However, the UX305CA is also heavier than the MacBook 12 by as much as 300 grams. Its street price of about 1200 Euros (~$1374, m7-6Y75 and 512 GB SSD) lets the comparable high-end model of the MacBook 12 appear hopelessly overpriced. In addition, its display resolution of 3200x1800 pixels is even finer. With the ZenBook UX305CA (see review), Asus offers a 13-inch subnotebook, which is also especially slim and passively cooled.

The variant with Core m5 and 512 GB SSD costs 1799 Euros (~$2060), while the high-end model with Intel Core m7 processor is priced at about 1949 Euros (~$2231).ĭirect comparable competitors are not available in the Windows world. A configuration with Intel m3 CPU and 256 GB SSD for 1449 Euros (~$1659) makes the start. The price of the MacBook 12 remains on the level of the predecessor. 40 Wh) and a new color called 'rose gold' make the refresh complete. While the basic principles remained unchanged compared to the predecessor from 2015 (see review), the notebook hardware was brought up-to-date with an Intel Skylake processor and fast NVMe SSD. For the original German review, see here.Īpple has relatively quietly refreshed its MacBook 12 series.

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