Apple announces new computers at WWDC 2023

MacBook Air 15 inch

Apple introduced the new MacBook Air with a 15.3-inch screen, 5mm bezel, 500 nit brightness and 1 billion colors. The machine is 11.5mm thick, weighs 1.36kg, and uses an M2 chip. Apple said the device is 12 times faster than the MacBook Air model with the fastest Intel chip and twice as fast as competing laptops. The machine is equipped with a MagSafe charging port, two Thunderbolt 4 ports, and a headphone jack.

The new MacBook Air features a 1080p webcam, three microphones, six speakers, and 18 hours of battery life. According to Apple, it's the thinnest 15-inch laptop in the world. Apple says the MacBook Air is the best-selling laptop in the world, and the 15-inch MacBook Air will help widen that gap.

The machine starts at $1,299, and is available for pre-order today and will ship next week. The 13-inch MacBook Air with M2 chip is now $1,199. The MacBook Air with M1 is still priced at $999.

Mac Studio

Mac Studio has an additional version using M2 Max and M2 Ultra chips. Of which, M2 Ultra is Apple's completely new and most powerful chip today, based on the M2 Max chip, including a 24-core CPU, 76-core GPU, 32-core Neural Engine and supports up to 192GB of memory. Apple said that Mac Studio using M2 Ultra chip is 3 times faster than Mac Studio using M1 Ultra chip.

The Mac Studio has the same overall design as the original, but with a more advanced HDMI port that supports 8K 240Hz displays. On the back of the device are 4 Thunderbolt 4 ports, 1 10 Gigabit Ethernet port, 1 HDMI port, 2 USB-A ports. On the front are 2 USB-C ports and an SD card slot. It also supports Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.3.

The new Mac Studio is available to order today, and will ship June 13, starting at $1,999 for the M2 Max model.

Mac Pro

Apple updated the Mac Pro line with the M2 Ultra chip, which is three times faster than the fastest Intel-based Mac Pro. The new Mac Pro has the same design as the Intel version. It has eight Thunderbolt 4 ports, two HDMI ports, six PCIe ports, two 10 Gigabit Ethernet ports, Wi-Fi 6E support, and Bluetooth 5.3.

Users can pre-order the new Mac Pro starting today, with availability and delivery starting June 13. In the US, the machine starts at $6,999, $1,000 more expensive than the Intel-based version.

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Apple is about to hold its most important event in years . In just one day, Apple's WWDC 2023 event will take place, introducing the iOS 17 operating system and a long-awaited device.

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