Apple has been busy this fall, and it looks like more fruit has finally fallen from its tech tree. This afternoon it unveiled a slew of new (and refreshed) products at its ‘Pro and Tell’ event in Los Angeles, and PCMag’s very own Joe Osborne was there to record everything (and blog the whole thing liveof course).
Newly launched line with what rolled out of the rumor mill last weekincluding a new M6 iMac, a handful of MacBook Pros, and a new iPad mini. Touchscreens and OLED display tech were some of the loudest whispers ahead of these highly anticipated October launches, and we thank our lucky stars (and John Ternus) that we’re getting them on three of the five new products. So how can you get your hands on Apple’s latest tech?
When will pre-orders open for the new M6 iMac, iPad mini, M6 MacBook Pro and OLED touch-screen MacBook Pro?
Only minutes after the event began, pre-orders for the new iPad mini, iMac and MacBook Pros went live. General availability begins on Friday, November 6, and pricing begins as follows:
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Preorder the new iPad Mini With A20 Pro Chip: Starting at $699
You can pre-order the new iPad mini starting at $699 today, October 28, at Apple or Best buyand even career like Verizon. But if you pre-order it from Best Buy, the retailer is throwing in a $50 gift card bonus! It comes in two colors: Midnight and Starlight.
The new iPad mini is an early (but welcome) surprise, as it was only refreshed in 2024. It packs the new A20 Pro chip that Apple uses in the latest iPhones. The base model comes with 128GB of storage, but there’s always room to upgrade to a 512GB SSD.
The highlight of the new, sleek tablet is the OLED Super Retina XDR display – the first time it’s ever been on the smaller iPad. It is also the first iPad ever to receive an IP rating (IP67) which protects it against water and dust. These fancy new specs – along with a host of other improvements – make the new iPad mini’s starting price $699, a jump of $100 from the previous model.
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Preorder the new iMac With the M6 chip: Starting at $1,499
You can pre-order the new M6 iMac starting at $1,499 today, October 28, at Apple or Best buy. It comes in an amazing (and familiar) range of colors: green, yellow, orange, pink, purple, blue and silver.
Its colors may remain the same, but now the all-in-one desktop is rocking the M6 chipset. That gives it 1.5 times faster productivity performance, twice as fast graphics performance, five times faster AI processing, and twice as good gaming performance. But wait, there’s more.
There are two configurations of the M6 chip: one with one 10-core CPU and GPU (starting at $1,499) and others with a 12-core CPU and GPU (starts at $1,699). Both come with 16 GB of RAM and 256 GB of storage.
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Preorder the new 14-inch MacBook Pro with M6 chip: Starting at $1,999
Pre-orders for the new 14-inch MacBook Pro with the M6 chip opened today, October 28, starting at $1,999 for the base model. You can pre-order it from Apple itself, but we already see a deal Best buy: the retailer will give you a $100 gift card if you pre-order the M6 MacBook Pro there.
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The new 14-inch MacBook Pro comes in Space Black or Silver, and sports a 12-core CPU and up to 11x faster graphics and 13x faster AI performance. You also have three memory options to choose from: 16 GB ($1,999), 24 GB ($2,199), or 32 GB ($2,399). Those RAM crisis persistedafter all.
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Preorder the new MacBook Pro With PROLED XDR Display and M5 Pro Chip: Start at $2,899
You can pre-order both the new (and dazzling) 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro laptops with PROLED XDR displays and M5 Pro chips today, October 28. The 14-inch model starts at $2,899, and the 16-inch starts at $3,399, and it looks like you can. pre-order through Apple only while writing.
There are many other configuration options in between, such as choosing the M5 Pro or M5 Max chips, choosing between standard or nano-textured glass, or adding more memory (watch out for these Price increasesbut). While it may not have the fancy new M6 chip the MacBook Pro sports on top, this brand new OLED touchscreen makes up for it in spades – especially if you’re a content creator.
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