Business: “price revolution” or response to the downward trend of the PC market? All machines made by Apple have a significant price drop.
Mac side, Apple has decided to hit the pros … and mark the portfolio. Reaction to a PC market slowing? Regardless, those who use a Macbook Pro for work will be happy to learn that now cost them $ 200 (bet on a dollar-euro) less.
If you already know the Macbook Air range, recently updated, the Macbook Pro was so in honor of the keynote presented from San Francisco and available for streaming.
The Macbook Pro Update
first computer shown is the Macbook Pro 13 inch. He lost weight (it goes to 1.57 kg) and thickness (1.8 cm). For the rest … It’s faster. Haswell, Intel’s new chip, there is obviously no coincidence, which also improves the battery life.
But Apple also announced the switch to Intel graphics chips Iris, “up to 90% faster,” the Thunderbolt 2, the SSD storage, WiFi integrated ac standard, etc.. And most importantly, lower prices: the entry-level 1299 euros
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Macbook Pro 15-inch also changing. Main novelty announced: an Intel chip Crystalwell, upscale version of the chips on Haswell micro-architecture. She will be accompanied by a graphics chip Iris Pro or GeForce GT 750M depending on the model.
For this second model, Apple announced eight hours of battery life, against 9 hours of video playback for version 13 inches. Finally, note that the two devices will be equipped with Retina displays, while the older version of the Macbook Pro 13 inch, without Retina display remains available to 1199 euros.
two new machines will be available on the Apple Store online since his return in theory. They will be distributed with Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks. In the end, the price drops to 200 euros, and the range is still stuff. Recap: 4 Macbook Air, Macbook Pro 13 inch one without Retina display, 3 MacbookPro 13 inch and two 15-inch Macbook Pro. Good luck for Christmas.
New on the Mac Pro
Apple
also took his keynote to give a little more information on the Mac Pro, replacing old machines and look very close to a gas cylinder. Smaller, more powerful, and available a priori from December.
embeds a chip Intel Xeon E5 to 4, 6, 8 or 12 cores, up to 30 MB L3 cache level, up to 64 GB of RAM, 2 AMD FirePro graphics chip with up to 12 GB dedicated memory. And SSD for storage. With Thunderbolt 2, it can support up to four 4K screens online.
Mac Pro is designed and assembled in the United States, and is available starting at $ 2999 in December, for a configuration offering 256 GB of storage SSd and 12 GB of RAM.
Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks … Free
software side, we already knew everything. Apple took the time for the real announcement, reviewing the new Mavericks (Mac OS X 10.9) for several minutes before promising … Free available today on the Mac App Store.
free which allows Apple to tackle Windows 8 and the cost of the transition. Mac OS X was regularly sold under 30 euros, but this free update, which applies to all Macs from 2007 running Snow Leopard at least, allows Apple to brag about the “price revolution” that he intends to introduce.
For the rest, we mostly had the right to pass in review features already advanced. Note, however, an update of the iLife suite, in a very similar graphic style of iOS 7. Apple also plays heavily on convergence with the easiest to use on the iPad applications. Let the features still making applications for creative leisure. Available for free today.
iWork however also been updated. Pages, Numbers and Keynote are now better integrated with iCloud service Apple online storage. This allows iWork run on all devices, including PC GNU / Linux or Windows with a web browser.
Besides improvements on the speed of execution, taking into account data faster, new options for ergonomics or creation, we note in particular easy sharing of documents. Apple announces “a hundred new features” … And, again, a willingness to 0 euro for all new Mac OS and iOS devices.
Note: You can find the live of our colleagues at CNET France to discover the keynote announcements
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