13-inch MacBook Pro also upgraded to “Apple M1” –CPU is 2.8 times faster, from 134,800 yen –CNET Japan



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On November 11, Apple announced the first Mac equipped with its self-developed “Apple M1” chip. Three models, the 13-inch MacBook Pro, MacBook Air and Mac Mini, will be renewed this time. This article introduces the 13-inch MacBook Pro.

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The Apple M1 is a self-developed Arm-based chip that was announced in June as “Apple Silicon”. “Unified memory architecture” integrating DRAM in SoC plus 8-core CPU with 4-core high-speed core and 4-core power-saving core, 8-core GPU, 16-core neural engine, next generation ISP Accelerate communication between memories by adopting. The process rule is the latest generation 5nm and the total number of transistors reaches 16 billion.

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Equipped with internal development chip “Apple M1”

On this occasion, the model with a 2-port Thunderbolt terminal has been renewed. All 4 ports will continue to use the Intel core. According to the company, the processing speed of the CPU is up to 2.8 times faster and the GPU is up to 5 times faster than the Intel core installed in the previous model. Machine learning is boosted up to 11 times. DaVinci Resolve will also play 8K Pro Res. Also, unlike MacBook Air, it has a built-in fan. It looks like there will be a performance difference in rendering work that requires heavy load.

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DaVinci Resolve also supports 8K Pro Res playback

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Equipped with a cooling fan unlike MacBook Air

The maximum memory that can be installed is 16 GB. The 4-port model can be upgraded up to 32GB, but the 2-port model will still be up to 16GB. SSD can be configured up to 2TB. The Thunderbolt terminal also supports USB 4. It weighs 1.4 kg, same as the Intel model. Battery life has increased significantly to around 20 hours for video playback.

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The maximum memory that can be installed is 16 GB

The price is 134,800 yen before tax for the lower model with 8 GB of RAM and 256 GB of SSD. The highest model with 8GB of RAM and 512GB of SSD will cost 154,800 yen without tax.



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