Everything new from the November Apple Event "One More Thing"

At the Apple Event "One More Thing", the company made several announcements revolving around future macs. It launched the Apple M1 - Apple's first custom silicon for the Mac. Apple also launched new MacBook models and a Mac Mini that draw power from the M1. Soon after the event, Apple announced the MacBook Air, Mac mini, and MacBook Pro price in India.

The new MacBook Air comes without a fan. It also offers up to 15 hours of wireless web browsing and up to 18 hours of video playback — the longest battery life ever on a MacBook Air. Apple further claims that the M1-powered MacBook Air is faster than the chips in 98 per cent of PC laptops sold in the past year.

Here are the key takeaways from last night's Apple event "One More Thing".

‘One more thing’ gave us two new MacBooks and a new Mac mini; powered by the new Apple Silicon, titled ‘M1’. The M1 SoC is the first PC chip built on the industry-leading 5nm technology. The ARM-based Mac are tailor-made for both creative and technical professionals. Apple also announced that macOS Big Sur will be available from November 12. Apple claims that the M1-powered Macs will offer big gains in performance and power-efficiency. The 13-inch M1 MacBook Pro’s price starts from ₹92,900 in India. The device will be available for purchase from November 17.

Meanwhile, the New MacBook Pro will be available in 8GB/256GB and 8GB/512GB variants priced at Rs 1,22,900 and Rs 1,42,900 respectively. The New Mac Mini will also retail in 8GB/256GB and 8GB/512GB variants and will set you back by ₹64,900 and ₹84,900 respectively.

The M1 comes with a dedicated 16-core Neural Engine for machine learning and AI-related tasks. Apple is promising power efficiency with its new processor, which will ensure improved battery life on the new Macs along with much faster and better performance. The M1 has four high-performance cores and four efficiency cores.

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