Apple 15-inch MacBook Air, Mac Pro (2023), Mac Studio (2023) launched

The 15-inch MacBook Air price starts at Rs. 1,34,900 and comes in Midnight, Silver, Space Gray, and Starlight color options.

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Apple, on Monday, introduced the MacBook Air 15-inch model with M2 SoC at its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2023 event. The MacBook Air 15-inch features an 8-core CPU, 10-core GPU, and 16-core Neural Engine that is said to deliver up to two times faster performance compared to a 15-inch PC laptop with a Core i7 processor. The company has also launched the Mac Pro (2023) and Mac Studio (2023) with the Apple M2 chipset. 

MacBook Air 15-inch specifications

The MacBook Air features a 15.3-inch high-resolution Liquid Retina display with True Tone and 500 nits of peak brightness. Under the hood, the laptop is powered by an Apple M2 SoC with an 8-core CPU (four performance cores and four efficiency cores), a 10-core GPU, and 16-core Neural Engine. Moreover, it has 8GB of unified memory (configurable up to 24GB) and up to 2TB of SSD storage.

For FaceTime calls and video conferencing, the MacBook Air has a full-HD 1080p front-facing camera and a three-mic array that captures clean audio. The laptop is equipped with a six-speaker sound system with force-canceling woofers and spatial audio support. The new MacBook Air packs a 66.5‑watt‑hour lithium‑polymer battery that can deliver up to 15 hours of web browsing or up to 18 hours of movie playback on the Apple TV app.

Connectivity options include Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.3, two Thunderbolt/ USB 4 ports with charging and DisplayPort support, one Thunderbolt 3 port, a USB 4 port, one USB 3.1 Gen 2 port, and a MagSafe 3 charging port. The laptop runs on the MacOS Ventura out of the box.

Mac Pro (2023) specifications

The Mac Pro (2023) comes with an Apple M2 Ultra chipset that features a 24-core CPU, up to a 76-core GPU, and up to 192GB of memory with 800GBps of unified memory bandwidth. According to the company, the Mac Pro (2023) can power seven Afterburner cards for faster video rendering. Further, it has seven PCIe expansion slots and supports up to six Pro Display XDRs. Mac Pro (2023) supports Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.3 connectivity.

Mac Studio (2023) specifications

The Mac Studio (2023) is powered by an Apple M2 Max chipset that is claimed to be up to 50 percent faster than the previous-gen Mac Studio and up to 4 times faster than the most powerful Intel-based 27-inch iMac. The device features a 12-core CPU, up to a 38-core GPU, and up to 96GB of unified memory with 400GBps of memory bandwidth. 

The other variant of Mac Studio (2023) with Apple M2 Ultra SoC can deliver up to 3 times faster performance than the previous-generation Mac Studio with M1 Ultra. It comes with a 24-core CPU, up to a 76-core GPU, and up to 192GB of memory with 800GBps of unified memory bandwidth. For connectivity, it has Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth 5.3, four Thunderbolt 4 ports, an Ethernet port, and two USB Type-A ports.

Pricing and availability

The MacBook Air 15-inch 256GB storage model price starts at Rs. 1,34,900, while the 512GB storage variant is priced at Rs. 1,54,900. It comes in Midnight, Silver, Space Gray, and Starlight color options and is available to order on the Apple India e-store.

The Mac Pro with the tower enclosure price starts at Rs. 7,29,900, and the rack enclosure price starts at Rs. 7,79,900. On the other hand, the Mac Studio (2023) with M2 Max chip price starts at Rs. 2,09,900, while the M2 Ultra variant price starts at Rs. 4,19,900. It is available to order on the Apple India e-store and will be available from June 13, 2023.

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