Apple Inc. has released updates to its ultra thin and light laptop line. The new features include an extra hour of battery life, newer processors, better graphics card, and faster flash storage. The starting model of the 12 inch MacBook costs $1299. It come with the latest 1.1 gHz Intel Core M3 processor and 256 GB of flash storage. There is also a $1599 version that has a faster 1.2 GHz Intel Core m5 processor and 512 GB of flash storage.
With the new updates, the MacBook now has up to 11 hours of battery life. This is one hour more than the 11 inch MacBook Air, but one hour less than the 12 inch MacBook Air.