After launching the iPhone SE and the iPad Pro 9.7, Apple has gone on to updated its MacBook with the most recent Intel processors, improved graphics performance, faster flash storage and an additional hour of battery life.
Featuring an all-metal unibody enclosure, the MacBook is now to be available in four aluminium finishes — gold, silver, space gray, and for the first time on a Mac, a rose gold - a favourite colour of the company.
With a 12-inch Retina display, a p full-size keyboard, Force Touch trackpad, USB-C port and claimed all-day battery life is housed in a body of 2 pounds with 13.1 mm thinness. The USB-C port for charging, data transfer and video output is a single connector that is smaller than a traditional USB port.
“MacBook is the thinnest and lightest Mac we have ever made and it’s our vision for the future of the notebook,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing. “Customers are going to love this update to MacBook, with the latest processors, faster graphics, faster flash storage, longer battery life and a beautiful rose gold finish.”
The updated MacBook features sixth-generation dual-core Intel Core M processors up to 1.3 GHz, with Turbo Boost speeds up to 3.1 GHz, and faster 1866 MHz memory. New Intel HD Graphics 515 deliver faster graphics performance, and faster PCIe-based flash storage should make tasks snappier.
The MacBook is equipped with the latest wireless technologies, including built-in 802.11ac Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 4.0 for fast wireless connectivity. It is perfect for tasks like streaming content from to the TV using AirPlay.
Apple also today made 8GB of memory standard across all configurations of the 13-inch MacBook Air.
MacBook will be available through select Apple Authorised Resellers. MacBook comes with a 1.1 GHz dual-core Intel Core m3 processor with Turbo Boost speeds up to 2.2 GHz, 8GB of memory and 256GB of flash storage for MRP INR 106900, and with a 1.2 GHz dual-core Intel Core m5 processor with Turbo Boost speeds up to 2.7 GHz, 8GB of memory and 512GB of flash storage for MRP INR 129900. Configure-to-order options include a 1.3 GHz dual-core Intel Core m7 processor with Turbo Boost speeds up to 3.1 GHz.
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