<s>
The	O
12-inch	B-Device
MacBook	I-Device
(	O
also	O
called	O
the	O
Retina	O
MacBook	B-Operating_System
,	O
officially	O
marketed	O
as	O
the	B-Device
new	I-Device
MacBook	I-Device
)	O
is	O
a	O
discontinued	O
Mac	B-Device
laptop	O
made	O
by	O
Apple	O
Inc.	O
,	O
which	O
sat	O
between	O
the	O
MacBook	B-Device
Air	I-Device
and	O
MacBook	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
in	O
Apple	O
's	O
laptop	O
lineup	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
more	O
compact	O
than	O
any	O
other	O
notebook	O
in	O
the	O
MacBook	B-Device
family	I-Device
at	O
the	O
time	O
and	O
included	O
a	O
Retina	B-Operating_System
display	I-Operating_System
,	O
fanless	O
design	O
,	O
a	O
Butterfly	O
keyboard	O
with	O
lower	O
key	O
travel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
only	O
had	O
a	O
single	O
USB-C	O
port	O
,	O
used	O
for	O
both	O
power	O
and	O
data	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
3.5mm	B-Device
headphone	I-Device
jack	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2015	O
,	O
revised	O
in	O
2017	O
,	O
and	O
discontinued	O
in	O
July	O
2019	O
,	O
a	O
year	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
MacBook	B-Device
Air	I-Device
with	O
Retina	B-Operating_System
display	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
MacBook	B-Operating_System
was	O
announced	O
at	O
an	O
Apple	O
special	O
event	O
on	O
March	O
9	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
a	O
month	O
later	O
on	O
April	O
10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
employed	O
Intel	O
's	O
Broadwell	B-General_Concept
Core	O
M	O
processors	O
at	O
a	O
TDP	O
of	O
around	O
4.5	O
Watt	O
to	O
allow	O
for	O
a	O
fanless	O
design	O
and	O
a	O
logic	O
board	O
that	O
is	O
much	O
smaller	O
than	O
in	O
previous	O
MacBooks	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
had	O
a	O
similar	O
appearance	O
to	O
the	O
MacBook	B-Device
Air	I-Device
,	O
but	O
was	O
thinner	O
and	O
lighter	O
,	O
offered	O
(	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
introduction	O
)	O
more	O
storage	O
and	O
memory	B-Architecture
and	O
a	O
higher-resolution	O
2304×1440	O
Retina	B-Operating_System
display	I-Operating_System
,	O
but	O
lower	O
processor	B-General_Concept
and	O
graphics	O
performance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
MacBook	B-Operating_System
has	O
at	O
times	O
been	O
available	O
in	O
space	O
gray	O
,	O
silver	O
,	O
and	O
gold	O
finishes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
MacBook	B-Operating_System
has	O
only	O
two	O
ports	O
,	O
a	O
3.5mm	B-Device
headphone	I-Device
jack	I-Device
and	O
a	O
single	O
,	O
multi-purpose	O
USB-C	O
port	O
;	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
Mac	B-Device
with	O
USB-C	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
port	O
supports	O
transmission	O
speeds	O
of	O
up	O
to	O
5Gbit/s	O
,	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
for	O
data	O
,	O
and	O
audio/video	O
output	O
,	O
and	O
charging	O
;	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
MacBook	B-Operating_System
without	O
MagSafe	O
charging	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
markets	O
an	O
adapter	B-Device
that	O
can	O
provide	O
a	O
full-size	O
USB	O
connector	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
"	O
Digital	O
AV	O
Multiport	O
Adapter	B-Device
"	O
with	O
a	O
charging	O
pass-through	O
,	O
full-size	O
USB	O
port	O
,	O
and	O
HDMI	B-Protocol
output	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Thunderbolt	O
3	O
technology	O
uses	O
USB-C	O
connectors	O
,	O
the	O
MacBook	B-Operating_System
's	O
USB-C	O
port	O
does	O
not	O
support	O
Thunderbolt	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
only	O
two	O
Macs	B-Device
,	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
2012	O
Mac	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
,	O
to	O
not	O
support	O
Thunderbolt	O
since	O
it	O
was	O
introduced	O
to	O
Macs	B-Device
in	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thunderbolt	O
devices	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
storage	O
media	O
and	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
Thunderbolt	I-Device
Display	I-Device
,	O
are	O
not	O
compatible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
after	O
the	O
MacBook	B-Operating_System
's	O
introduction	O
,	O
various	O
companies	O
began	O
announcing	O
cables	O
and	O
adapters	B-Device
for	O
the	O
USB-C	O
port	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
MacBook	B-Operating_System
introduced	O
a	O
new	O
Butterfly	O
keyboard	O
,	O
with	O
traditional	O
scissor	O
mechanism	O
keys	O
replaced	O
with	O
a	O
new	O
,	O
Apple-designed	O
butterfly	O
mechanism	O
,	O
making	O
the	O
keyboard	O
thinner	O
and	O
,	O
as	O
Apple	O
claims	O
,	O
individual	O
keys	O
more	O
stable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
introduced	O
the	O
Force	B-Device
Touch	I-Device
trackpad	O
,	O
a	O
solid-state	O
trackpad	O
that	O
measures	O
pressure	O
sensitivity	O
,	O
and	O
replicates	O
a	O
click	O
with	O
haptic	O
feedback	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
trackpad	O
was	O
later	O
brought	O
to	O
the	O
Magic	B-Device
Trackpad	I-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
the	O
2015	O
MacBook	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
similar	O
technology	O
(	O
3D	O
Touch	O
)	O
is	O
also	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
Watch	I-Device
and	O
introduced	O
with	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
6S	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
MacBook	B-Operating_System
did	O
not	O
include	O
any	O
beryllium	O
,	O
BFRs	O
,	O
or	O
PVCs	O
in	O
its	O
construction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
19	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
Apple	O
updated	O
the	O
MacBook	B-Operating_System
with	O
Skylake	B-Architecture
Core	O
M	O
processors	O
,	O
Intel	O
HD	O
515	O
graphics	O
,	O
faster	O
memory	B-Architecture
,	O
longer	O
battery	O
life	O
,	O
faster	O
storage	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
rose	O
gold	O
finish	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
5	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
Apple	O
updated	O
the	O
MacBook	B-Operating_System
with	O
Intel	B-Device
Kaby	I-Device
Lake	I-Device
m3	O
,	O
i5	O
,	O
and	O
i7	O
processors	O
(	O
previously	O
known	O
as	O
m3	O
,	O
m5	O
,	O
and	O
m7	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
features	O
faster	O
storage	O
and	O
memory	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
30	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
Apple	O
quietly	O
eliminated	O
two	O
color	O
options	O
(	O
rose	O
gold	O
and	O
the	O
original	O
gold	O
)	O
and	O
added	O
a	O
new	O
color	O
option	O
(	O
new	O
gold	O
)	O
to	O
match	O
the	O
MacBook	B-Device
Air	I-Device
's	O
2018	O
color	O
scheme	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
9	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
Apple	O
quietly	O
discontinued	O
the	O
MacBook	B-Operating_System
line	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
7	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
Apple	O
released	O
macOS	B-Device
Monterey	I-Device
which	O
dropped	O
support	O
for	O
Early	O
2015	O
model	O
MacBook	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
30	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
Apple	O
added	O
the	O
Early	O
2015	O
model	O
MacBook	B-Operating_System
to	O
its	O
"	O
vintage	O
products	O
"	O
list	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
eligible	O
for	O
only	O
limited	O
product	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
6	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
Apple	O
released	O
macOS	B-Operating_System
Ventura	I-Operating_System
which	O
dropped	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
Early	O
2016	O
model	O
MacBook	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
June	O
2022	O
,	O
only	O
the	O
last	O
2017	O
model	O
MacBook	B-Operating_System
is	O
capable	O
of	O
running	O
the	O
latest	O
macOS	B-Application
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Externally	O
,	O
the	O
MacBook	B-Operating_System
follows	O
the	O
design	O
of	O
the	O
MacBook	B-Device
Air	I-Device
with	O
a	O
tapered	O
aluminum	O
enclosure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
a	O
flush	O
screen	O
with	O
black	O
bezels	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
MacBook	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Apple	O
logo	O
on	O
the	O
rear	O
of	O
the	O
display	O
is	O
glossy	B-General_Concept
and	O
opaque	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
backlit	O
and	O
white	O
as	O
seen	O
on	O
every	O
Apple	O
notebook	O
since	O
the	O
1999	O
PowerBook	B-Device
G3	I-Device
and	O
2001	O
iBook	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
letters	O
on	O
the	O
MacBook	B-Operating_System
's	O
keyboard	O
and	O
the	O
model	O
name	O
at	O
the	O
bottom	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
bezel	O
are	O
in	O
the	O
San	O
Francisco	O
typeface	O
,	O
whereas	O
previous	O
notebooks	O
made	O
by	O
Apple	O
used	O
VAG	O
Rounded	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
's	O
introduction	O
of	O
a	O
gold	O
MacBook	B-Operating_System
finish	O
had	O
been	O
cited	O
as	O
an	O
example	O
of	O
positioning	O
itself	O
as	O
a	O
luxury-style	O
brand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
choice	O
follows	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
the	O
gold	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
5S	I-Operating_System
after	O
Apple	O
found	O
that	O
gold	O
was	O
seen	O
as	O
a	O
popular	O
sign	O
of	O
a	O
luxury	O
among	O
Chinese	O
customers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reception	O
for	O
the	O
MacBook	B-Operating_System
was	O
mixed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
praised	O
the	O
design	O
and	O
overall	O
quality	O
of	O
the	O
product	O
,	O
with	O
some	O
regarding	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
potential	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
MacBook	B-Device
Air	I-Device
,	O
as	O
the	O
Air	O
had	O
an	O
aging	O
design	O
and	O
low	O
resolution	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Apple	O
continued	O
to	O
offer	O
the	O
MacBook	B-Device
Air	I-Device
while	O
selling	O
the	O
MacBook	B-Operating_System
at	O
considerably	O
higher	O
price	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
described	O
the	O
MacBook	B-Operating_System
as	O
a	O
limited	O
first-generation	O
proof-of-concept	O
design	O
for	O
early	O
adopters	O
,	O
and	O
recommended	O
against	O
buying	O
the	O
MacBook	B-Operating_System
until	O
it	O
reached	O
greater	O
maturity	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
price	O
dropped	O
sufficiently	O
for	O
mainstream	O
adoption	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
slow	O
performance	O
of	O
the	O
Intel	B-Device
Core	I-Device
M	I-Device
processor	B-General_Concept
was	O
regarded	O
as	O
the	B-Device
new	I-Device
MacBook	I-Device
's	O
main	O
deficiency	O
,	O
relative	O
to	O
the	O
cheaper	O
and	O
faster	O
MacBook	B-Device
Air	I-Device
and	O
MacBook	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Among	O
the	O
other	O
criticisms	O
of	O
the	B-Device
new	I-Device
MacBook	I-Device
are	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
various	O
popular	O
ports	O
,	O
particularly	O
USB	O
Type-A	O
ports	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
only	O
contains	O
a	O
single	O
port	O
which	O
limits	O
data	O
transfer	O
and	O
overall	O
convenience	O
without	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
an	O
adapter	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
criticised	O
the	O
trackpad	O
as	O
worse	O
than	O
on	O
previous	O
MacBooks	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
said	O
that	O
he	O
would	O
be	O
returning	O
the	O
model	O
he	O
had	O
bought	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2018	O
,	O
Apple	O
announced	O
a	O
Service	O
Program	O
to	O
"	O
service	O
eligible	O
MacBook	B-Operating_System
and	O
MacBook	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
keyboards	O
,	O
free	O
of	O
charge	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Model	O
Early	O
2015	O
Early	O
2016	O
2017	O
Timeline	O
Announced	O
March	O
9	O
,	O
2015	O
April	O
19	O
,	O
2016	O
June	O
5	O
,	O
2017	O
Released	O
April	O
10	O
,	O
2015	O
June	O
6	O
,	O
2017	O
Discontinued	O
April	O
19	O
,	O
2016	O
June	O
5	O
,	O
2017	O
July	O
9	O
,	O
2019	O
Unsupported	O
Security	O
updates	O
only	O
Supported	O
Vintage	O
June	O
30	O
,	O
2021	O
July	O
31	O
,	O
2022	O
not	O
vintage	O
Obsolete	O
not	O
obsolete	O
not	O
obsolete	O
not	O
obsolete	O
Production	O
Model	O
identifier	O
MacBook8	O
,	O
1	O
MacBook9	O
,	O
1	O
MacBook10	O
,	O
1	O
Model	O
number	O
A1534	O
,	O
EMC	O
2746	O
A1534	O
,	O
EMC	O
2991	O
A1534	O
,	O
EMC	O
3099	O
Order	O
numbers	O
MJY32	O
(	O
Space	O
Gray	O
)	O
MF855	O
(	O
Silver	O
)	O
MK4M2	O
(	O
Gold	O
)	O
MJY42	O
(	O
Space	O
Gray	O
)	O
MF865	O
(	O
Silver	O
)	O
MK4N2	O
(	O
Gold	O
)	O
MLH72	O
(	O
Space	O
Gray	O
)	O
MLHA2	O
(	O
Silver	O
)	O
MLHE2	O
(	O
Gold	O
)	O
MMGL2	O
(	O
Rose	O
Gold	O
)	O
MLH82	O
(	O
Space	O
Gray	O
)	O
MLHC2	O
(	O
Silver	O
)	O
MLHF2	O
(	O
Gold	O
)	O
MMGM2	O
(	O
Rose	O
Gold	O
)	O
MNYF2	O
(	O
Space	O
Gray	O
)	O
MNYH2	O
(	O
Silver	O
)	O
MNYK2	O
(	O
Gold	O
)	O
MNYM2	O
(	O
Rose	O
Gold	O
)	O
On	O
October	O
30	O
,	O
2018	O
Gold	O
and	O
Rose	O
Gold	O
were	O
discontinued	O
and	O
replaced	O
by	O
MRQN2	O
(	O
Gold	O
)	O
MNYG2	O
(	O
Space	O
Gray	O
)	O
MNYJ2	O
(	O
Silver	O
)	O
MNYL2	O
(	O
Gold	O
)	O
MNYN2	O
(	O
Rose	O
Gold	O
)	O
On	O
October	O
30	O
,	O
2018	O
Gold	O
and	O
Rose	O
Gold	O
were	O
discontinued	O
and	O
replaced	O
by	O
MRQP2	O
(	O
Gold	O
)	O
Display	O
12	O
"	O
glossy	B-General_Concept
widescreen	O
LED-backlit	O
Retina	B-Operating_System
Display	I-Operating_System
,	O
(	O
)	O
,	O
226	O
px/in	O
,	O
with	O
millions	O
of	O
colors	O
(	O
supported	O
scaled	O
resolutions	O
:	O
,	O
(	O
default	O
)	O
,	O
)	O
Video	O
camera	O
iSight	B-Protocol
(	O
480p	O
)	O
Performance	O
Processor	B-General_Concept
1.1	O
GHz	O
2-core	O
Intel	B-General_Concept
Core	I-General_Concept
M-5Y31	O
Broadwell	B-General_Concept
(	O
Turbo	O
Boost	O
up	O
to	O
2.4	O
GHz	O
)	O
1.2	O
GHz	O
2-core	O
Intel	B-General_Concept
Core	I-General_Concept
M-5Y51	O
Broadwell	B-General_Concept
(	O
Turbo	O
Boost	O
up	O
to	O
2.6	O
GHz	O
)	O
1.1	O
GHz	O
2-core	O
Intel	B-General_Concept
Core	I-General_Concept
M3-6Y30	O
Skylake	B-Architecture
(	O
cTDP	O
Up	O
mode	O
,	O
Turbo	O
Boost	O
up	O
to	O
2.2	O
GHz	O
)	O
1.2	O
GHz	O
2-core	O
Intel	B-General_Concept
Core	I-General_Concept
M5-6Y54	O
Skylake	B-Architecture
(	O
cTDP	O
Up	O
mode	O
,	O
Turbo	O
Boost	O
up	O
to	O
2.7	O
GHz	O
)	O
1.2	O
GHz	O
2-core	O
Intel	B-General_Concept
Core	I-General_Concept
M3-7Y32	O
Kaby	B-Device
Lake	I-Device
processor	B-General_Concept
(	O
Turbo	O
Boost	O
up	O
to	O
3.0	O
GHz	O
)	O
1.3	O
GHz	O
2-core	O
Intel	B-General_Concept
Core	I-General_Concept
i5-7Y54	O
Kaby	B-Device
Lake	I-Device
processor	B-General_Concept
(	O
Turbo	O
Boost	O
up	O
to	O
3.2	O
GHz	O
)	O
Cache	O
4	O
MB	O
L3	O
cache	O
System	O
bus	O
colspan	O
=	O
2	O
4	O
GT/s	O
OPI	O
(	O
max	O
.	O
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