Apple announces new MacBook Pro, Mac mini, M2 Pro and M2 Max chips

Apple today announced new Mac mini, new MacBook Pro models with M2 Pro and M2 Max chips.

There were no special event, however, Apple still had a keynote video describing new hardware.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Ij9PiehENA
Meet the new MacBook Pro and Mac mini | Apple

M2 Pro chip comes with 19 GPU cores and M2 Max doubles than number. M2 Max could be equipped with 96GB of RAM.

New Mac mini comes with M2 and M2 Pro chips. Also Mac mini with M2 Pro provides 4 Thunderbolt ports. Intel-based Mac mini is no longer available.

MacBook Pro now supports WiFi 6E nearly doubling throughput. 16" model offers up to 22 hours of battery life.

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Apple expands Self Service Repair program to Mac desktops and Studio Display

Apple adds more hardware to its Self-Service Repair program allowing in-house repairs

Now program includes parts and manuals for desktops with Apple Silicon chips and Apple Studio Display.

Apple: Self Service Repair

Reference: Apple Expands Self-Service Repair Program to Mac Desktops With M1 Chips and Studio Display

Amazon EC2 now offers M1 Mac mini

Amazon adds M1 Mac minis to EC2 service for faster build times.

The new instances will be available in two regions (US West – Oregon and US East – North Virginia) for $0.6498 per hour, with support for discounts through AWS’ Savings Plans, too. AWS promises that these new machines offer a “60% better price performance over the x86-based EC2 Mac instances for iPhone and Mac app build workloads.”

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AWS News Blog: Use New Amazon EC2 M1 Mac Instances to Build & Test Apps for iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and Apple TV

Reference: Amazon's EC2 Service to Offer M1 Mac Mini Instances for Faster Build Times,
AWS brings M1 Mac minis to its cloud