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This morning the company hosted its third event in as many months, where they finally detailed how and why they will move Macs to chips designed and built by Apple - and showed the first Macs that will make the leap: the new MacBook Air , MacBook Pro and Mac Mini!
Haven't you had time to see it live? We have it. We've rounded up everything that was announced this morning in a quick recap - find it below and click on the links for more details on any topic that catches your eye.
Apple Silicon for Mac
Apple has been building its own chips for its iPad, iPhone and Apple Watch for years. They will now do the same for Macs, promising better performance with greater energy efficiency.
Apple calls its first Mac chip "M1". Some of the specs they shared:
- 8 core CPU (4 high performance, 4 high efficiency)
- GPU up to 8 cores
- 16 billion transistors
- Integrated Apple Secure Enclave system
- Thunderbolt / USB support 4
IOS app on Mac
As Apple hinted at WWDC in June, iOS apps can now run on Mac. Apple showed HBO Max and Among Us iOS apps running on macOS as examples.
New MacBook Air
The first M1-powered Mac Apple announced was the new fanless (!) MacBook Air.
Apple claims that the new MacBook Air is up to 3.5 times faster than the previous generation, and thanks to the absence of fans, it runs completely quietly. They promise up to 15 hours of battery life when browsing the web or 18 hours when watching videos. It has a 13.3 "display, SSD support up to 2TB, Touch ID, Thunderbolt / USB 4, WiFi 6. It will start at $ 999 or $ 899 for education customers.
New Mac Mini
The Mac Mini is also being overhauled for the M1 and its base price drops $ 100 down to $ 699. It will support up to 2TB SSD and up to 16GB of storage. As for ports, it has two USB-A ports, two USB-C ports (with Thunderbolt / USB 4 support), a 3.5mm headphone jack, HDMI 2.0, and Gigabit Ethernet.
New MacBook Pro
Next: the MacBook Pro. Apple claims that the M1 chip increases the MacBook Pro's battery life by up to 17 hours when browsing the web or 20 hours of video playback. Like the Air, it has a 13.3 "display and supports SSDs of up to 2TB and up to 16GB of storage. It has TouchID, WiFi 6, Thunderbolt / USB4 support, and, perhaps to some disappointment, the TouchBar. for $ 1,299 or $ 1,199 for education users.
Big Sur on the way
The next major macOS update, version 11.0, otherwise known as Big Sur, was first announced at WWDC in June. Apple now says it will ship on Thursday, November 12.