At its “One More Thing” event last week, Apple announced its first Apple Silicon-based Macs. By announcing new MacBooks and a Mac mini based on the company’s internal ARM-based chipsets, rather than the previously used Intel processors, the company also gave birth to a new line of machines that it claims, they will be more powerful and powerful. -efficient than machines you have created before.
At the event, the company announced that in the future it will migrate its entire line of Macs to its Apple Silicon-based chipsets. But for now, it announced a few products that will showcase the power of its first silicon of its kind, the M1 chipset. For interested buyers, all of these products will go on sale in India today and will be available for purchase from Apple’s online store and its authorized retailers, as well as from e-commerce partners such as Amazon and Flipkart.
MacBook Air 13 with Apple Silicon M1: price and specifications
The first in the series of these products is a 13-inch MacBook Air that will use this new M1 chipset from the Apple Silicon family of SoC for Mac. The device has been announced for retail sale at a starting price of Rs 92,900 in India.
Like Apple’s other phone and watch chips, the M1 will use the company’s internal ARM-based processing cores built using the latest 5nm manufacturing process. These chips will replace the Intel processors that have been used in Apple Macs until now. Apple claims that the M1 chip uses an 8-core CPU and an 8-core GPU to achieve 11 trillion operations.
MacBook Pro 13 with Apple Silicon M1: price and specifications
The company is also selling two more products that will use the M1 chip. One of them is a 13-inch MacBook Pro that launched at a starting price of Rs 1,22,900 and promises not only better performance than other MacBooks, but also the “best battery life in a MacBook to date.”
The new MacBook Pro is promised to offer “best-in-class security” with Secure Enclave on M1 and Touch ID. And it features two Thunderbolt ports with USB 4 support to connect to more peripherals than ever, including Apple’s Pro Display XDR in full 6K resolution.
Mac mini with Apple Silicon M1: price and specifications
The Mac mini will also go on sale today and will be available at a price of Rs 64,900. Apple claims that the Mac mini is “much more powerful and much more versatile” than previous Mac minis. Mac mini supports up to two displays, including Apple’s Pro Display XDR with full 6K resolution and Wi-Fi 6 for faster wireless performance, and Secure Enclave on M1 for “best-in-class security.”
