Mac Professional, Mac Studio, 15-inch MacBook Air: worth, launch date, and the best way to preorder

This week’s Worldwide Builders Convention (WWDC) wasn’t all about working system updates and Apple’s new blended actuality headset. Apple additionally revealed various new Macs, together with a 15-inch MacBook Air in addition to revamped variations of the Mac Professional and Mac Studio with Apple Silicon. All three will likely be obtainable on June thirteenth, although you’ll be able to preorder them beginning right now from Apple.

Beginning at $1,299, Apple claims the latest MacBook Air is “the world’s thinnest 15-inch laptop computer.” Its 15.3-inch display boasts 500 nits of brightness, however it’s in any other case much like final yr’s redesigned 13-inch mannequin. It comes geared up with a 1080p webcam, a MagSafe charging connector, and Apple’s base M2 chip, which is identical processor discovered within the 13-inch Air.

Proper now, you’ll be able to preorder the 15-inch MacBook Air from Apple beginning at $1,299 forward of its June thirteenth launch date in certainly one of 4 colours: darkish blue, starlight, house grey, or silver. The bottom mannequin comes with an eight-core CPU, 10-core GPU, 8GB RAM, and 256GB of storage. For an additional $200, you’ll be able to bounce as much as 512GB of storage, whereas the 1TB model will price you $400 extra. The most important storage configuration — the 2TB model — prices $800 greater than the bottom 256GB configuration. You may also configure the reminiscence; it’s $200 additional for 16GB of RAM and $400 additional for 24GB.

In the event you desire a smaller machine, the 13-inch M2 Air remains to be round and now begins at $1,099, which is $100 lower than its earlier worth. (It’s additionally at present on sale at Amazon for $1,049.99.) Apple is even nonetheless promoting the older M1 MacBook Air from 2020 for $999, although it’s on sale at Amazon and Greatest Purchase proper now for a mere $799.99 ($200 off).

For energy customers, Apple additionally introduced the brand new Mac Professional and Mac Studio, which the corporate calls probably the most highly effective Macs it has ever made.

The Mac Studio options Apple’s M2 Max and new M2 Extremely processor. Apple says the brand new Mac Studio, which dons the identical design because the M1 mannequin from final yr, needs to be thrice sooner than the last-gen mannequin, relying on the configuration you purchase.

The desktop machine gained’t be obtainable till June thirteenth, however you’ll be able to already preorder it from Apple with an M2 Max chip, a 12-core CPU, a 30-core GPU, 32GB of RAM, and 512GB of storage beginning at $1,999.

Alternatively, you’ll be able to preorder it from Apple with a extra highly effective M2 Extremely chip, a 24‑core CPU, a 60‑core GPU, 128GB of RAM, and 1TB of storage beginning at $3,999. This specific mannequin additionally helps as much as six Professional Show XDRs and comes with Wi-Fi 6E connectivity and Bluetooth 5.3 help.

Just like the Mac Studio, the brand new Mac Professional comes with Apple’s new M2 Extremely processor and sports activities the identical design because the prior mannequin. Because of this, it may well help as much as 192GB of unified reminiscence and needs to be considerably sooner than its Intel-equipped predecessor. It’s additionally extra succesful than the earlier mannequin, with eight Thunderbolt ports, six PCI growth slots, and two HDMI ports that help as much as 8K decision and as much as 240Hz body charges.

The brand new Mac Professional begins at $6,999 for the mannequin with a 24-core CPU, 60-core GPU, 64GB RAM, and 1TB SSD. You possibly can preorder it from Apple beginning right now forward of its June thirteenth launch date.