Talk:12-inch MacBook

I don't understand

If this MacBook is updated in 2016, will it get its own article as well as the "2016 MacBook?" Why can't it just be MacBook as it was before? Buffaboy (talk) 12:30, 18 March 2015 (UTC)

No it should not get a different article for a minor revision in 2016. This is however a completely new line of laptop that happens to reuse the Macbook name. Combining the details with the existing Macbook article is confusing as they are completely different devices other than name.Bkellihan (talk) 15:35, 24 March 2015 (UTC)

This should be merged back into the Macbook article as there is no compelling evidence this is the start of a new line of laptops rather the a revival of the old line.

I have yet to see any convincing evidence the new MacBook (2015) is really the start if a separate line of laptops rather the simply a revival of the old MacBook line. Unless Apple indicates otherwise at some point in the future then we should keep the info on the new MacBook (2015) in the MacBook article for now. See: Talk:MacBook for my argument as to why I don't feel this new MacBook deserves it's own article yet if ever. If anyone has a good argument why it does deserve it's own article let them speak now before the article is merge back. --50.152.139.176 (talk) 18:17, 20 March 2015 (UTC)

Please, tell me how this MacBook shares anything remotely similar - other than name - to the 2015 MacBook; I mean, they're both laptops made by Apple, that happen to share a name. Not to mention, Apple discontinued them in July 2011, which further supports the notion that they are indeed an entirely new product. However, if Apple had continued to produce and sell the "MacBook" up until March 9, 2015, then there would be a valid, logical argument to be had. Unfortunately, this is neither one of those. Owleaf (talk) 10:49, 28 March 2015 (UTC)

Owleaf, you're argumentation is invalid on so many levels. First of all, this is NOT a completely new laptop made by Apple. It's a continuation of the product that was "suspended", meaning production was halted. Second, MacBook has been, during most of it's product life, a middle person in the family, combining both pro and consumer side of the product. In this case, it has the pro feature of Retina Display, and consumer feature of having less ports.

Here's my take on this article though: keep it. In fact, I want each generation of MacBook to have its own article, like how iPhone and iPad and iPod touch (fifth generation forward) is split out. This way, it keeps the main MacBook article clean and at even length. Bentoman (talk) 15:56, 1 April 2015 (UTC)

This is a completely different laptop - Do not merge

The soon to be released Macbook line shares nothing with the previous line other than name. This laptop is completely different from the previous Macbook, which was discontinued in 2011. All of the internals are new components designed specifically to create an ultra-portable system. That's quite different from the original Macbook.

Also, the precedent with other things that undergo major revisions, like the iPhone line, is that each major revision is in it's own article. If this article were to be merged, the current Macbook article would need to be heavily reworked as general introduction that there are multiple computers that have been named Macbook, then separate sections for each major line. As it is, it's very confusing to say Macbook was introduced in 2006 and the latest model is 2015, yet they are two separate lines of computers that happen to share a name. If Apple had named it "Macbook Thin" this wouldn't even be a discussion.

The Macbook Pro and Macbook Air are currently separate articles as well. This laptop's article should simply be Macbook (2015) and continue to capture history as long as the model continues to be revised.Bkellihan (talk) 15:33, 24 March 2015 (UTC)