Since Apple’s introduction of the Rose Gold-tinted MacBook earlier this year, macOS 10.12 Sierrahas shaken the featherlight laptop to its core. In fact, Apple’s latest MacBook operating system has gone as far aseliminating the estimated battery remaining meterfrom the display altogether following reports of inaccuracy woes.* .Score a MacBook on the cheap this Christmas seasonWith a 2017 MacBook presumably just a few months out, rumors have begun to circulate as expected. Several patents, for instance, have suggested that the next MacBook will boastmobile LTE connectivity. Given the added power consumption sure to follow suit, a 4G-connected MacBook would benefit immensely fromrecent advancements in supercapacitors. In the meantime, MacBook users can take advantage of macOS 10.12.2, which adds Unicode 9.0 support for new emojis. And, while the 12-inch MacBook may not be outfitted with a fancy Touch Bar or more than one USB-C port, at least you might not have todeal with thedisappointing battery issuesstillaffecting theMacBook Pro.
