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Coverage of Apple's newly released M6 MacBook Pro and touch-display Pro Display XDR includes a curated list of companion gear from staff writers. Picks include Apple's Magic Keyboard and Trackpad, World Travel Adapter Kit and power adapters, Logitech's MX Master 4 wireless mouse, Anker's 10-in-1 Smart Display USB-C hub, and the $9 Apple Polishing Cloth.
Apple's redesigned iPad Mini now features an 8.5-inch Tandem OLED Super Retina XDR display, up slightly from the prior model but in similar overall dimensions. It reaches 600 nits SDR and 1,200 nits HDR brightness, lacks the 120Hz refresh rate found on the iPad Pro, and offers an optional $100 nano-texture glass finish. Apple also trimmed the color lineup to two options, Starlight and a new navy-blue Midnight.
In the latest episode of 9to5Mac Overtime, hosts Jeff Benjamin and Fernando Silva discussed Apple's recent hardware releases, including the M6 MacBook Pro, an iPad mini 8 with OLED, and a new MacBook Pro featuring a PROLED XDR display with touchscreen capability. The episode is part of 9to5Mac's weekly video podcast covering Apple ecosystem news.
Amazon is running early Black Friday discounts on Apple accessories, including the AirTag 2 four-pack at $69.99 (about $17.50 each) and AirPods Pro 3 at roughly $50 off. Separately, Apple opened pre-orders for new hardware including an OLED iPad mini, M6 MacBook Pro models, and MacBook Pro units with a PROLED XDR Display, while Best Buy launched its own Week 1 Black Friday doorbuster sale with discounts on Apple Watch Ultra 4 and M5 MacBook Air.
Apple has opened pre-orders for several new products, including the OLED iPad mini starting at $699, the 14-inch M6 MacBook Pro from $1,999, and the first touchscreen Mac, the MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR Display, starting at $2,899. Alongside these launches, new accessories like the World Travel Kit, upgraded 70W/140W power adapters, and a TechWoven iPad mini case are also now available, while retailers are offering gift card incentives and trade-in discounts on the new hardware.
Apple released a new 14-inch MacBook Pro with the M6 chip, keeping the same design and most features as the M5 model. The M6 adds a 12-core CPU and GPU, improved Neural Engine, and up to 170GB/s memory bandwidth, plus Apple's N1 wireless chip bringing Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6 support. Apple cites gains including up to 30 percent faster graphics and 25 percent faster AI workloads compared to the M5.
Apple is preparing to launch a 14-inch MacBook Pro with its new M6 chip later this month, keeping the current design. The M6 adds a Dual 16-core Neural Engine for faster on-device AI processing, a 12-core CPU with a new three-tier core structure (super, performance, and efficiency cores), a 12-core GPU, and is built on a new 2nm manufacturing process that Apple says improves power efficiency.
Apple has opened pre-orders for the new M6 Mac mini, alongside an updated M5 Pro Mac mini and refreshed Mac Studio, with retailers offering over $500 off when trading in a mid-range M4 Mac mini. Separately, the AirTag 2 has hit a new all-time low of $20 each when bought in a 4-pack, and a 48GB M5 Pro MacBook Pro is discounted $400.