Yeah, that iteration of the MacBook was more an executive toy notebook, and it wasn’t a particularly great computer either introducing to the world Intel’s Core i3 line, the now infamous butterfly keyboards, and USB-C. That last one worked out, but there was only the one port plus a headphone jack.
Sure. Small thin notebook you can throw in a bag or a purse and it’s a tank? What’s not to love? It was still technically a bad computer and the butterfly keyboards did become a significant issue, mind it it them harder where it really mattered with the MacBook Pro line since they sold a lot more of those.
I remember everyone wondering how they got faster inference speeds, and everyone was so focused on the memory throughput, but after simmering on it for a bit, I am left wondering if the SSD speed plays a part in that speed up they noticed. Then again could also be the specific model as well.