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Apple updates iMac, MacBook Pro, and Creator Studio

Apple’s second day of launches this week saw it follow its tempting iPad mini upgrade by pumping up the processor in two of its most popular Macs, even while it injected artificial intelligence into Creator Studio. 24 hours of portable pro performance: 14-in MacBook Pro Apple’s 14-inch MacBook Pro is popular but sits in a funny place in Apple’s notebook lineup, with the powerful and popular…

Apple updates iMac, MacBook Pro, and Creator Studio

Apple unveiled a suite of hardware upgrades to its popular Mac lineup, focusing on the 14-inch MacBook Pro, 24-inch iMac, and Creator Studio suite. The new 24-hour battery life and 12-core CPU, 12-core GPU, and dual 16-core Neural Engine in the MacBook Pro promises a significant boost in single-core and multi-core performance, with up to 30% faster graphics and up to 11x faster AI performance.

The MacBook Pro supports Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6, as well as up to two external 6K displays. The iMac sees a 12-core CPU, 12-core GPU, and Dual 16-core Neural Engine, boosting graphics performance to twice that of the M4 iMac. Alongside these upgrades, Apple introduced AI enhancements to its Creator Studio suite, including Final Cut Pro's MotionVFX library, Pixelmator Pro's Generate Fill, and intelligent assistants in Keynote, Pages, and Numbers.

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