New iMac now available for Pre-order in Jarir in Saudi Arabia

November 1, 2024

he new iMac is now available for pre-order in Jarir.

Below are the pricing;

M4 (8-Core CPU/GPU) + 16GB RAM + 256GB Storage – SR5,999.00

M4 (10-Core CPU/GPU) + 16GB RAM + 256GB Storage – SR6,949.00

M4 (10-Core CPU/GPU) + 16GB RAM + 512GB Storage – SR7,899.00

M4 (10-Core CPU/GPU) + 24GB RAM + 512GB Storage – SR8,849.00

Pre-order period will be from October 30th until November 8th, 2024 (or while supply last). Shipping and collection will then start between November 8th at 4:00 PM to November 16th, 2024. Unfortunately, the new iMac from Jarir is not configurable.

Apple officially announced the new iMac with the new M4 chip last Monday, Oct. 28th.

Here are the key specs of the new iMac;

24-inches 4.5K Retina display (4480 X 2520) , an optional nano-texture display
M4 chip (8-core CPU/8-Core GPU, 10-Core CPU /10-Core GPU)
macOS Sequoia
Apple Intelligence
12MP Center Stage web camera
up to 32 GB of RAM
up to 2 TB of storage
High-fidelity Six-speaker System, Support for Spatial Audio
up to 4X Thunderbolt 4
Wi-Fi/Bluetooth
Colors: Blue, Purple, Pink, Orange, Yellow, Green and Silver.
Dimension (WxHxD): 54.70 cm x 46.10cm x 14.70cm

Here’s the price of the new Mac Mini in the Philippines

October 31, 2024

Here are the pricing of the new Mac mini in the Philippines.

M4 Processor

16GB RAM + 256GB Storage – ₱36,990.00
16GB RAM + 512GB Storage – ₱48,990.00
24GB RAM + 512GB Storage – ₱60,990.00

M4 Pro Processor

24GB RAM + 512 Storage – ₱84,990.00

Optional Upgrade

24GB RAM – ₱12,000.00
32GB RAM – ₱24,000.00
512GB SSD storage – ₱12,000.00
1TB SSD storage – ₱24,000.00
2TB SSD storage – ₱48,000.00
10 Gigabit Ethernet – ₱6,000.00
Final Cut Pro – ₱14,990.00
Logic Pro – ₱9,990.00

Optional Upgrade for Mac mini with M4 Pro chip

Apple M4 Pro chip with 14‑core CPU, 20‑core GPU, 16-core Neural Engine – ₱12,000.00
48GB RAM – ₱24,000.00
64GB RAM – ₱36,000.00
1TB SSD storage – ₱12,000.00
2TB SSD storage – ₱36,000.00
4TB SSD storage – ₱72,000.00
8TB SSD storage – ₱144,000.00
10 Gigabit Ethernet – ₱6,000.00
Final Cut Pro – ₱14,990.00
Logic Pro – ₱9,990.00

Apple announces new Mac mini

October 31, 2024

Joining the new iMac, Apple also announce a new and powerful Mac mini.

Spec-wise, the Mac mini is one of the most powerful pc in the market. Powered by the Apple’s new M4 and M4 Pro chip. Out of the box, the Mac mini will have 16GB of RAM and 256Gb for storage, if you need more ram and storage, you can max-out your Mac mini to up to 8TB of storage and up to 64GB of RAM.

It can support up to 3 displays for M4 Pro version and 2 displays for the M4 version, it will have a Two USB-C ports and a 3.5 mm headphone jack on the front, and an ethernet port, 3 Thunderbolt 4 (Thunderbolt 5 for the M4 Pro model) and an HDMI at the back.

The new Mac mini supports Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax) and bluetooth 5.3. Just like with the new iMac, the Apple Intelligence will also be available in the new Mac mini.

Price for the new Mac mini starts at $599 for the M4 version with 16GB RAM and 256 storage, it’s now available for pre-order and will be available on November 8.

Pricing of the new iMac in the Philippines

October 29, 2024

Apple just announced the new iMac with the new M4 Chip and Apple Intelligence.

If you plan on getting one, below are the pricing of the new iMac in the Philippines;

M4 (8-Core CPU/GPU) + 16GB RAM + 256GB Storage – ₱84,990.00
M4 (10-Core CPU/GPU) + 16GB RAM + 256GB Storage – ₱96,990.00
M4 (10-Core CPU/GPU) + 16GB RAM + 512GB Storage – ₱108,990.00
M4 (10-Core CPU/GPU) + 24GB RAM + 512GB Storage – ₱120,990.00

Optional Upgrade

Nano-Texture Glass – ₱12,000.00
32 GB RAM – ₱12,000.00
512 GB SSD Storage – ₱12,000.00
1TB SSD Storage – ₱24,000.00
Gigabit Ethernet – ₱2,000.00
Magic Trackpad – ₱2,500.00
Magic Keyboard with Touch ID and Numeric Keypad (US English) – ₱5,000.00
Final Cut Pro – ₱14,990.00
Logic Pro – ₱9,990.00

Apple announces new iMac with M4 chip and Apple Intelligence

October 29, 2024

Apple has officially announce the new iMac powered by the new M4 chip and with Apple Intelligence. The new Apple iMac is an all-in-one desktop that features a 24-inches 4.5K Retina display, an optional nano-texture display is also available to reduce the reflections and glare on the screen.

The new iMac is equipped with a 12MP Center Stage web camera, up to 32 GB of RAM and up to 2 TB of storage. The new Apple iMac will be powered by the new M4 chip, which was first introduced in May 2024 for the iPad Pro (M4).

The new iMac in 7 new colors: Blue, Purple, Pink, Orange, Yellow, Green and Silver.

Together with the updated specs, the new iMacs will available in 7 new colors; Blue, Purple, Pink, Orange, Yellow, Green and Silver. It will also be available in two variants; 8-core CPU and 8-Core GPU, and 10-Core CPU and 10-Core GPU.

In addition to the great hardware, Apple Intelligence will be available with the new iMac. “Apple Intelligence, powered by Apple silicon and the Neural Engine, empowers users to work, communicate, and create on Mac in groundbreaking ways.”

Here’s a 4 mins video on Apple Intelligence.

The new iMac is available to pre-order today, with availability beginning Friday, November 8. The starting price for the new iMac (8-Core CPU/GPU with 16GB RAM and 256GB Storage will be $1299 and the price will get higher as you configure your iMac to have higher specs. You can checkout the full specs of the new iMac here.

Qualcomm officially announce the Snapdragon 8 Elite processor

October 23, 2024

At the Snapdragon Summit, Qualcomm has officially unveil the Snapdragon 8 Elite processor, the company’s “most powerful and world’s fastest mobile system-on-a-chip ever.”

The new Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite processor will debut the 2nd-generation custom-built Oryon CPU, Adreno GPU and the enhanced Hexagon NPU. The company also said that the new Snapdragon 8 Elite offers CPU speeds up to 4.32GHz and up to 40% improved performance and 40% better power efficiency on the Adreno GPU side. And with the Hexagon NPU, the new Snapdragon 8 Elite processor delivers a 45% AI performance improvement and 45% better performance per watt.

Qualcomm also named ASUS, Honor, iQOO, OnePlus, OPPO, RealMe, Samsung, Vivo, Xiaomi and more, as some of the OEMs and smartphone to announce devices powered by the the new Snapdragon 8 Elite, in the coming weeks.

Apple announces new M3 Family of Processors

October 31, 2023

In an event called ‘Scary Fast,’ Apple officially unveil the next general M-series processors; M3, M3 Pro, and M3 Max.

The M-series processors based on a 3nm manufacturing process, which will allow Apple to pack more transistors onto a smaller die. This will lead to significant performance and efficiency.

The M3 is expected to be a direct successor to the M2 chip, which is currently used in the MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, and iMac. The M3 feature an 8-core CPU, offers up to 35% faster than M1 for CPU performance, and a 10-core GPU, which is 65% faster than M1 for graphics. The M3 CPU supports 24GB of unified memory.

As powerful as the M3 CPU, the M3 Pro and M3 Max are expected to be even more powerful than the M3. The M3 Pro will feature a 12-core CPU and a 18-core GPU while the M3 Max will have 40-core CPU and a 16-core GPU. Both the M3 Pro and M3 Max will support up to 36GB and up to 128GB of unified memory, respectively.

In addition to the performance and efficiency improvement, the M3 family is also expected to bring a number of new features to the Mac. The M3 family will support AV1 decoding, which would allow users to watch high-resolution AV1 videos without using much battery life.

As more performance gains, the new M3 Processors also have an enhanced Neural Engine to accelerate powerful machine learning (ML) models. The Neural Engine is up to 60 percent faster than in the M1 family of chips, making AI/ML workflows even faster while keeping data on device to preserve privacy.

“Apple silicon has completely redefined the Mac experience. Every aspect of its architecture is designed for performance and power efficiency,” said Johny Srouji, Apple’s senior vice president of Hardware Technologies. “With 3-nanometer technology, a next-generation GPU architecture, a higher-performance CPU, faster Neural Engine, and support for even more unified memory, M3, M3 Pro, and M3 Max are the most advanced chips ever built for a personal computer.”

The M3 family will be powering new MacBook Pros and iMacs, which was also announced at the event, and is expected to be in the next generation MacBook Air and Mac minis, as well as future generations of Macs.

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