Apple announces M6 MacBook Pro, iMac and Creator Studio updates

Apple announced a new 14-inch MacBook Pro powered by its M6 chip on October 27, with preorders scheduled to begin October 28 and customer availability set for November 6. The company also introduced an M6-powered 24-inch iMac and updates to its Creator Studio applications. Apple says the MacBook Pro’s 12-core CPU and 12-core GPU deliver up to 30% faster graphics and 25% faster on-device artificial-intelligence workloads than the M5 model. The company also claims battery life of up to 24 hours. Those figures are Apple’s comparisons and estimates; the supplied reporting contains no independent tests of the new laptop. The new MacBook Pro starts at $1,999 in the United States. It has 16 gigabytes of unified memory as standard, configurable up to 32GB, and is offered in space black and silver. Its features include a Liquid Retina XDR display, Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 6, three Thunderbolt 4 ports, an HDMI port, MagSafe 3 charging, an SDXC card slot and a headphone jack. Apple says the laptop supports up to two external displays and can charge to 50% in about 30 minutes with a compatible higher-wattage USB-C power adapter. Apple’s announcement also describes improvements for users moving...