Apple has kept its promise, and today unveiled the first Macs to feature ARM processors (SoCs).
ΈSo our company presented today at a special On-Line event, the new versions of MacBook Air, Mac Mini and 13-inch MacBook Pro, which according to Apple, offer better performance and battery life compared to technology-based systems x86.
The new computers are based on the brand new processor (SoC) named M1, based on technology ARM and widely used in iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch. It M1 chip is made by the method of lithography in 5 nanometers and has four high-performance ARM cores, and an octa-core GPU.
Apple claims the news Arm MacBooks offer higher performance per watt compared to its processors Intel, but also the fastest built-in GPU for graphics from any other laptop.
Η Apple, even boasts that new Macs are generally faster even in professional applications like Final Cut Pro, and can perform multitasking tasks simultaneously, many times faster than before.
Apple has also integrated 16-core Neural Engine by A14 Bionic SoC, which is responsible for improving work related to AI, as well as with improved security.
New image processing technology will improve the quality of the camera for video calling, which is an important feature, especially now that many are working from home due to its pandemic Covid-19.
Battery life has been greatly improved, and as Apple claims, the new MacBook Air can have up to 15 hours of web browsing and 18 hours of video playback, which is much longer than the previous MacBook Air which was equipped with an Intel processor.
Respectively the new MacBook Pro with 13-inch screen has up to 17 hours of Web browsing and 20 hours of video playback, providing better battery life than any other Mac laptop.
The design of the new MacBook Air remains known, but now there is no cooling fan (fanless system), and if we believe Apple, it offers about twice the efficiency of SSD With the new one M1 ARM SoC.
The new Macs will run it Mac OS Big Sur which will be available on all Macs from 12 November, while in terms of their prices, the MacBook Air is priced at $ 999, the 13-inch MacBook Pro is priced by $ 1.299 and finally Mac Mini is priced at $ 699, that is, is against $ 100 cheaper than the corresponding version with Intel processor.
All news releases Apple Mac will be released next week, with pre-orders starting today.
