Nope, your eyes aren’t playing tricks on you. Apple has finally refreshed the long-neglected MacBook Air and Mac mini, both of which haven’t seen upgrades for over three years. Along with the new iPad Pro lineup, prepare to empty your pockets for the holiday season.

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MacBook Air
It’s no secret that the Air has been left for dead since the introduction of the MacBook in 2015. Still, as the entry-level Mac device and lightest option on the market, the Air remained a popular option, so popular in fact that Tim Cook started his presentation by calling it the most loved laptop ever.
The Air receives a slew of upgrades to bring it in line with modern technology, the most noticeable change being the inclusion of a Retina display. Retina displays have been a staple of the Mac lineup since 2012 but were long missing on the Air range. The giant bezels of 2015 are also gone, and the body is now made of 100% recyclable aluminium.
Touch ID will also be making its way to the new Air, along with Apple’s prized butterfly switch keyboard.
Specs wise, the Air ships with Intel Core i5, up to 1.5TB SSD storage and up to 16GB of RAM. Battery life is expected to last up to 12 hours.
The new MacBook Air ships November 7, with the base model starting at SGD$1789.

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Mac mini
The Mac mini will also be receiving a much needed refresh. Now sporting the space grey finish we’ve all come to love, the Mac mini has also been made of 100% recyclable aluminium.
Performance is the biggest change here, with almost fives times better performance than the previous iteration. This is thanks to the updated four-core Intel 8th gen processors (with an option for six-cores) up to 64GB of RAM and 2TB of storage. Connectivity is the same with four Thunderbolt 3 ports, two USB-A ports, HDMI, Ethernet and yes, a headphone jack.
The new Mac mini’s local release date is currently unknown, but will start at SGD$1179 for the base model.

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iPad Pro
This is what the future looks like, notchless and near bezel-less. And yes, the home button and Touch ID are officially gone too. Face ID comes to the iPad Pro, with the sensors resting in the top bezel. Unlike the iPhones however, Face ID will also work horizontally on the iPad Pro.
The new iPad Pro is powered by Apple’s A12X Bionic chip that houses an eight-core CPU and seven-core GPU, with up to 1TB of storage. This means the iPad Pro outclasses nearly every other portable PC, while delivering Xbox One S levels of graphic performance. Apple will also be moving away from the Lightning cable in favour of USB-C, allowing it to charge a connected iPhone or connect to external displays.

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Together with the iPad Pro comes a redesigned Apple Pencil. The new Pencil now charges wirelessly when connected to the iPad, and tapping the screen with the Pencil wakes the device and launches Notes.app immediately. Additional third party gestures can be configured to the side of the Pencil once developers start updating their applications.
The iPad Pro launches November 7, with the base 11″ model starting at SGD$1199 and the base 12″ model starting at SGD$1499.
The second generation Apple Pencil launches with the iPad Pro for SGD$189.