Apple had recently announced that it would organize an event on October 31 at 03:00, calling it “Scary Fast”. The event started at 03:00. At the event, a video was first shown about the large number of Mac users and the use of Mac. Then Apple CEO Tim Cook appeared.
APPLE INTRODUCED ITS NEW PRODUCTS: M3, M3 PRO AND M3 MAX CHIPS ARE DISPLAYED
Apple first introduced the M3, M3 Pro and M3 Max chips developed with 3 nanometer technology.
According to Apple, there is a new generation GPU in the M3 chip family. This GPU, which Apple claims is faster and more efficient, also has a new technology called Dynamic Caching. This technology, unlike traditional GPUs, assigns the amount of local memory to be used to the hardware in real time.
Additionally, Apple says new rendering features like hardware-accelerated ray tracing and mesh shading are coming to the Mac with this GPU for the first time.
The M3 chip has an 8-core CPU and a next-generation 10-core GPU (up to 24 GB combined memory).
The M3 Pro, on the other hand, has a CPU configurable with up to 12 cores and a GPU configurable with up to 18 cores (up to 36 GB combined memory).
M3 Max, on the other hand, comes with a CPU that can be configured with up to 16 cores and a GPU that can be configured with up to 40 cores.
M3 Max also supports up to 128GB of memory.
Features of M3 series chips:
NEW MACBOOK PRO SERIES INTRODUCED
Apple also unveiled its new MacBook Pro series at the event; 14-inch MacBook Pro with M3, 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro with M3 Pro, 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro with M3 Max have arrived.
The lineup now starts with a 14-inch MacBook Pro model powered by the base model M3 chip. The M3 Pro and M3 Max are also available in 14-inch and 16-inch configurations.
Apple claims that its laptops offer up to 22 hours of battery life.
Visually, the chassis and external design of the laptops appear to be the same as the previous generation. However, all MacBook Pro models are said to have a Liquid Retina XDR display that offers 20 percent brighter SDR content.
On the other hand, there is also a new Space Black color option for the new MacBook Pro models with M3 Pro and M3 Max chips.
Models with M3 Pro and M3 Max chips are offered in silver and space black color options, while the 14-inch MacBook Pro with M3 chip is offered in silver and space gray color options.
The price of the new 14-inch MacBook Pro starts at $1,599, and the price of the new 16-inch MacBook Pro starts at $2,499.
24 INCH iMAC UPDATED WITH M3 CHIP
The technology giant also updated the 24-inch iMac model at the event. According to the company, the iMac with the new M3 chip is up to 2 times faster than the previous generation with the M1 chip.
The new iMac includes features such as Bluetooth 5.3 and Wi-Fi 6E.
The price of the new iMac starts at $1299.
Türkiye PRICES ARE ANNOUNCED
Turkey prices of the new MacBook series and the new iMac, introduced by Apple at the ‘Scary Fast’ event, have also been announced. According to this;
- The price of the new 14 inch MacBook Pro is 62,999 TL,
- The price of the new 16 inch MacBook Pro is 94.999 TL,
- The price of the new iMac starts from 49,999 TL.
Apple announced that the new MacBook Pros and the new iMac will be available in our country on Friday, November 10.