Apple at its ‘Unleashed’ event launch new MacBook Pro models that are base on the Apple’s all-new M1 Pro and M1 Max. The Apple MacBook Pro series offers 14- and 16-inch display options.
New Apple silicon powers the Apple MacBook Pro (2021) series is to deliver up to 3.7 times faster performance over Intel’s Core i7 on 13-inch Apple MacBook Pro.
M1 Pro and M1 Max come as upgrades to the M1 chip that introduce in 2021.
Price in India
- 14-inch Apple MacBook Pro (2021) price set at Rs. 1,94,900.
- 14-inch Apple MacBook Pro (2021) education price set at Rs. 1,75,410.
- 16-inch Apple MacBook Pro (2021) price set at Rs. 2,39,900.
- 16-inch Apple MacBook Pro (2021) education price set at Rs. 2,15,910.
The Apple MacBook Pro models will be available for orders starting 18th October 2021 via Apple India Online Store.
Apple MacBook Pro (2021) Models will go on sale from 26th October 2021.
Customers will also have configure-to-order options available via Apple website.
Specifications
The Apple MacBook Pro (2021) models in 14-inch and 16-inch sizes come with an all-new design that forgoes the unimportant Touch Bar and brings back an SDXC card slot as well as an HDMI port.
Apple MacBook Pro (2021) comes with a notch that is to help reduce bezels and provide more screen real estate to users with offers a 1080p FaceTime webcam.
The Apple has not provided Face ID, which is unlike its top-end iPhone models that have a notch to accommodate the facial recognition technology.
Apple claims that while the 14-inch MacBook Pro model gives 14.2-inch active area with a total of 5.9 million pixels, the 16-inch variant has 16.2-inch area with 7.7 million pixels.
Apple MacBook Pro (2021) comes with a Liquid Retina XDR display under the hood that uses the mini-LED technology.
This new display technology is to deliver up to 1,000 nits of full-screen brightness, 1,600 nits of peak brightness, and a 1,000,000:1 contrast ratio.
There is also an adaptive refresh rate of up to 120Hz using Apple’s proprietary ProMotion technology.
Apple MacBook Pro (2021) display claim to have P3 wide colour gamut, HDR support, and XDR output.
The Apple MacBook Pro (2021) series is power by the silicon that comes in two distinct versions M1 Pro and M1 Max.
Apple M1 Pro chip includes up to 10-core CPU with eight high-performance cores and two low-performance cores with up to 16-core GPU.
The Apple claims that the new chip is capable of delivering 70% faster CPU performance and up to two times faster GPU performance over the existing M1 chip.
Apple M1 Pro also includes a ProRes accelerator in the media engine to enhance on-device video processing.
The Apple M1 Max to be the world’s most powerful chip for a pro notebook.
Apple M1 Max has the same 10-core CPU as M1 Pro, but doubles the GPU with up to 32 cores for up to four times faster GPU performance than M1.
There is also up to 400GB per second of memory bandwidth which is two times that of M1 Pro and nearly six times that of M1.
Apple MacBook Pro (2021) Models has up to 64GB of unified memory to attract professionals and 3D artists.
Apple claims that using its new M1 Max chip, pros can edit up to 30 streams of 4K ProRes video or up to seven streams of 8K ProRes video in Final Cut Pro more streams than on a 28-core Mac Pro with Afterburner.
Both Apple M1 Pro and Apple M1 are also pair with a 16-core Neural Engine that helps enhance machine learning capabilities on the new MacBook Pro models.
The built-in Neural Engine delivers up to 8.7 times faster object tracking performance in Final Cut Pro with M1 Pro and up to 11.5 times faster with M1 Max.
There is also up to 2.6 times faster performance when selecting subjects in images in Adobe Photoshop.
Features
Apple MacBook Pro (2021) Models also come with a Magic Keyboard that replaces the earlier Touch Bar with physical function keys and a wider escape key.
Users will also get the Force Touch trackpad.
Apple has offer its macOS Monterey out-of-the-box on the new MacBook Pro models.
The macOS Monterey operating system is optimise for the M1 Pro and M1 Max chips,
The new macOS version will also be available for older machines as a free software update on 25th October 2021.
Apple MacBook Pro (2021) Models also bring back the earlier MagSafe magnetic charging support, with MagSafe 3.
Apple MacBook Pro (2021) Models connectivity options include Bluetooth v5.0 and Wi-Fi 6.
You can also connect up to three Pro Display XDRs and a 4K TV simultaneously on the MacBook Pro based on M1 Max.
The M1 Pro chip supports up to two Pro Display XDRs at once.
Apple MacBook Pro (2021) Models also include a six-speaker sound system that has two tweeters and four force-cancelling woofers.
The Apple MacBook Pro (2021) Models is also has Dolby Atmos and spatial audio support for a surround sound experience while on-the-go.
The Apple MacBook Pro (2021) Models are design for faster performance, Apple has provided a better thermal management on the new machines.
Apple claims that there is an advance thermal system that can move 50% more air than the previous generation and even at lower fan speeds.
The 14-inch Apple MacBook Pro (2021) is to deliver up to 17 hours of video playback on a single charge and 16-inch Apple MacBook Pro (2021) Model delivers up to 21 hours of video playback.
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