Apple today took the first big step in the transition to custom M1 silicon with the launch of the new MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, and Mac Mini. Here is everything you need to know about it. Vertical integration of this nature allows Apple to optimize Macs at much higher levels, leading to significant performance and efficiency gains. The M1 is a chipset specially designed for compact machines. It's also the first time a 5nm process has made it to a laptop. The Apple M1 SoC combines all the components like processor, audio processor, security enclave, Thunderbolt controller, etc. It has an eight-core design in a big.LITTLE configuration consisting of four high-performance cores and four high-efficiency cores. Apple claims that it outperforms all other laptops when it comes to processor performance per watt. The complex also features "the world's fastest integrated GPU," with up to eight cores capable of running 2,6 teraflops of performance. The Neural Engine is also getting a big upgrade, now capable of 11 trillion operations per second thanks to a 16-core architecture. Other features include instant wake from sleep, iOS security level, unified memory, ability to run iPhone apps natively, and more. Newer Macs also support USB 4 for transfer speeds of up to 40 Gbps. In the first wave, three Apple M1-equipped Macs were unveiled.
13-inch MacBook Air
MacBook Air is Apple's most popular Mac and the world's best-selling 13-inch laptop 256 GB: AED 4.199
512 GB: AED 5249 View Deal The new MacBook Air brings all the benefits of a familiar compact design. It has a 13-inch display with a P3 wide color gamut and supports Touch ID authentication. The upgrades are said to provide 18 hours of video playback and 15 hours of web browsing on a single charge. It will be available in two variants in the United Arab Emirates, the base variant with 256GB of SSD storage and a 4,199-core GPU at AED 512, and the top variant with 5,249GB of storage and an octa-core GPU at Rs XNUMX. AED.
13-inch MacBook Pro
The 13-inch MacBook Pro is Apple's most popular business laptop, popular with students and creative professionals alike. 256GB: AED5399
512 GB: AED 6.239 See the deal The MacBook Pro has also been updated with the M1. It has a 13-inch Retina True Tone display with a touch bar. Iconic elements such as the Force touch trackpad and Magic Keyboard are also present. The 256GB variant is priced at AED 5,399 while the 512GB variant is priced at AED 6,239. Color options include space gray and silver.
Mac mini is Apple's most versatile computer, packing an impressive amount of performance into such a compact design. 256GB: AED2.999
512GB: AED3,839See Deal Apple today also introduced a new Mac Mini, bringing the same processing prowess to desktop computers. It starts at AED 2999 for the 256 GB model and AED 3839 for the 512 GB model. Apple M1 Mac Prices in India Storage Price Price (AED) MacBook Air256GBAED 4,199MacBook Air512GBAED 5,249MacBook Pro256GBAED 5399MacBook Pro512GBAED 6299Mac Mini256GBAED 2,999Mac Mini512GBAED 3,839 Newly released products are now available for pre-order at the Apple website, with a delivery Estimated 4-5 business days.