Apple has just unveiled new versions of its popular MacBook Pro 13-inch, MacBook
Air, and Mac Mini computers powered by its in-house Apple M1 SoC. Apple
line to in-house ARM-based processors from the Intel X86 CPUs that it has been
using for the past 15 years. The first of this new generation of Apple Silicon
processors is called the Apple M1, which features eight cores (four high-power and
four power-efficient) as well as a custom integrated GPU, image signal processor,
Secure Enclave, and Neural Engine. The Apple M1 is designed with a new unified
memory architecture that is said to improve power efficiency, and is manufactured
on a 5nm process.
New MacBook Pro 13-inch, MacBook Air, Mac Mini Prices in India
256GB of storage, and Rs. 1,42,900 for 512GB of storage.These are the same prices
as the Both feature 8GB of unified memory. Intel-based MacBook Pro 13-inch
models are also still listed, with 512GB and 1TB of storage priced at
Rs.1,74,900 and Rs. 1,94,900 respectively. All variants are sold in Silver and
Space Grey. previous MacBook Pro models. The prices in the US are $1,299
and $1,499 respectively.
The MacBook Air with Apple M1 SoC will also keep the same prices as before,
with a 256GB variant priced at Rs. 92,900 in India and a 512GB model priced at
Rs. 1,17,900. The prices in the US are $999 and $1,249 respectively. Intel-powered
MacBook Air models are no longer listed. Colour options are Silver, Space Grey,
and Gold.
The Mac Mini gets a $100 price reduction and corresponding decrease in India as
well, with the 256GB version now priced at Rs. 64,900 and 512GB version at
Rs.84,900. Prices in the US are $699 and $899 respectively, and Silver is the only
option. A single Intel-powered variant is still listed.
Education pricing is also available for all new Macs powered by Apple Silicon. They
will be available in the US next week. All new Macs are configured with 8GB of
memory by default and an upgrade to 16GB at purchase time will cost Rs. 20,000
extra. The online Apple Store in India is accepting orders already, and lists November
25 as the earliest shipping date.
Apple M1 SoC features and performance
According to Apple CEO Tim Cook, over 50 percent of buyers are new to the
Mac, and 2020 has been the best year ever for the product line. Apple has been
making its own SoCs for iPhones and iPads for more than a decade, and the
company has spent several years developing the Apple M1 SoC. It is the first
of a family of chips, and more powerful variants are expected over the next few
years to power the higher-end MacBook Pro, iMac, iMac Pro and Mac Pro models,
plus any new ones that Apple might announce.
The M1 SoC (not to be confused with Apple's line of M-series motion co-processors)
is designed primarily for small size and power efficiency. With a high level of
CPU, IO controlelrs, security co-processor, and memory controller. A unified
memory architecture allows all blocks to access a single pool of memory to avoid
duplication and reduce latency as well as power draw. Apple also says it has
leveraged an industry-leading 5nm process to pack16 billion transistors onto
each chip.
There are four high-performance CPU cores, which Apple says are the world's
fastest and deliver the world's best performance per Watt. These cores are said to
offer significantly higher performance using a quarter as much power as today's top
laptop CPUs, and delivering 3X the performance of current Intel-powered Macs.
The four efficiency cores on their own are said to be as powerful as the current
dual-core Intel CPU powering the MacBook Air, but while consuming much less power.
In terms of graphics performance, the has eight GPU cores delivering 2.6
Teraflops of throughput. Apple says it is the world's most powerful integrated
GPU. It is said to be twice as powerful as current GPUs, or consumers one-third
as much power to deliver the same levels of performance. Software also gets
access to more memory than ever before.
Other features include machine learning acceleration thanks to the Neural Engine,
capable of 11 trillion operations per second, for tasks like image resolution upscaling,
video reframing, and voice recognition are drastically improved. The Secure Enclave
promises best-in-class security.
MacOS 11 Big Sur has been engineered to schedule tasks between the high
performance and efficiency cores. Macs powered by Apple Silicon are said to instantly
wake from sleep just like iPhones and iPads. All Apple software has been optimised,
and vendors including Adobe are readying updates to their offerings. Logic Pro is said
to allow up to 3X more instruments and effect plugins. Final Cut Pro is said to run 6X
faster when rendering complex timelines. MacOS 11 will be available for download
starting on Thursday, November 12.
Universal Apps will combine native binary versions for Apple as well as Intel CPUs
and can be download from the Mac App Store or the Web to run on all Macs.
Rosetta 2 translation seamlessly runs apps built for Intel CPUs, even without
natively.
MacBook Air powered by Apple Silicon
According to Apple, the MacBook Air is the world's best-selling 13-inch notebook.
Tasks previously impossible on such a thin and light device can now run, thanks to
3.5X faster CPU performance, 5X faster graphics and 9X faster machine learning
than the previous generation. The new MacBook Air is said to be faster than 98
percent of PC laptops sold in the past year.
The new MacBook Air is now fanless and runs completely silent. It delivers up to
15 hours of wireless Web browsing and 18 hours of video playback, 6 hours longer
than before.
MacBook Pro 13-inch powered by Apple Silicon
The new 13-inch MacBook Pro is said to be 2.8X faster, with up to 5X faster graphics
and 11X faster machine learning than the previous generation, making it the world's
fastest compact pro notebook. It uses active cooling to allow for sustained
up to 17 hours of wireless Web browsing and 20 hours of video playback, which is
10 hours more than before. This is the longest battery life ever for a Mac. Apple also
promises studio quality mics for video calls or recording audio, plus the improved M1
camera processor for sharper video with less grain and better contrast in low light.
It has two Thunderbolt ports compatible with USB 4, and can drive the Apple Pro
Display XDR at full 6K resolution, all in the same design as before.
Mac Mini powered by Apple Silicon
The new Mac Mini is said to be up to 3X faster in terms of CPU performance than
the previous version, with a 6X increase in graphics performance and 15X faster
machine learning. It is also said to be just a tenth the size of the current top-selling
desktop PC, and up to 5X faster.
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