Apple Launches Five New Macs and iPad mini With M6 and A20 Pro

Apple began selling five new products Friday, including an iMac and a 14-inch MacBook Pro powered by its M6 chip, alongside its first touchscreen Macs and an updated iPad mini. Shares of Apple (AAPL) were down 1.5% in delayed trading.

The new iMac with M6 features up to a 12-core CPU and up to a 12-core GPU with Neural Accelerators in each core, delivering up to 2x faster graphics and up to 5x faster on-device AI performance compared with the M4 generation, according to Apple's press release. It has a 24-inch 4.5K Retina display, Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 6, and comes in seven colors. Apple said the M6 chip delivers up to 18x faster performance than the most popular Intel-based iMac for users upgrading.

The 14-inch MacBook Pro with M6 has a 12-core CPU and 12-core GPU, delivering up to 30% faster graphics and up to 25% faster AI workloads compared with M5, Apple said. It offers up to 24 hours of battery life and 16GB of unified memory standard, configurable to 32GB. The machine starts at $1,999, according to MacRumors.

Apple's first touchscreen Macs, the 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR Display, run on M5 Pro or M5 Max chips, not M6, Apple's press materials show. The 14-inch model starts at $2,899 and the 16-inch at $3,399, per MacRumors. The base 14-inch touchscreen configuration may ship after the November 6 launch date, with Space Black quoted at 3-4 weeks and Silver at 7-10 business days, according to MacRumors.

The fifth product, an OLED iPad mini with an A20 Pro chip, starts at $699, according to MacRumors.

Shelly Goldberg, Apple's vice president of Hardware Engineering, said in the company's press release that the new iMac raises the bar yet again, combining blazing M6 performance and AI capabilities with Siri AI, a 24-inch Retina display, seven vibrant colors, and macOS 27.

All five products opened for pre-order on October 28 in 35 countries and regions, including the U.S., with availability beginning Friday, November 6 at Apple Store locations and authorized resellers. Apple said the new Macs run macOS 27, which includes Siri AI and Apple Intelligence features.

Apple did not disclose sales targets or shipment forecasts for the new lineup. The company's shares fell 1.5% in delayed trading Friday, part of a broader tech sell-off that sent the Nasdaq into correction territory this week.