With the announcement of the new M2-based MacBook Pro, Apple has reduced the price of last year's MacBook Pro M1 in Nepal. In this article, we will take a look at the specs, features, availability, and expected price of the Apple MacBook Pro M1 in Nepal.

Apple MacBook Pro 13 (M1) Overview:

M1 for Mac

The notable difference between 2020's MacBook pro is the SoC it's baked with. This year's model introduced Apple's M1 Silicon which is the company’s most powerful chip and the first one to be designed specifically for Mac. It is also the first mobile chip to be built using the 5nm process node. Apple has been able to fit 16 billion transistors in the chipset.It is an octa-core processor with four high-performance and four high-efficiency cores. Apple claims that it offers the world’s best CPU performance per watt. The eight-core GPU can also execute 25,000 threads at the same time. As a result, Apple claims that it has the world's fastest integrated graphics. The Neural Engine has 16 cores and is capable of doing 11 trillion operations per second. It provides up to 15x quicker machine learning performance with ML Accelerators.

• Learn more about Apple's switch from Intel's x86 to Arm design

Apple has also optimized the macOS Big Sur to make the most out of the new chip. Most of Apple’s Mac Software is now universal and the rest can run on the M1 chip using Apple’s Rosetta 2 technology. Similarly, it can also run iPhone and iPad apps directly on a Mac.

Performance Leap

Powered by the new M1 silicon, Apple is claiming the new 13-inch MacBook Pro to be 3x faster than the best-selling Windows laptop. It is also claimed to be the world’s fastest compact pro notebook. The new 13-inch MacBook Pro is now 2.8x times faster than its predecessor and offers up to 5x better graphics.

Design, Display

  The new MacBook Pro has a 13.3-inch Retina display with P3 wide color. The touch bar remains just above the Magic Keyboard. Unlike the MacBook Air, the MacBook Pro still features an active cooling system. It also comes with studio-quality mics. Moreover, the MacBook has an all-aluminium build and weighs 1.4kg. You can get it in gold, silver and space grey color variants.

Rest of the specs

Other features include Wi-Fi 6 support, Secure Enclave-powered Touch ID. It is available with up to 16GB of RAM and up to 2TB of SSD storage. The port selection continues to be very slim with just two Thunderbolt/USB 4 ports on the left side and a headphone jack on the right side.. Apple is claiming battery endurance of up to 20 hours.

MacBook Pro 13 (M1) Specifications:

• Dimension: 0.61H x 11.97W x 8.36D-inches, 1.4kg
• Display: 13.3-inch Retina IPS display; True Tone technology; P3 Wide Color; 500 nits
• Resolution: 2560 x 1600 pixels; 16:10 aspect ratio
• CPU: Apple M1 chip (5nm)
• RAM: 8/16GB
• Storage: up to 2TB SSD
• OS: macOS Big Sur
• Keyboard: Backlit Magic Keyboard with Touch Bar
• Camera: 720p FaceTime HD camera
• Ports: 2x USB-C Thunderbolt 3 ports, 3.5mm headphone jack
• Connectivity: 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax WiFi, Bluetooth 5.0
• Battery: 58.2Whr LiPo Battey; 61W USB-C power adapter
• Color options: Space Grey and Silver

Apple MacBook Pro 13 M1 Price in Nepal

Apple MacBook Pro 13 with M1 chip is now available at a discounted price of NPR 189,000 and NPR 219,000 for the 8/256GB and 8/512GB variants, respectively. You can buy Apple M1 chip-powered MacBook Pro 13 from Apple-authorized Hukut Store in Nepal.

• Meanwhile, check out our unboxing of the new Apple MacBook Air M2.