As noted by TechRadar, Apple's 2017 edition is an incremental upgrade compared to 2016's fundamental shift.
If you were planning on buying a new Mac, now's the time: Apple has just refreshed its iMac and MacBook lines.
The new entry-level Retina iMac comes with 1TB of 5400rpm hard disk, but by spending an extra Rs. 17,000 i.e. Rs. 1,24,900 you can get a 1TB Fusion Drive - Apple's flash storage + HDD hybrid - and a faster processor, as well as a better graphics card.
IFixit further noted that the Touch Bar of the new MacBook Pro still remains "difficult to replace", and with all of the core components - processor, RAM, storage - soldered to the logic board, and the battery glued solidly into the case, it's a very unfriendly machine to fix. Ternus also confirmed that the entire lineup will ship with Intel's seventh-generation Kaby Lake processors.
Now the 12-inch MacBook has adopted that improved second-gen butterfly mechanism from the Pro line.
The updated iMac features faster Kaby Lake processors up to 4.2 GHz with Turbo Boost up to 4.5 GHz and supports up to twice the memory as the previous generation.
For power-users, the MacBook Pro range has also had a facelift and a slight specs bump. The only drawback is that the memory capacity can only accommodate up to 16GB. It was also combined with powerful new iPad features in iOS 11 coming this fall. However, according to reports, Apple will later release a version of the MacBook Pro 2017 with the said feature.
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The display of the 13-inch model is at 227 ppi with screen at 2,500 x 1,600 resolution.
Nevertheless, the amount of RAM of Apple's 15-inch MacBook Pro remains the same. Like all iPads, Apple still quotes a battery life of 10 hours.
Without doubt the stunner of the show, the Apple iMac Pro is a beast of a machine that is stuffed with the latest hardware, including up to an 18-core processor at the top-end.
In spite of that, not much has changed on the 15-inch MacBook Pro 2017. It's thinner, lighter, and a lot more powerful. There is also a 10Gb Ethernet connection. Both have the Force Touch trackpad, and neither base model has a touch screen or the Touch Bar.
iOS 11 will add iPad-specific features that have normally been available on Apple's macOS. Initially, it seemed like a bargain and ideal option over the 12-inch variant.
The A10X appears to be, once again, a significant engineering feat that should give Apple, as well as third-party iPad app developers, an incredibly robust canvas upon which to craft great, feature-packed applications.
Together with Apple's other products, which are getting an upgrade, it looks like the MacBook Air is also receiving a better CPU.
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