New Macs with M1 Chip: MacBook Air, Mac mini and MacBook Pro

New Macs with M1 Chip

Apple has finally introduced what we’ve all been waiting for: new processors made in Cupertino. Based on ARM architecture , the new Apple M1s are positioned as the most efficient processors ever created by the company, brains that base their design on the work carried out on the A chips that we find in the iPhone, but this time they have been designed thinking about desktop computers.

What does the M1 chip offer?

Apple M1 MacBook

Manufactured with 5 nanometer technology, we are facing an 8-core processor that has 4 powerful cores and another four much more efficient. Thanks to this configuration, the manufacturer claims to achieve the best performance and power consumption ratio ever seen in a CPU in its class.

In addition to the CPU section, the chip includes an integrated 8-core GPU with which, again, it is capable of achieving better performance than the last integrated graphics of a PC chip, without forgetting the excellent energy scale that it claims to maintain. But what does this translate to?

As you can see below, the new products manage to double and even triple the performance of the competition, therefore, we are facing a very interesting configuration that aims to offer the best in power and the lowest consumption.

A MacBook Air without fans

Macbook Air M1

The first model to present could not be other than the MacBook Air . This is the company’s best-selling 13-inch laptop, and now, with the new M1 chip, they have managed to eliminate the internal fan. That is perhaps the most striking sales resource, but in reality it hides many new features compared to the previous generation:

  • 2x faster SSD
  • 15 hours of web browsing
  • 18 hours of video playback
  • New webcam! Face recognition and target adjustment
  • Retina Display
  • Up to 16 GB RAM
  • Up to 2 TB of SSD storage
  • Touch ID
  • Price: from 1,129 euros

The team has a very interesting cover letter, however, those interested should bear in mind that the cheapest model comes standard with a deactivated core in the GPU, so instead of having 8 GPU cores, will be 7. If what you want is to have the GPU in all its splendor, you must select the model with 512 GB of SSD memory.

A desired Mac mini

Apple M1

The second computer to appear in this presentation was the Mac mini . A team loved by many and with a history of updates somewhat forgotten in recent years, today it finally receives the update it deserves with the arrival of the M1 chip. Technically, by sharing the same chip, the performance is similar to that of the MacBook Air

  • 3x more powerful CPU
  • 6x more powerful GPU
  • HDMI output
  • Gigabit Ethernet
  • Up to 16GB RAM
  • Up to 2 TB of SSD storage
  • Price: from 799 euros

MacBook Pro, the M1 for professionals

Apple M1

The last to hit the stage was the MacBook Pro , a computer that maintains the aesthetics of the current model, with Touch Bar, high dynamic range speakers and a battery that sounds endless. At the level of performance, again, it shares the same as its brothers, so at the moment we do not know exactly what makes it differentiate itself as a Pro model.

  • Touch Bar
  • 17 hours of web browsing
  • 20 hours of video playback
  • The longest-lasting battery in a Mac
  • Three studio-quality microphones
  • New webcam like the Air one
  • It includes a fan, which we suspect will allow us to offer a more constant performance without seeking so much energy balance
  • Price: from 1,449 euros

What is the difference between a MacBook Air and a MacBook Pro?

Apparently, reviewing the technical specifications, there is no difference in potential between one and the other, unless you choose the 256 GB MacBook Air, which we have already told you comes with one less core in the GPU. Otherwise everything is the same, and the only palpable differences found only in the MacBook Pro are the following:

  • More powerful speakers
  • Studio-quality microphones
  • Touch Bar
  • 100 nit brighter display
  • 2 more hours of battery life
  • Internal fan

What Makes the MacBook Pro Dedicated for Professionals? That is something we will have to find out later.