Apple has announced new 14 and 16-inch MacBook Pro models as part of its second fall hardware event.
As the rumors suggest, the new MacBook Pro models are powered by Apple's in-house M1X chip. The new model refreshes include an SD Card slot, one HDMI port, and three Thunderbolt 4 ports. The MacBook Pro 2021 models feature a liquid retina display, smaller bezels, a notch on top of the device, a refresh rate of up to 120Hz. Both laptops have a 1080p webcam, but Apple did not confirm whether or not Face ID is supported with the latest MacBooks.
Apple notes that the MacBook Pro 16-inch with the M1 Max and M1 Pro chip have a significant performance boost compared to previous MacBook models with machine learning have five times the performance than the Intel-based 16-inch MacBook Pro. While the 14-inch MacBook Pro has four times the CPU performance compared to its Intel counterpart.
As far as battery life goes, Apple claims that it offers up to 17-21 hours of video playback between the 14 and 16-inch MacBooks. Both laptops also include fast charge with both getting a 50% battery life in just 30 minutes, according to the tech giant.
These are the latest Arm-based MacBook Pros Apple has made since debuting the 13-inch MacBook Pro powered by an M1 chip released last year, but Apple will not discontinue the 13-inch M1-powered MacBook Pro from its rotation. The 14 and 16-inch MacBook Pros price starts at $1,999 for the 14-inch. 16-inch is $2,499. You can order both MacBooks today with shipping beginning sometime next week.
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