Apple unveiled new MacBook Pro laptops with updated chips, likely the company's last major hardware of the year.
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The new devices are equipped with Apple's latest chip, the M4. Some models have access to more powerful versions, called the M4 Pro and M4 Max. Apple says the new chips are 1.8 times faster than the M1, which powered 2021 MacBook Pro .
Apple has also made a major change to its entire Mac lineup to prepare the computers for future artificial intelligence features.
Apple said the new models, like all devices released this year, are designed for Apple Intelligence, the company's AI system that can generate text, images and emoji.
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Additionally, all new MacBook Pro models come with at least 16GB of RAM. Until now, entry-level Macs often came with 8GB of RAM by default. The more memory a computer has, the more it can handle larger and more sophisticated AI models.
Apple’s MacBook Air laptops and iMac are also getting an update to start with at least 16GB of RAM at the same starting price ($999) as before. The M4 also has improved AI capabilities. The doubling of RAM in the laptops represents the most significant change Apple has made to its computer lineup to better support Apple Intelligence.
Apple's Mac line is critical to the company, even though it contributes less overall revenue than the iPhone or its wearables business, which includes the Apple Watch and AirPods. All apps built for the iPhone are written on the Mac, for example.
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The 14-inch Mac starts at $1,599 and the 16-inch starts at $2,499. The 14-inch model with the more powerful M4 Pro chip starts at $1,999. Apple says some MacBook Pro models with the M4 chip can get of battery life up to 24 hours. The new MacBook Pro models also got an upgraded 12-megapixel.
Source: cnbc
