12-inch MacBook

This article is about the 12-inch MacBooks released between 2015 and 2019. For the 13-inch MacBooks released between 2006 and 2012, see MacBook (2006–2012). For an overview of all Mac laptops released after 2006, see MacBook.

MacBook
MacBook (early 2015) in gold with ISO keyboard
Also known as12-inch MacBook, Retina MacBook, MacBook (Retina, 12-inch, Early 2015–2017)[1]
DeveloperApple Inc.
ManufacturerApple
Product familyMacBook
TypeSubnotebook
Release date
  • April 10, 2015; 9 years ago (2015-04-10) (original release)
  • June 5, 2017; 7 years ago (2017-06-05) (last release)
Introductory priceUSD $1299, CAD $1549, Euro €1449, GBP £1249
DiscontinuedJuly 9, 2019; 5 years ago (2019-07-09)
Operating systemmacOS
CPUIntel Core m, m3, m5, m7, i5 or i7
GraphicsIntel HD Graphics
PredecessorMacBook (2006–2012)
SuccessorMacBook Air (Apple silicon) (indirect, fanless)
MacBook Air (indirect)
MacBook Pro (indirect)
Related

The 12-inch MacBook (also called the Retina MacBook, officially marketed as the new MacBook) is a discontinued Mac laptop made by Apple Inc., which sat between the MacBook Air and MacBook Pro in Apple's laptop lineup.

It was introduced in March 2015. It was more compact than any other notebook in the MacBook family at the time and included a Retina display, fanless design, and a Butterfly keyboard with lower key travel. It only had a single USB-C port, used for both power and data, as well as a 3.5mm headphone jack. It was released in 2015, revised in 2017, and discontinued in July 2019, a year after the release of the MacBook Air with Retina display.

  1. ^ "Made by Apple – All Accessories". Apple. Archived from the original on September 27, 2022. Retrieved November 30, 2021.