Apple’s first touchscreen MacBook Pro is now available in Australia, alongside an M6-powered MacBook Pro, an updated iMac and a redesigned iPad mini. The touchscreen laptops start at AUD $4,599, while the tablet starts at AUD $1,099.<\/p>\n
The devices are available through Apple and authorised resellers. All Australian prices include GST.<\/p>\n
Touchscreen Macs<\/p>\n
The 14-inch MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR Display starts at AUD $4,599 with M5 Pro. The equivalent 16-inch model starts at AUD $5,499.<\/p>\n
M5 Max configurations start at AUD $6,999 for the 14-inch model and AUD $7,699 for the 16-inch version.<\/p>\n
Both sizes use tandem OLED displays with touch controls. Users can swipe through webpages, pinch to enlarge photographs and drag slides between presentations. Existing keyboard and trackpad controls remain available.<\/p>\n
Apple specifies peak brightness of up to 2,000 nits and an adaptive refresh rate of up to 120Hz. Dynamic Island provides access to Spotlight, Live Activities and Siri AI.<\/p>\n
The laptops support up to 128GB of unified memory and 16TB of storage. Apple claims battery life of up to 24 hours.<\/p>\n
M6 laptop<\/p>\n
A separate 14-inch MacBook Pro with M6 starts at AUD $3,199. It retains the Liquid Retina XDR display.<\/p>\n
The M6 chip has a 12-core central processor and 12-core graphics processor. Apple claims graphics performance is up to 30 per cent faster than M5, with up to 25 per cent faster performance for on-device AI workloads.<\/p>\n
The laptop includes 16GB of unified memory as standard, configurable to 32GB. Wireless connectivity includes Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6. Apple claims battery life of up to 24 hours.<\/p>\n
Other features include a 12-megapixel Centre Stage camera, a six-speaker sound system and an optional nano-texture display. It comes in space black and silver.<\/p>\n
Desktop update<\/p>\n
The iMac with M6 starts at AUD $2,399 with a 10-core central processor and 10-core graphics processor. A configuration with 12 cores in each starts at AUD $2,699.<\/p>\n
The all-in-one desktop retains a 24-inch 4.5K Retina display. It supports Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6, with an optional 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet connection. Configurations offer up to four Thunderbolt 4 ports.<\/p>\n
Apple claims graphics performance is up to twice as fast as the M4 model. The desktop runs macOS 27 and comes in blue, green, pink, yellow, purple, orange and silver.<\/p>\n
Smaller tablet<\/p>\n
The iPad mini gains an 8.5-inch OLED display and A20 Pro chip. The Wi-Fi model starts at AUD $1,099, while Wi-Fi + Cellular versions start at AUD $1,349.<\/p>\n
The tablet measures 5.4mm thick and carries an IP67 rating for water and dust resistance. Its 12-megapixel front camera sits on the landscape edge.<\/p>\n
Apple specifies peak display brightness of up to 1,200 nits. A nano-texture option reduces glare in bright conditions.<\/p>\n
The new model supports Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 6, Apple Pencil Pro and Apple Pencil with USB-C. Both styluses are sold separately.<\/p>\n
Storage options are 128GB, 256GB and 512GB. The tablet comes in midnight and starlight.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Apple’s first touchscreen MacBook Pro is now available in Australia, alongside an M6-powered MacBook Pro, an updated iMac…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":956697,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[1337,64,63,81,2718,240044,47772,36041,46558,524012,16566,524011,105,119499],"class_list":["post-956696","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-apple","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-australian","tag-consumer-tech","tag-editor-interview","tag-ipad-mini","tag-laptops","tag-oled","tag-retina-display","tag-tablets","tag-taxation-tax","tag-technology","tag-thunderbolt-4"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/956696","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=956696"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/956696\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/956697"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=956696"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=956696"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=956696"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}