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Apple’s Pro and Tell experience week, where in the company launches high-end Pro devices with powerful homegrown chips, has already launched the new iPad Mini on Oct 26, with a new MacBook Pro and iMac on Oct 27. But there’s more to come, if rumours are to be believed.
New 14‑inch MacBook Pro with M6
The new 14-inch MacBook Pro with M6, deliveres more performance, powerful on-device AI capabilities and faster connectivity for college students, business users, creators and more. M6 features an advanced 12-core CPU with the world’s fastest CPU core, so everything from productivity tasks to more demanding pro workflows feels incredibly fast and responsive.
The 12-core GPU delivers up to 30% faster graphics and up to 25% faster AI workloads when compared to M5, making the 14-inch MacBook Pro with M6 a compelling value for users, who need serious power.
For those upgrading from M1, the performance gains are even more significant, with up to 11x faster graphics and up to 13x faster AI performance. With additional Neural Accelerators in the GPU and a Dual 16-core Neural Engine, M6 turns MacBook Pro into an even more powerful platform for AI, running LLMs locally while preserving user privacy.
In addition, the 14-inch MacBook Pro features Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6, while super fast storage makes working with large files, exporting projects and running demanding AI workflows fly. A battery life of up to 24 hours delivers the same performance whether plugged in or on battery.
Together with macOS 27, the new 14-inch MacBook Pro with M6 is available in space black and silver, it will be available in Thailand soon.
New iMac with M6
The new iMac featuring the super fast M6 blazes through everyday apps and multitasking while delivering powerful performance for creative workflows like photo and video editing.
For Intel-based upgraders, the leap is even greater, with up to 18x faster performance than the most popular Intel-based iMac. Together with the Dual 16-core Neural Engine, the new iMac delivers up to 5x faster on-device AI performance than M4.1 Whether users are running local AI models or vibe coding, iMac is a powerful platform for AI while preserving user privacy.
Connectivity gets even better with Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6, along with available 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet and storage that is up to 2x faster, so apps and large projects launch nearly instantly. Completing the iMac experience is an expansive 24-inch 4.5K Retina display; an industry-leading camera, speakers and mics; up to four Thunderbolt 4 ports; colour-matched accessories; and the power of macOS 27.
Available in a spectrum of seven colours — blue, green, pink, yellow, purple, orange and silver — the new iMac is a tremendous upgrade for existing users and an incredible gateway into everything the Mac can do for new users.
macOS 27 Golden Gate
Both, the 14-inch MacBook Pro and the new iMac come to life with macOS 27, which includes an expansive set of improvements that make the Mac even more responsive and reliable. Features users already rely on get even better. AirDrop transfers are quicker, network file browsing is faster and start page content in Safari loads with greater speed. Refinements to Liquid Glass improve readability and add uniform toolbars, edge-to-edge sidebars and more detailed app icons, enabling users to further personalise its appearance. macOS 27 also brings improvements to Maps, Notes and Podcasts.
Apple Creator Studio
Transformative updates were also introduced to Apple Creator Studio, a powerful collection of creative apps designed to put studio-grade tools into the hands of modern creators across Mac, iPad and iPhone.
Final Cut Pro for Mac includes built-in MotionVFX — an expansive collection of visual effects, plug-ins, transitions, templates, and motion graphics tools — as well as seamless editing in Pixelmator Pro. Apple’s curated Content Hub includes video assets and is available in Final Cut Pro. Music creators using Logic Pro for Mac gain a new intelligent assistant in beta, an enhanced Stem Splitter that now separates drums, and a redesigned Browser that incorporates all sounds, with music understanding and even a Splice library.
Pixelmator Pro introduces Generate Fill, which lets creators transform selected areas of an image using natural language. Keynote, Pages, and Numbers introduce new AI features in beta, including assistants that understand document context and new Model Context Protocol (MCP) support for workflow automation. They also add stock video in the Content Hub and new premium themes and templates.
Apple Creator Studio updates will be available on the App Store next month as a free update for existing subscribers.
Launching this week
Analysts expect a touchscreen-equipped MacBook Pro redesign, which would be Apple's first. Ben Reitzes, an analyst at Melius Research, wrote in a note on Monday that he expects new Macs to be introduced, “including a touchscreen notebook", this autumn.
Apple’s refreshed smart home line-up, revealed during its recent Welcome Home event, will introduce the HomePod Mini 2 on Friday; the Apple HomeView and Apple TV 4K on Nov 13; and availability for Home Collection products in December.
