Apple presented new products at the most recent keynote on March 8th, thereby further accelerating the fall in prices for the “old” models before the launch of the Apple M1 Ultra and M2 chips. After Apple has already equipped numerous devices with the M1 chipset developed by ARM, the successor SoC is scheduled to be launched this year. The M2 chip should offer up to 10 GPU cores, but the CPU performance will only increase slightly, as Mark Gurman from the US magazine Bloomberg supposedly knows. The new SoC is to be used in Apple laptops such as the MacBook Air, MacBook Pro or Mac Mini. But not only the statements of the US journalist point to the start of M2. The drop in prices for devices of the current generation at Amazon, such as the Apple MacBook Air M1 and MacBook Pro M1, is also a clear indication of the launch of a new M2 chip series, which the M1 Ultra also anticipates
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What should Apple’s M2 offer in MacBook Air/Pro, Mac mini & Co.?
According to Gurman, the first devices from Apple with the M2 include the 13-inch MacBook Pro laptop and the MacBook Air M2 shouldn’t be long in coming either. After that, the successor to the M1 chip will be used in the iMac 24 inch and Mac Mini. While many apps had to be reprogrammed for the M1, the comparable architecture of the upcoming SoC eliminates this work. Unsurprisingly, the Apple M2 is said to be based on the same 8-core architecture as the M1, but with slightly faster CPU cores. Compared to the 7 or 8 GPU cores of M1 devices, up to 10 GPU cores will take over the graphics calculations in the future. Pro and Max versions of the M2 with even more cores are to follow in 2023. Since Apple wants to move away from Intel processors completely, the M2 Pro and M2 Max should also be installed in the top-of-the-line iMac 27-inch model. The first Apple devices with the M2 chip are expected to come onto the market as early as May or June.
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Apple MacBook Pro M1 (2021) 14 inch, 10-core GPU and 16-core GPU as well as 16GB RAM and 1TB SSD is now significantly cheaper at Amazon.
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It’s an unwritten law that technology products from the current model range become cheaper when new devices appear on the horizon. But even if the M2 will of course bring a certain improvement in performance, laptops such as the MacBook Air M1 and MacBook Pro M1 are far from being old-fashioned. Apple devices are known for their price stability, but some MacBook Air or MacBook Pro models with an M1 Pro chip are now experiencing a price slide and hundreds of euros can be saved. The Apple MacBook Pro M1 (2021) with 14 inches, 10-core GPU and 16-core GPU as well as 16GB RAM and 1TB SSD can now be bought from Amazon for only 2,519 euros – in the Apple Store you pay 230 euros more for the power notebook. Prices for the 13.3-inch MacBook Air M1 (2020) start at 955 euros. The saving of 13 percent on the RRP is enormous for a popular Apple device and is probably also due to the rumors about the launch of the M2.
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Mac Mini M1 with 8GB RAM and 256GB SSD for only 689 euros instead of 778 euros at Amazon.
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Mac Mini & iMac now also significantly cheaper to buy at Amazon
The launch of M2 announced for the second quarter not only causes the prices for the Apple MacBook Air M1 and MacBook Pro M1 to slide, the current Mac Mini and iMac with M1 can now also be bought at significantly lower prices. So you get the Mac Mini M1 with 8GB RAM and 256GB SSD for only 699 euros instead of 778 euros. The Apple iMac M1 (2021) 24-inch with 8-core CPU, 7-core GPU and 8GB RAM as well as a 256GB SSD can be bought for only 1,279 euros after the price has now fallen by 11 percent – for a Apple device a significant price slide.
M1 Ultra and more: New Apple products presented at Keynote
Apple introduced new products at the most recent keynote on March 8th. Among other things, a new iPhone 13 SE was presented at the event. The entry-level iPhone with a 4.7-inch display and A15 Bionic chip will be available on March 18 at a price of 519 euros for the 64GB model. A new Apple iPad Air was also presented, according to the press release the “most powerful and versatile iPad Air of all time”. The new iPad Air based on the M1 chip will also be released on March 18 and costs as a WiFi model from 679 euros. The rumors about a new desktop Mac have also been confirmed. However, this is not called Mac Pro, but Mac Studio and is powered by the M1 Ultra, which Apple describes as the “world’s most powerful PC chip”. The Mac Studio and the new Apple 27-inch 5K Retina Studio Display monitor will also be available on March 18. The Mac Studio starts at 2,299 euros, the Studio Display costs at least 1,749 euros.
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While Apple only offered the in-house chipset Apple M1 outside of the Macs and Macbooks for the iPad Pro, the fifth iteration of the iPad Air is the first cheaper iPad with the M1 chip. The built-in webcam now has a practical follow mode so that the speaker can always be seen in the picture. In order to be able to establish wireless connections, the iPad Air 2022 supports Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5. Compared to its predecessor, Apple has raised the price from around 650 to 680 euros. If you want the version with 5G support, you have to pay at least 850 euros.
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In addition to the iPad Air 2022 and the iPhone 13 in green, Apple recently also introduced the iPhone SE 3 (2022). Similar to the previous iPhone SE, customers of the new edition receive a proven design with a physical home button and a 4.7-inch display. Under the hood is the Apple A15 Bionic, which also powers the more expensive iPhone 13. In Germany, the smallest and cheapest iPhone costs at least 519 euros, the predecessor had an RRP of around 470 euros.
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