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the $599 for iPhone 17E The latest round of Apple product announcements has begun, and MacBook Neo, priced at $599 The wave concluded. In between, we’ve seen updates to both the MacBook Air and Pro lines, two late updates to the Studio Display and a new display iPad Air. Whew!
There’s a lot to keep track of, so I’ve gathered all the news in one place. In reverse chronological order, here are all the new products Apple announced this week. And yes, it is all mentioned below Available for pre-order Now and shipping March 11th.
MacBook Neo
This was the biggest news from Apple this week, and I’m not just saying that because Laptops review For a living. the New MacBook Neo It significantly reduces the entry point for MacBook shoppers. At just $599, $500 less than the cheapest MacBook Air, students can get it for $499. I expect to see a lot of MacBook Neos in classrooms by next fall, but I think so The Neo could be more than just a school laptop.
The MacBook Neo has an iPhone-level processor and only 8GB of RAM, so it’s definitely geared more toward writing term papers than the heavier lifting required by STEM or graphic design students. Even then, you might want to spend an extra $100 for the larger SSD and Touch ID keyboard. Its 13-inch screen isn’t much smaller than the Air’s, and it has a lightweight, all-aluminum chassis that’s on par with Apple’s pricier MacBooks. Plus, it comes in three fun colors (in addition to the standard silver).
I expect the MacBook Neo to sell well, and will likely impact iPad sales more than MacBook Air sales. Or maybe The two will eventually mergesent CNET’s Scott Stein to nirvana.
The MacBook Neo comes in four colors and is priced at $599.
MacBook Air M5
Apple’s mainstream MacBook was updated this week. the Your MacBook Air has been upgraded for Apple’s latest M5 processor, but that wasn’t the only change. Apple has removed the smaller 256GB SSD option from the previous version, increasing the minimum storage to 512GB. The starting price is up $100, but the M5 MacBook Air is actually a better deal than the M4 model — right now Overall favorite laptop For most people – when you take into account the costs of upgrading. Additionally, Apple says the new SSD in the M5 Air is twice as fast as before.
MacBook Pro M5 Pro/Max
the MacBook Pro 14 inch It got the M5 treatment at the end of last year, and now Apple has introduced the higher-powered M5 Pro and M5 Max chips for both the 14- and 16-inch MacBook Pros. The new processors offer a chip architecture that Apple calls “Fusion,” a reference to its method of combining two dies to scale its system-on-a-chip rather than interconnecting multiple SoCs.
My colleague Lori Gronin has More details about the new slide design And M5 Pro and M5 Max specifications. Spoiler: it’s not cheap. Prices for the new laptops start at $2,199 for the MacBook Pro 14 and $2,699 for the MacBook Pro 16 with the M5 Pro, and $3,599 and $3,899, respectively, for the M5 Max.
Studio monitor and Pro Display XDR
If you’re looking to upgrade your relatively old Studio Display or really old Pro Display XDR, now’s your day. Apple updated both this week. Priced at $3,299, the new 27-inch Studio Display The 27-inch Studio Monitor costs $1,599, has an improved webcam and Thunderbolt 5 support — but no HDR or high refresh rate of the mainstream version, which He found Gronin disappointing.
Apple announced two new in-studio displays this week.
M4 iPad Air
Apple’s mid-range iPad tablet received a processor boost this week. the iPad Air updated with M4 chip Maintaining the previous price: $599 for the 11-inch model, and $799 for the 13-inch model. Memory has also been increased from 8GB to 12GB. Apple says the new M4 iPad Air is up to 30 percent faster than the M3 model. Scott Stein says Apple updated the faulty iPad.
iPhone 17e
The week started with an update to Apple’s budget iPhone. New iPhone 17e It maintains the same $599 price tag as last year iPhone 16e But it offers twice the storage space and MagSafe. You can also get it in pink.
The iPhone 17E features the A19 chip, which is similar to but not exactly the same as the iPhone 17’s core chip. I will let my colleague Abrar Al-Hiti explain to us Slide details and other changes To iPhone 17e. And check out CNET’s Jeff Carlson’s reasoning behind this One feature missing from the iPhone 17E is a good thing.
The iPhone 17E comes in three colors: black, white and pink.
So there you have it this week from Apple. Stay tuned to CNET for more details as we test these devices in action and take on the competition.
And if you’re an Android fan, don’t despair. Mobile World Congress and Samsung Galaxy unlocked It’s also just finished, saving you a lot of new phones too.