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Apple unveils M6-powered 14-inch MacBook Pro and iMac

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Apple unveiled updated 14-inch MacBook Pro and 24-inch iMac models on Tuesday, both powered by its new M6 chip and scheduled to reach stores on November 6. Pre-orders begin October 28.

The M6 in the MacBook Pro has a 12-core CPU, 12-core GPU with neural accelerators, and a dual 16-core Neural Engine. Apple says it provides up to 30% faster graphics and 25% faster on-device AI performance than the M5 model. The laptop includes Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 6, three Thunderbolt 4 ports, HDMI, MagSafe 3, an SDXC slot and a headphone jack. It starts with 16GB of unified memory and 1TB of storage, offers up to 24 hours of battery life, and retains its 14-inch Liquid Retina XDR display. U.S. pricing starts at $1,999 in silver or space black. The 16-inch MacBook Pro remains available with M5 Pro or M5 Max chips.

The new iMac pairs the M6 with a 24-inch 4.5K Retina display, up to four Thunderbolt 4 ports, Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 6 and optional 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet. Apple says it delivers up to five times faster on-device AI performance than the previous M4 model and up to 18 times the performance of a widely used Intel-based iMac. It runs macOS 27 and comes in blue, green, pink, yellow, purple, orange and silver.

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