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Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reports Apple intends to refresh its base iPad, iPad Air and iPad Pro lineup in early 2024-2025 timeframe. The base model is expected to gain Apple Intelligence support via an A19 chip with 8GB RAM, plus Apple's new N1 chip and C1X modem for Wi-Fi 7 and 5G. The iPad Air is said to be getting an OLED display, while the Pro may jump to an M6 or M7 chip alongside a new vapor chamber for cooling.
Best Buy is automatically adding a $100 gift card to carts for customers preordering Apple's new touch-enabled MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR display, available in 14- and 16-inch configurations, as well as the 14-inch M6 MacBook Pro. The credit appears in the checkout page's 'Complete your purchase' section.
Apple's newly launched MacBook Pro line, which includes the first touchscreen Mac with a PROLED XDR display, starts at $1,999 for a 14-inch M6 model with 16GB memory and a 1TB SSD. At the top end, a 16-inch model with an M5 Max chip, 128GB memory and a 16TB SSD option costs $14,549.
Apple's newly announced lineup—an OLED iPad mini, M6-powered MacBook Pro and iMac, and its first touchscreen MacBook Pro—is now available for pre-order on Amazon, with prices starting at $699 for the iPad mini and reaching $3,399 for the 16-inch touchscreen MacBook Pro. The touchscreen model also introduces Apple's first OLED Mac display and Dynamic Island feature. All devices are set to ship starting November 6.
Apple released the 14-inch MacBook Pro with its new M6 chip, now available for preorder at $1,999 for a base configuration of 16GB RAM and 512GB storage. This follows a price increase earlier in the year that added $300 to the base 14-inch model, which previously shared the same M5 chip as the cheaper MacBook Air.
Apple held an invite-only event in Los Angeles to reveal a redesigned MacBook Pro featuring a touchscreen display, the first true touch-enabled Mac laptop. The announcement follows this week's quieter M6 chip updates to the MacBook Pro and iMac, and Monday's new OLED iPad Mini. The Verge attended in person, noting the event had no public livestream and a brief keynote similar to the earlier MacBook Neo launch.
Apple's October 28th event follows recent launches including the HomeView smart display and iPhone Duo foldable. Ahead of the event, Apple already updated the iPad Mini with a larger OLED screen and refreshed the iMac and entry-level MacBook Pro with M6 chips.
Apple's newly announced M6-powered iMac and 14-inch MacBook Pro launch at the same starting prices as their predecessors, with the iMac also gaining extra CPU and GPU cores at no added cost. This breaks from a pattern of recent Apple launches that included price increases.
Apple announced updated iMac and MacBook Pro models featuring its new M6 chip, according to a recap on the 9to5Mac Daily podcast. The episode summarized the announcement alongside other top stories of the day but did not detail pricing or availability.
Apple has refreshed the iMac and entry-level 14-inch MacBook Pro with its new M6 chip, following its debut in the Mac mini weeks earlier. The iMac offers two M6 configurations—a 10-core and a 12-core variant—with RAM and storage ceilings of 24GB/1TB and 32GB/2TB respectively, while the MacBook Pro comes in a single 12-core configuration maxing out at 32GB RAM and 4TB storage.
Apple has released a new 14-inch MacBook Pro built around its M6 chip, featuring a 12-core CPU, 12-core GPU, and Dual 16-core Neural Engine. The laptop adds Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 6, faster storage, and up to 24 hours of battery life, alongside existing features like the Liquid Retina XDR display and 12MP Center Stage camera.
Apple announced a new 14-inch MacBook Pro powered by its M6 chip, its first built on a 2nm process with a 12-core CPU, up from 10 cores in the M5. The laptop keeps the same $1,999 starting price with 16GB of memory and retains ports including three Thunderbolt 4 USB-C, MagSafe 3, HDMI, and an SD card slot. Preorders begin October 28th, with shipping starting November 6th, a day before Apple is expected to unveil a separate touchscreen MacBook Pro.