Apple Launches New 14-Inch MacBook Pro With M6 Chip
Kathmandu — Apple has introduced a new 14-inch MacBook Pro powered by its M6 chip, featuring upgraded performance, enhanced on-device artificial intelligence capabilities, faster wireless connectivity and up to 24 hours of battery life.
The new MacBook Pro is designed for students, professionals and content creators, with Apple positioning it as a high-performance portable computer for demanding workloads. It is available in Space Black and Silver finishes.
The M6 chip features a 12-core CPU and 12-core GPU, along with a 16-core Neural Engine. Apple says the new GPU delivers up to 30 percent faster graphics performance and up to 25 percent faster AI performance compared with the previous-generation M5 chip.
For users upgrading from an M1-based MacBook Pro, Apple claims the new model can provide significantly faster graphics and AI performance, depending on the workload.
The laptop features a 14.2-inch Liquid Retina XDR display with up to 1,600 nits of peak HDR brightness and a 1,000,000:1 contrast ratio. A nano-texture display option is also available for users seeking reduced glare.
Connectivity has been updated with Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6. The device also includes Thunderbolt 4 ports, HDMI, MagSafe 3, an SDXC card slot and a headphone jack.
For video calls and multimedia use, the new MacBook Pro includes a 12-megapixel Center Stage camera, a three-microphone array and a six-speaker sound system with Spatial Audio.
Apple says the new model can deliver up to 24 hours of battery life. It comes with 16GB of unified memory as standard, with configurations available with up to 32GB of memory.
The 14-inch MacBook Pro with M6 starts at US$1,999 in the United States, while the education price starts at US$1,899. Pre-orders open on October 28, with the laptop scheduled to become available from November 6.
Apple has not announced an official Nepal-specific retail price in the information available, so the US price should not be considered the final price for the Nepali market.


