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Apple's radical 12-inch MacBook is the slimmest, lightest MacBook ever

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There’s a reason Apple hasn’t changed the MacBook Air’s core design for years now: It’s basically perfect—the epitome of a thin-and-light laptop, from its luxurious, razor-thin exterior to its majestic glass trackpad. But even perfection can’t coax Apple into sitting on its heels.</p><p>
On Monday, Apple revealed a new 12-inch MacBook, a radical revamp that shakes up the winning MBA design by dumping virtually every conventional port—Thunderbolt, the SD card slot, a power connector, everything—in favor of a pair a single USB Type-C connection and an audio jack. That, paired with numerous other advances, helped the 12-inch MacBook become the slimmest, lightest MacBook ever—and it's silent, too.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/2894575/apples-radical-12-inch-macbook-air-is-the-slimmest-lightest-mac-ever.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>

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