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(Reuters) – Apple Inc (NASDAQ:) on Tuesday unveiled MacBooks powered by faster new processor chips (M2 Pro) and (M2 Max) in a surprise launch weeks ahead of the tech giant’s usual date.
The introduction of new PCs that use Apple’s latest versions of the (M2) chips, which it introduced for the first time last year, comes based on a decision the company made in 2020 to use semiconductors of its design after relying on Intel technology (NASDAQ:) for 15 years.
The new Mac mini starts at $599 and will be available from January 24. The price of the 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pros with the latest chips starts at $1,999, compared to $1,299 for the 13-inch model with the M2 chip.
Apple said that the device equipped with the new (M2 Pro) chip has about 20 percent more semiconductors than the (M1 Pro) device and contains twice the amount found in the (M2) device, which helps programs such as Adobe (NASDAQ:) Photoshop to run the heavy loads. faster than ever before.”
Apple usually holds its first conference of the year in March, when it introduces iMac devices and accessories. Bloomberg News reported earlier that the Apple conference scheduled for this spring may witness the launch of the long-awaited augmented reality glasses.
(Prepared by Noha Zakaria for the Arabic Bulletin – Edited by Yasmine Hussein)