Apple New Products Unveiled iPad Air 2 and more!

In case you missed the Apple event earlier, here’s a quick rundown of the new products unveiled by Apple.

iPad Air 2

• iPad Air 2 gets thinner iPad Air 2 is the thinnest iPad to date at 6.1 millimeters, or 18 percent thinner than the original iPad Air. 
• New A8X chip is 40 percent faster than its predecessor
• Device’s graphics are 2.5 times faster. 
• Rear camera is 8 megapixels 
• TouchID for fingerprint access to your device and the increasing number of apps that take advantage of it. 
• iPad Air does not have an NFC chip. 
• The device starts at $499 for the 16GB, wifi-only version; $599 gets you 64GB, and $699 gets you 128GB. As usual, add $130 for LTE-enabled versions. Pre-orders start tomorrow, with devices shipping next week.

iPad Mini 3

• iPad mini 3 gets TouchID
• TouchID sensor like the new iPad Air’s, and it’s still using last year’s A7 processor, while the rear camera is only 5 megapixels compared to the Air 2’s 8. Like the iPad Air, the 
• iPad mini 3 is available in silver, space gray, and gold, and a base 16GB model will sell for $399. Apple is also keeping both the original iPad mini and the iPad mini 2 (formerly the iPad mini with Retina display) and giving them a substantial price cut. That means you can buy an iPad mini 2 for $299 and up, and the original mini is only $249.

Mac Mini

• Mac Mini gets faster and a Fusion drive
• It’s been two years since we saw an update to Apple’s little desktop computer, the Mac mini. Today, it got the kind of specs bump you’d expect after so long: among other things, 
• new 4th-generation Intel processors and two Thunderbolt 2 ports. 
• The base model carries a 1.4 GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 processor, Intel HD Graphics 5000, a 500GB hard drive, and 4GB of memory, while the top of the line has a 
• 2.8 GHz dual-core processor, Iris graphics, 8GB of memory, and a 1TB “fusion drive” buyers can customize beyond that. 
• It’s going to start shipping today for a minimum of $499.

  

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