As announced earlier, Apple recently held the Scary Fast event to focus on its Mac lineup, delivering high-quality products for users. So, what products did the company introduce at this event? Let's find out through the article below!
Apple's Scary Fast event. Image source: Apple.comThe Powerful M3 Chip Lineup
As predicted, Apple's M3 chip garnered attention at the Scary Fast event. The new product line includes the M3, M3 Pro, and M3 Max chips, which Apple claims are the first 'personal computer chips' created using the efficient 3-nanometer process.
Apple unveils its latest trio of chips: M3, M3 Pro, and M3 Max. Image source: Apple.comIn addition to offering 'faster and more efficient CPUs,' the new M3 chip trio also comes with updated GPUs supporting ray tracing, Mesh Shading, and Dynamic Caching - a feature that optimizes memory usage in tasks.
Apple's M3 chip provides integrated memory of up to 128GB, with the most powerful M3 Max featuring 92 billion transistors, a 40-core GPU, and a 16-core CPU.
Read more: Apple officially launches Apple M3, M3 Pro, and M3 Max with impressive performance.iMac 24-inch revamped with M3 chip
As anticipated by many, Apple at the recently concluded Scary Fast event introduced the new generation 24-inch iMac equipped with the M3 chip, delivering performance twice as fast as its M1-equipped predecessor. Alongside the new chip, the 24-inch iMac M3 also receives a Retina 4.5K display with over 1 billion colors, Wi-Fi 6E support, and a 1080p webcam.
iMac 24-inch updated with M3 chip. Image source: Apple.comThe new iMac is also equipped with integrated memory of up to 24GB and comes in 7 colors: green, gold, orange, pink, purple, blue, and silver. Additionally, there are accessories available in matching colors for the iMac, although they still feature Lightning ports.
The 24-inch iMac starts at 36.99 million VND with a configuration including an 8-core CPU, 8-core GPU, 8GB RAM, and a 256GB SSD.
Read more: Apple upgrades 24-inch iMac to M3 chip with unchanged design.MacBook Pro 14 and 16-inch receive significant power from the M3 series chip
The 24-inch iMac is not the only device receiving an upgrade with the M3 chip. Apple has also just launched a new duo of 14 and 16-inch models featuring the higher-end M3 Pro or M3 Max chips.
MacBook Pro 14-inch and 16-inch upgraded with super powerful M3 Pro/M3 Max chip. Image source: Apple.comBoth laptops feature Mini LED displays, 1080p cameras, 6-speaker sound systems, 22-hour battery life, and RAM up to 128GB. They also come with a new Space Black color option with a new coating that is said to reduce fingerprints as well as a sophisticated silver option.
While the MacBook Pro 14-inch with the M3 Pro chip starts at 49.999 million VND, the M3 Pro starts at 64.99 million VND.
Read more: Apple unveils MacBook Pro 14-inch and 16-inch M3, M3 Pro, and M3 Max starting from 40 to over 180 million VND.MacBook Pro 14-inch M3
In addition to the MacBook Pro models equipped with M3 Pro and M3 Max, Apple has also just released a more affordable 14-inch MacBook Pro with a basic M3 chip starting at 39.99 million VND. This product will replace the M2-equipped model that Apple released last year and deliver up to 60% faster performance.
MacBook Pro 14-inch offers a budget-friendly M3 chip option. Image source: Apple.comThis means the MacBook Pro 13-inch with Touch Bar is about to be discontinued. However, the MacBook Pro 14-inch M3 comes with some limitations, such as only 8GB of RAM and color options limited to silver and space gray. The new Space Black color option is exclusively available for the higher-end Pro/M3 Max models.
Read more: Apple introduces new Space Black color for MacBook Pro M3 Pro and M3 Max.