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Apple M6 MacBook Pro: What’s new and should you upgrade?

Apple has refreshed its 14-inch MacBook Pro with a new M6 chip, offering faster AI performance and improved multitasking while keeping the same design.

By Arabia Today Newsroom
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Apple has launched its latest 14-inch MacBook Pro with the new M6 chip, and early reviews suggest buyers who rely on everyday creative work will notice the difference. The new model keeps the same physical design as the M5, including MagSafe charging, an HDMI port, an SDXC slot and three Thunderbolt 4 ports, and weighs 1.55kg.

The headline upgrade is inside: the M6 moves from 10 CPU and GPU cores on the M5 to 12 on each. Apple has halved the number of high-performance cores to two and kept six efficiency cores, but added four new performance cores focused on power efficiency and background tasks, paired with the latest macOS Golden Gate.

Battery life remains officially up to 24 hours, though a real-world test by The National found a nine-hour workday left the battery just under half charge, pointing to more than 17 hours of mixed use. Apple says running large language models on the M6 is up to 13 times faster than on the M5, with improvements also for gaming, coding and 3D rendering.

Buyers can configure the M6 with up to 32GB of memory and 4TB of storage, plus an optional nano-texture display to cut glare. The same MacBook Pro is also available with M5 Pro and M5 Max chips for higher-end professional workloads. Alongside the hardware, Apple introduced new AI tools for its Creator Studio suite, including the ability to generate images directly in Final Cut Pro and Motion, a Content Hub for stock video, and an Intelligent Assistant across Pages, Numbers, Keynote and Freeform.

The review notes that the M6 is positioned for daily work, play, entertainment and video editing, while the M5 Pro and M5 Max options target heavy-duty professional tasks and cost more. That makes the standard M6 a practical choice for students, office workers and casual creators who want Apple silicon performance without stepping up to the pricier configurations.

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