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welcome to top five I'm your host Aya's after first up I want to thank Donald Bell first three years of top five best of luck to you buddy and to you the viewers I'll do my best not to let you down unless I've picked you up over my head at which time you've asked me to let you down then I'll let you down anyway let's talk about Apple's newest MacBook it's got a new style it's super thin it's pretty it's really light but it might not be the laptop to get right now let's take a look at the top five reasons why you might want to wait on buying the Apple MacBook at number five is the first gen butterfly keyboard the new MacBooks incredibly thin how did Apple do that one of the things it did was design a brand new keyboard that uses a butterfly mechanism the keys don't travel as far when compared to other notebooks so it might take some time to get used to also this is the first version Apple's ever come up with and Apple's first generation stuff not always awesome at number four is the u.s. PC port the reversible USB C port is the future of connectivity but this is the present Apple's got a tendency to embrace the future before it's quite ready to connect anything you already have you're gonna need an adapter from Apple or third-party and there's only one USB C port so get used to carrying adapters for everything and number three is battery life Apple mentioned that it had to redesign the battery the packing as much juice in the MacBook but this thin and light notebook doesn't always measure up the new MacBook doesn't last as long as the MacBook Air or the MacBook Pro real world test suggests a MacBook will last about five hours number two performance the MacBook uses an Intel Core M processor instead of the Intel Core i processors found in the MacBook Air and MacBook Pro to put it simply the core M isn't as powerful as Core i processors apples done some tweaks to the software to make sure OS 10 and Safari worked very well using the processor but non Safari browsers didn't fare too well Photoshop on this MacBook won't be as pleasant as on other Macs the number one reason to pause before buying the new MacBook is the price it starts at $12.99 Apple's own MacBook Air and MacBook Pro computers at the same price point offer better performance and better battery life additionally those notebooks won't need a bunch of USB C dongles make things work if you go outside to the greater PC world there's stiff competition at this price point and apples first-generation notebooks tend to be expensive take a look at the original MacBook Air it started at 1799 - featured one USB port future generations were cheaper with greater connectivity maybe the next MacBook will follow suit all of that being said this is one nice laptop and for most people it can handle their everyday needs in his review seen that's an AK and we called it the perfect coffee shop companion he also said the new MacBook made the 13-inch MacBook Air feel a bit like a lumbering dinosaur if those reasons didn't dissuade you enjoy your brand new MacBook and for more top fives like this with a top 5 dot cnet.com Amaya's thanks for watching