Archive for the ‘MacBook’ Category
Tuesday, January 17th, 2023
Apple unveils MacBook Pro featuring the new M2 Pro and M2 Max, for greater performance and longer battery life in a Mac.
New MacBook Pro from Apple features up to 6x faster performance than the fastest Intel-based MacBook Pro and support for up to 96GB of unified memory for demanding pro workflows.
Apple has just announced the new 14- and 16-inch MacBook Pro featuring their latest cutting edge M2 Pro and M2 Max chips, and running on the macOS Ventura.
“MacBook Pro with Apple silicon has been a game changer, empowering pros to push the limits of their workflows while on the go and do things they never thought possible on a laptop. Today the MacBook Pro gets even better. With faster performance, enhanced connectivity, and the longest battery life ever in a Mac, along with the best display in a laptop, there’s simply nothing else like it,” said Greg Joswiak, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing.
Apple boasts that the MacBook Pro tackles demanding tasks, like effects rendering, at up to 6x faster than the fastest Intel-based MacBook Pro, and colour grading, at up to 2x faster.
MacBook Pro now has a battery life of up to 22 hours; supports Wi-Fi 6E, which is up to twice as fast as the previous generation; as well as advanced HDMI, which supports 8K displays for the first time.
The new MacBook Pro now has up to 96GB of unified memory in the M2 Max model for creators, and sports features such as the Liquid Retina XDR display, an array of connectivity, 1080p FaceTime HD camera, six-speaker sound system, and studio-quality mics.
Customers can order the new 14- and 16-inch MacBook Pro beginning Thursday, 19 January, with availability beginning Friday, 3 February.
More details below about the new MacBook Pro from the press release.
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Wednesday, October 20th, 2021
Unveiled during Apple’s second fall event, the new MacBook Pro (14 and 16-inch) features a 1080p camera and better connectivity than previous versions of the laptop.
Featuring a brand new design, the 14- and 16-inch models of Apple‘s new MacBook Pro were designed with a focus on performance and utility.
Apple today unveiled the new MacBook Pro powered by the new M1 Pro and M1 Max — the first pro chips designed for the Mac.
Pricing and Availability
The new MacBook Pro models with M1 Pro and M1 Max are available to order soon on Apple’s online store and in the Apple Store app, select Apple Store locations and Apple Authorised Resellers.
The new 14-inch MacBook Pro model starts at S$2,999, and S$2,769 for education.
The 16-inch MacBook Pro model starts at S$3,749, and S$3,449 for education.
macOS Monterey will be available as a free software update on Monday, 25 October.
Available in 14- and 16-inch models, MacBook Pro features a Liquid Retina XDR display, a wide range of ports for advanced connectivity, a 1080p FaceTime HD camera, and a strong audio system.
The macOS Monterey is engineered to take full advantage of M1 Pro and M1 Max to provide a great user experience.
Apple has designed the MacBook Pro for developers, photographers, filmmakers, 3D artists, scientists, and music producers/
The new MacBook Pro joins the 13-inch MacBook Pro with M1 to complete the MacBook Pro lineup.
More details below about the new Apple MacBook Pro laptop, from the press release.
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Monday, October 18th, 2021
In its October 2021 Fall event from Apple Park, Apple has introduced the new M1 Pro & M1 Max chips, a new MacBook Pro based on the new chips, as well as new AirPods. Prices below.
Apple’s October 2021 Fall Event
The M1 Pro and M1 Max are the most powerful chips Apple has ever built.
Powering the new MacBook Pro, the new chips feature up to a 10-core CPU, 32-core GPU, 64GB of unified memory, ProRes acceleration, and “industry-leading” power efficiency.
“M1 has transformed our most popular systems with incredible performance, custom technologies, and industry-leading power efficiency. No one has ever applied a system-on-a-chip design to a pro system until today with M1 Pro and M1 Max. With massive gains in CPU and GPU performance, up to six times the memory bandwidth, a new media engine with ProRes accelerators, and other advanced technologies, M1 Pro and M1 Max take Apple silicon even further, and are unlike anything else in a pro notebook,” said Johny Srouji, Apple’s senior vice president of Hardware Technologies.
The new MacBook Pro with M1 Pro and M1 Max offers “extraordinary performance and battery life, and features the world’s best notebook display”.
The new 14-inch MacBook Pro model starts at S$2,999, and S$2,769 for education; the 16-inch MacBook Pro model starts at S$3,749, and S$3,449 for education.
Apple has also updated Final Cut Pro 10.6 (S$448.98) and Logic Pro 10.7 (S$288.98) with new features and better performances on the MacBook Pro with M1 Pro and M1 Max.
The updates are free for existing users, while new users can purchase the software from the Mac App Store.
The new AirPods (3rd generation) feature spatial audio and longer battery life and will be available for S$269.
AirPods (2nd generation) will have a new price tag at S$199, while the AirPods Pro now come with MagSafe Charging Case at the current price of S$379.
More details about the new M1 Pro and M1 Max chips below from the press release.
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Wednesday, November 11th, 2020
Apple has launched a new MacBook Air, the 13-inch MacBook Pro, and Mac mini – powered by its latest in-house developed M1 chip. Price & Availability below.
Apple says that with M1, things users do every day on the Mac feel noticeably faster and smoother.
The new M1 SoC (Systen on a Chip) is the first in a family of chips designed by Apple specifically for the Mac.
With M1 and Big Sur, users get access to the biggest collection of apps for Mac.
Starting MacBook Prices
- MacBook Air:
S$1,449 (S$1,299)
- 13-inch MacBook Pro:
S$1,849 (S$1,709)
- new Mac mini:
S$979 (S$949)
* Prices in brackets are the starting prices for education.
Purchase at Apple shop online, in the Apple Store app, and at Apple Store locations.
All the new Macs come with Big Sur, the latest version of Apple’s desktop operating system.
Big Sur is engineered, down to its core, to take full advantage of all the capability and power of M1, delivering a boost in performance, battery life, and stronger security protections.
The new MacBook Air, 13-inch MacBook Pro, and Mac mini with M1 are available to order today on apple.com/sg and in the Apple Store app.
They will begin arriving to customers and will be in select Apple Store locations and Apple Authorised Resellers starting next week.
More details below about the three new M1-based Apple Macs from the press release.
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Wednesday, October 23rd, 2013
Apple announced the new 9.7-inch iPad Air, iPad mini with Retina display, new Mac Pro and MacBook Pro, free OS X Mavericks, as well as free iWork & iLife apps for OS X & iOS devices. All prices below include GST.
Update (12 November, 2013):
Apple has just announced that the iPad mini with Retina display will be available from tomorrow.
Update (1 November, 2013):
The iPad Air has debuted in Singapore, as well as the US, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, China (Wi-Fi models only), Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macao (Wi-Fi models only), Macedonia, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the UK.
The Apple 9.7-inch iPad Air (shown here) and and the 7.9-inch iPad mini has the same thickness and number of pixels in their retina displays.
Here’s a quick summary of the slew of announcements by Apple today.
|
iPad 2 |
Original iPad mini |
| 16GB Wi-Fi |
S$528 |
S$408 |
| 16GB Wi-Fi + Cellular |
S$698 |
S$588 |
|
Accessories (in 6 colours) |
| Smart Covers |
S$58 |
| Smart Cases |
S$118 |
iPad Air with 9.7” Retina display. 20% thinner and 28% lighter compared to the current 4th Generation iPad.
iPad mini with Retina display with a more powerful 64-bit Apple-designed A7 chip.Basically the 9.7-inch display of its bigger sibling is “squeezed” into 7.9 inches, with the same number of pixels but higher pixel density.
It now packs 3.1 million pixels (2048 x 1536) @ 326 ppi. Prices for the various configurations are tabulated below.
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Monday, June 10th, 2013
This is Tim Cook’s second Apple WWDC at the helm of Apple, with a slew of announcements after a dearth of new products.
Tim Cook’s second WWDC at the helm of Apple.
The annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) this year is being held from June 10 – 14 at San Francisco’s Moscone West.
Tickets went on sale on 26 April earlier this year – with each ticket going for US$1,599.
A compilation of the main releases from the keynote can be found at the Apple WWDC 2013 event page on the tech4tea Facebook page.
Below are the main revelations at the keynote of WWDC 2013
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Friday, March 8th, 2013
Newstead Technologies will be at IT Show 2013 at Marina Bay Sands at B2, Booth B138 and Level 1 Booths 1229, 1413, 1521 and 1528.
At the same time, Nubox and tech@vogue Gallery will both be on Level 1 at Booths 1329 and 1429 respectively.
Get the Apple products including the fourth-generation iPad and iPad mini at the Nubox booth. Offers include 70% off iPearl M Cover, 63% off Uniq iphone 5 covers, 30% off Griffin lightning cable and hourly workshops on OSX and Mountain Lion.
Newstead Technologies is offering discounts of up to 70% on accessories and gadgets during IT Show 2013.
Nubox will also be extending the IT Show 2013 promotions for Apple products to its eleven APR stores island-wide.
Offers from tech@vogue Gallery during IT Show 2013 include tablets such as Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1, Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0, MeMO Pad ME 172V and Padfone 2. Customers can also get up to 50% off a wide range of premium accessories including earphones, power tube and phone cases.
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Wednesday, February 13th, 2013
Apple is making the MacBook Pro with Retina display faster and more affordable with updated processors and lower starting prices.
Available from today (suggested retail prices indicated include GST).
The MacBook Pro with Retina display features flash storage that is up to four times faster than traditional notebook hard drives, and delivers improved reliability, instant-on responsiveness and up to 30 days of standby time.
The 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display now starts at S$1,988 for 128GB of flash, and S$2,288 for a new 2.6 GHz processor and 256GB of flash.
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