] All of these mid 2009 models also included a FireWire 800 port and all except the 17-inch models would receive an SD card slot.[32] The 17-inch model would retain its ExpressCard/34 slot.[42] For the 13-inch MacBook Pro, the Kensington lock slot was moved to the right side of the chassis.[47] In August 2009, Apple extended the "matte" anti-glare display option to the 15-inch MacBook Pro.[48]
MacBook Pro The product's second iteration, known as the "unibody" model, has a casing made from a single piece of aluminum. It debuted in October 2008 in 13- and 15-inch screen sizes. In January 2009, the 17-inch model was updated with the same unibody design. Subsequent updates brought upgraded Intel Core i5 and i7 processors and introduced Intel's Thunderbolt technology.
MacBook Pro Apple released the third generation of MacBook Pro with a 15-inch screen during WWDC 2012 and discontinued the 17-inch variant. The previous generation 13- and 15-inch unibody models continued to sell with updated processors. The third generation model was a quarter thinner than its predecessor and introduced the Retina Display with a much higher screen resolution. A 13-inch variant was released in October 2012.
Macintosh In 1998, after the return of Steve Jobs, Apple consolidated its multiple consumer-level desktop models into the all-in-one iMac G3, which became a commercial success and revitalized the brand. Since their transition to Intel processors in 2006, the complete lineup is entirely based on said processors and associated systems. Its current lineup comprises three desktops (the all-in-one iMac, entry-level Mac Mini, and the Mac Pro graphics workstation), and three laptops (the MacBook, MacBook Air, and the MacBook Pro). Its Xserve server was discontinued in 2011 in favor of the Mac Mini and Mac Pro.