What is "macbook"

The MacBook was a brand of notebook computers manufactured by Apple Inc. from May 2006 to July 2011, and relaunched in 2015. It replaced the iBook series and 12-inch PowerBook series of notebooks as a part of the Apple-Intel transition from PowerPC. Positioned as the low end of the MacBook family, below the premium ultra-portable MacBook Air and the powerful MacBook Pro, the MacBook was aimed at the consumer and education markets. It was the best-selling Macintosh ever. For five months in 2008, it was the best-selling laptop of any brand in US retail stores. Collectively, the MacBook brand is the "world's top-selling line of premium laptops."

There have been four separate designs of the MacBook. The original model used a combination of polycarbonate and fiberglass casing which was modeled after the iBook G4. The second type was introduced in October 2008 alongside the 15-inch MacBook Pro; the MacBook shared the more expensive laptop's unibody aluminum casing, but omitted FireWire, which hurt sales. A third design, introduced in late 2009, had a polycarbonate unibody casing and no FireWire ports.

On July 20, 2011, the MacBook was discontinued for consumer purchase as it had been effectively superseded by the MacBook Air whose starting price was lowered. Apple continued to sell the MacBook to educational institutions until February 2012.

A new, redesigned MacBook line was launched on March 9, 2015. Available in silver, gold or space grey, it is thinner than the MacBook Air and removes the traditional MagSafe charging port (along with all other ports, except the headphone jack) in favor of the multi-purpose USB Type-C port. It also features a Retina Display. On April 19, 2016, Apple updated the 12-inch Retina MacBook with new sixth-generation Intel Core M processors, longer battery life and a new rose gold option.

The MacBook is a line of Macintosh portable computers introduced in March 2015 by Apple Inc. The MacBook has a similar appearance to the MacBook Air, but is thinner and lighter, and is available in space grey, 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.

In the MacBook product line, the MacBook sits below the MacBook Pro in terms of average specifications. Although the price is higher, which is compensated by the Retina Display, thin body, and higher storage and memory, the processor and graphic performance is inferior to the MacBook Air. Many reviewers have also criticized its keyboard for being less comfortable than that on the MacBook Air.

On April 19, 2016, Apple updated the Retina MacBook with new sixth-generation Intel Core M processors, Intel HD 515 graphics, faster RAM, longer battery life, faster storage and a new rose gold finish.