


I am comparing it to the other Apple options available to photographers, and I really think they should skip this one. However, my opinion on the MacBook has nothing to do with comparing it to a PC. I could see living with all of these “cons” if the battery life was MUCH longer, but it isn’t.Īny long-time readers of this site will know that I have established myself as an advocate for PC usage by photographers in some situations (see my Mac vs. Not only does the laptop offer only a single (that’s right ONE) USB type C connector, it is limited to USB 3.1 Gen 1 speeds – which are SIGNIFICANTLY slower than the Thunderbolt connection (until USB 3.1 Gen 2) that has long been available on all types of Mac computers. There isn’t enough CPU (a new “mobile” processor that is NOT the same as the past). Here is why! Pin Me!Īs usual, the 2015 MacBook is an impressively engineered device, but I don’t think it will be a good laptop computer for photographers. Photographers definitely should care about Apple’s 2015 MacBook laptop computer, but not buy this one.
