Apple launched new MacBook Pro and Mac mini: prices and features

Apple presented its new computers on Tuesday. Its about MacBook Pro and the new Mac mini which are surprising from the outset not only for their capabilities, but also for the (so high) price.

To start, the new 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro with Apple’s M2 Pro and M2 Max chips The latest generation delivers up to six times faster performance than MacBook Pro with the fastest Intel processor for tasks like effects rendering and color correction.

This also translates to higher energy efficiency (lasts up to 22 hours) and longer battery life for professional users. In addition, it supports up to 96 GB of unified memory for the most demanding professional workflows: you can work with scenes so large that they could not even be processed on a PC laptop.

The new MacBook Pro supports Wi-Fi 6E, which is up to two times faster than the previous generation. It comes with three Thunderbolt 4 ports to connect high-speed peripherals, MagSafe 3 charging port and a high-impedance headphone-compatible headphone jack. It also includes an SDXC card slot for quick access to multimedia content and an HDMI port to easily connect monitors and TVs that support 8K monitors for the first time.

Other features: 1080p FaceTime HD camera, six-speaker sound system, and studio-quality microphones. To this is added macOS Ventura, the operating system with which the company promises a higher level of performance and productivity.

What are the features of Apple’s Mac mini?

It has the M2 chip and the new M2 Pro. With the former, Mac mini offers even more power and capacity, while the latter for the first time enables professional-level performance that gives users the ability to execute complex workflows.

Mac mini with the M2 and M2 Pro chips offers faster performance, more unified memory and advanced connections. In addition, it supports up to two monitors on the model with the M2 chip and up to three monitors on the model with the M2 Pro chip.

Compared to the previous generation, Mac mini with M2 and M2 Pro chipset offers a faster next-generation CPU (Central Processing Unit) and GPU (heart of a graphics card), more memory bandwidth, and a multimedia engine. More powerful.

this computer It is ideal for those users looking for faster performance.oy improve productivity when performing tasks such as opening applications, working in several apps at the same time or browsing the web.

Mac mini with the M2 chip is up to the most complex workflows. Thanks to your 24 GB unified memory and 100 GB bandwidthtasks like editing images in Adobe Photoshop can now be done up to 50% faster than with the previous generation.

The model with the M2 chip also supports simultaneous playback of up to two ProRes 422 8K video streams at 30 fps or up to 12 ProRes 422 4K video streams at 30 fps.

If we add to this the Studio Display and Magic accessoriesCombined with the power and ease of macOS Ventura, Mac mini becomes a powerful desktop that takes users’ productivity and creativity to the next level.

The one with the M2 Pro chip has a memory bandwidth of 200GB, double that of the M2, and supports up to 32GB of memory. The next-generation Neural Engine is 40% faster than the M1’s, accelerating machine learning tasks such as video analysis and image processing.

Prices and availability

The clients you can place your order for these equipment starting today, January 17through the official Apple website (apple.com/co/mac) and will be available from January 24 in the Apple Store and authorized distributors of the company in the United States.

– The initial price of the new 14-inch MacBook Pro with the M2 Pro chip is $1,999 and $1,849 for educationand the initial price of the 16-inch MacBook Pro with the M2 Pro chip is $2,499 and $2,299 for education.

– The initial price of the Mac mini with the M2 chip is $599 and $499 for educationwhile the Mac mini with the M2 Pro chip is $1,299 and $1,199 for education.

They will be available in Australia, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Macau, and New Zealand starting February 3. For now, the date of availability in Colombia has not been confirmed.

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