Alongside higher-end 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Professional fashions with M4 Professional and M4 Max chips, Apple as we speak introduced a handful of upgrades for the entry-level 14-inch MacBook Professional, together with the usual M4 chip, a minimal of 16GB of RAM as an alternative of 8GB, an extra Thunderbolt port, a Area Black shade choice, and extra.
Within the base 14-inch MacBook Professional, the M4 chip is out there with a 10-core CPU and a 10-core GPU.
Apple already launched the M4 chip within the iPad Professional earlier this yr, and in the brand new iMac and Mac mini fashions this week. Geekbench 6 benchmark outcomes confirmed the M4 chip is as much as 25% sooner than the M3 chip within the iPad Professional, and efficiency enhancements needs to be related for Macs with the M4 chip in comparison with earlier fashions with the M3 chip.
Identical to the brand new iMac, the bottom mannequin 14-inch MacBook Professional now comes with a minimal of 16GB of RAM, in comparison with 8GB for earlier fashions.
The bottom mannequin 14-inch MacBook Professional is now geared up with three Thunderbolt 4 ports, whereas the earlier mannequin has two Thunderbolt 3 ports. The laptop computer now helps as much as two exterior shows with as much as 6K decision, even when the lid is open.
Apple has made the darker Area Black end accessible for the entry-level 14-inch MacBook Professional this yr, alongside Silver. Area Black was beforehand unique to 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Professional fashions configured with M3 Professional or M3 Max chips.
The bottom mannequin 14-inch MacBook Professional has no main exterior design adjustments.
Apple says the brand new MacBook Professional fashions can be found to pre-order beginning as we speak, and they’ll launch in lots of international locations on Friday, November 8. Within the U.S., the bottom 14-inch MacBook Professional continues to begin at $1,599.
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