Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 6 hours ago

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Over the years, I’ve owned well over 20 MacBooks. Some were legendary, others were mediocre - but none were quite ad bad as the 12-inch MacBook. Apple prioritized "thinness" over actual usability, resulting in an engineering disaster. From the gutless Intel Core M3 processor (which got outperformed by an iPhone 7) to launching the infamous "Dark Age" of Apple design, this laptop sacrificed everything that made a Mac great.In this video, we break down why this $1,299 machine was the ultimate harbinger of doom

0:00 Introduction
0:17 Thinness at any cost
0:49 It's so SLOW
2:47 Every bad idea
3:14 No more ports
3:47 Soldered SSD
4:24 Goodbye cooling fan
5:25 Where did MagSafe go?
6:10 The butterfly keyboard
7:23 The illuminated Apple logo
8:14 They accomplished their goal
9:01 It might actually work today