Tech Desk 
Oct 30, 2024
Apple recently announced the latest iMac and the redesigned Mac mini, coinciding with the current Mac-related announcements. The company has launched the new MacBook Pro models in 14- and 16-inch MacBook Pro models, equipped with the M4 series chips which is claimed to be the "world’s fastest CPU core” and “the industry’s best single-threaded performance."
The latest M4 Pro and Max chips, following the M4 and M4 Pro significant updates to Apple's iMac and Mac Mini desktops, will offer a faster artificial intelligence (AI) performance and battery life.
The standard 14-inch MacBook Pro has also received a small design upgrade, which now includes an additional USB-C / Thunderbolt 4 port on the right-hand side in a tantalising space black option, radiating premium vibes.
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Apart from the chips and other advancements, the newly launched 14-inch and 16-inch Pros with M4 Pro / Max chips are considerably the first Mac laptop featuring Thunderbolt 5 ports. All three MacBook Pros now support the latest 12MP webcams and can be configured with the latest nano-texture display supporting up to 1,000 nits of SDR brightness and 1,600 nits in HDR.
According to the Cupertino-based tech giant, the M4 Pro and Max support faster GPU cores, along with a ray-tracing engine. The neural engine also works 2x faster in contrast to the previous M3 generation for enhanced performance.
Additionally, Apple has upgraded the standard configurations of M2 and M3 MacBook Air models from 8GB of RAM to 16GB, which is priced at $999 for the M2.
MacBook Pro 14 and MacBook Pro 16 price
The MacBook Pro 14 price will start at $1,599 while the MacBook Pro 16 will start at $2,499 which is currently available for preorders while deliveries will start from November 8.
