With new product debuts, Apple followers in Australia and New Zealand are all the time the primary to get their arms on up to date units on launch day because of time zone variations. It is formally Tuesday, June 13 in these two nations, which suggests clients who pre-ordered a brand new 15-inch MacBook Air, M2 Extremely Mac Studio, or Mac Professional final week have began receiving their shipments.
Apple launched the brand new Macs on the WWDC keynote on June 5 and began accepting orders on that date. Along with shipments being delivered on June 13, that date additionally marks the start of in-store availability. New Zealand doesn’t have official Apple retail areas, so clients in Australia would be the first to have the ability to buy an up to date Mac in an Apple Retailer.
We aren’t anticipating product shortages, however obtainable inventory in Australia will give us an thought of what we will count on in different Apple Shops around the globe.
The 15.3-inch ‌MacBook Air‌ is basically equivalent in design and efficiency to the 13.6-inch mannequin that got here out final June, however it’s outfitted with a bigger show and a brand new six speaker sound system. It makes use of the identical ‌M2‌ chips that had been launched within the 2022 13-inch ‌MacBook Air‌, and it has the identical look.
As for the ‌Mac Studio‌ and the ‌Mac Professional‌, neither have obtained design updates, however the machines are outfitted with the newly launched M2 Extremely chip. The ‌M2‌ Extremely presents as much as 20 p.c sooner CPU efficiency in comparison with the M1 Extremely chip.
Pricing on the 15-inch ‌MacBook Air‌ begins at $1,299, whereas the ‌Mac Studio‌ is priced beginning at $2,000 for the bottom ‌M2‌ Max model and $4,000 for the bottom ‌M2‌ Extremely mannequin. The ‌Mac Professional‌ is priced beginning at $6,999, and all fashions ship with the ‌M2‌ Extremely chip.
Following New Zealand and Australia, gross sales and deliveries of the up to date Macs will kick off in Asia, Europe, and North America, respectively. Apple retail areas might be opening at their common occasions for walk-in purchases and pickups of reserved units.
