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And the thing is, I don’t mind they put a weird, shallow keyboard and one USB C port on that 12” MacBook. They were trying to make the lightest laptop they could. Those compromises made sense.

The same compromises made no sense on high-end pro machines.

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The 12" wasn't for everyone, but I know 2 people who had one and they both thought they were just fantastic.

I have the first (2015) version of the 12”, it’s still my main laptop. It’s powerful enough for light coding and music production which is all I need. I love the form factor and if they brought a new one out with an M1 chip I’d buy it in a flash.

The 12” was a truly awesome machine, and it would’ve been even more great with the M1.

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