MacBook Pro, MacBook Air and Mac Mini with New M1 Chips Unveiled
The new MacBooks will usher in the new M1 silicon chipset
Apple hosted the third event in the last few months in which it unveiled MacBook Air, Mac Mini and MacBook Pro. All of these would run on chips that are designed and built by Apple itself. The chips would help in boosting the performance and power efficiency of the devices.
Though the addition of the new chips in Macs like MacBook Pro, Air and Mac Mini is a new thing, you should know that Apple is not a newbie in building chips for its devices. The company has been building its own chips for iPhones, Apple Watch, and iPads for many years.
Apple has named its first Mac chip as M1. Some of the specs the devices share are up to 8-core GPU, 8-core CPU, 16 billion transistors, Thunderbolt/USB 4 Support and Apple’s Secure Enclave System built-in.
The talk of the new chip that is present on Macs like MacBook Pro, Air and Mac Mini first initiated in June during WWDC. This chip will allow iOS apps to run seamlessly on Macs like MacBook Pro, Air and Mac Mini. To demonstrate this, the company showed HBO Max and Among Us iOS apps by running them in MacOS.
The new MacBook Air
The company said that the new MacBook Air would be 3.5x faster than the last generation, have 18 hours of battery life (while watching videos), 13.3-inch display, SSD Support up to 2TB, Thunderbolt/USB 4, Wi-Fi 6 and Touch ID. It will cost AUD 1,599 and will be available from Nov 17.
The new Mac Mini
Apple also said that the new Mac Mini would have 2TB SSD, up to 16GB memory, two USB-A ports, two USB-C ports, gigabit ethernet, HDMI 2.0 and a 3.5mm headphone jack. In Australia, it will be available from Nov 17 and cost AUD 1,099.
The new MacBook Pro
The new MacBook Pro will have 20 hours of battery life (video playback), a 13.3-inch display, SSD support up to 2TB and 16GB of memory. The MacBook Pro will also have TouchID, a TouchBar, Wi-Fi 6, and support for Thunderbolt/USB4. It will cost AUD 1,999 and will be available from Nov 17. All in all, this event can be said to be as successful as the iPhone 12 event as this one also kept people hooked. Don’t you agree?
