
Maintaining the price of the previous generation, Taiwan is expected to open pre-orders on October 29 and launch on November 6
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The M6 chip made its debut with the Mac mini in August this year, and this time Apple has expanded its application to the MacBook Pro and iMac product lines.
Following the debut of the new generation iPad mini (A20 Pro), Apple will launch two new Mac products tonight (27th), including the 14-inch MacBook Pro and iMac equipped with M6 chips. Both new models will maintain the same price as the previous generation, with no price increase. Taiwan is expected to open pre-orders on October 29 and be launched on November 6.
This time, the M6 version of the 14-inch MacBook Pro and iMac are both routine upgrades. The biggest change is the replacement of a more powerful M6 chip with a standard 16GB memory. As for the exterior design and main functions, they continue to be the same as the previous generation without much change.
Check out the prices of the new M6 MacBook Pro and iMac
M6 version of 14-inch MacBook Pro → launched in space black and silver.
● 12-core CPU, 12-core GPU: starting price is 64,900 yuan.
M6 version of iMac → Available in blue, purple, pink, orange, yellow, green and silver.
● Two Thunderbolt ports (10-core CPU, 10-core GPU): starting from RMB 49,900.
● Four Thunderbolt ports (12-core CPU, 12-core GPU): starting from NT$49,900.
In fact, the M6 chip was unveiled as early as August this year, and the first product to be equipped with it was the Mac mini. Now Apple has further expanded the application of the M6 chip to the 14-inch MacBook Pro and iMac, allowing more Mac products to receive performance upgrades.
Among them, the new generation of iMac was launched two years ago. The previous generation debuted in 2024 and was equipped with an M4 chip. This time, it skipped the M5 and replaced it with an M6 chip, which became the most impressive upgrade.
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Pre-orders will open in Taiwan on October 29th, and it will be available on November 6th.
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