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This year is coming to an end, all died down presentation, announced products already on the shelves, sold well and delight their owners. By tradition, we want to look back and remember what we remember the passing year and that he brought, because he brought very much. Together, let us go through the list of new products that were presented to us in this, our favorite apple company and remember how it was.
iPad 128 GB
Traditionally, all iOS-devices, including the iPad, equipped with memory up to 64 GB. In January, modestly and with no fanfare, Apple has added to its line of current tablet model with 128 gigabytes of memory on board. Pretty solid growth that is sure to satisfy the most trebovtelnyh users.
Apple TV
The January update "apple" set-top boxes, did not affect any of its functionality or design (as was the case with iPods that have a new color). First of all, it was aimed at optimizing the assembly process and reducing cost in A greater demand for these devices, which previously used to be considered just a hobby Apple.
Changes are only "under the hood": uses a slightly different variation of the A5 processor, a separate DRAM memory, a single antenna for Wi-Fi and Bluetooth and enhancements heat removal system. All this helped to improve the already high energy efficiency performance chips Apple TV.
MacBook Pro Retina
In February, Apple has pleased us Proshek update with Retina-display. Update has brought us not only new processors, but the price decline: 1500 and US $ 1700 for the 13- and 15-inch models, respectively.
As before, the memory integrated into the motherboard and on a sufficient amount of it will have to consider in advance the maximum available volume of 16 GB. As for the SSD-drives, the standard 13- and 15-inch models, they have a capacity of 128 and 256 GB, respectively. MacBook Retina still remains a laptop, the display which has the highest pixel density available on the market.
AirPort Time Capsule
By breaking the long silence in June, at WWDC 2013 Apple introduced us to a few new products, including an updated Time Capsule, a new design and is equipped with Wi-Fi module standard 802.11ac.
The new model is able to provide three streams at a maximum speed of 1.3 Gb / s, which is almost three times faster than the 802.11n standard. AirPort Time Capsule comes in two versions: with a hard disk capacity of 2 TB and 3, allowing to organize a convenient backup for multiple computers.
AirPort Extreme
Along with the Time Capsule, it was presented to her "little brother» - AirPort Extreme, which received the same update and Wi-Fi module.
The younger version is exactly the same functionality Time Capsule, with the only difference that has no hard disk and can not use a network drive for system backups. The rest of the network capabilities of both base stations are identical.
macbook Air
At the same June Apple conference presented a new line of "Air" laptop. New Air'y get updates Intel Haswell processors, which provided an amazing battery life - up to 12 hours.
This milestone afford 13-inch model, but the youngest 11-inch modelc also not lagging behind, 9:00 - no less impressive figure. The display remains the same, but the graphics subsystem improved. Now in the new set MacBookAir Intel HD Graphics 5000, which increased the productivity doubled, compared proshlogodimi models. Also, Air received a module Wi-Fi 802.11ac, which is three times quicker and smarter than the previous version of 802.11n.
mac Pro
Stunning novelty WWDC 2013 was the Mac Pro. After the monstrous aluminum system unit, a new professional workstation looked very elegant, especially given the most powerful iron fillings.
Appearance is simply mesmerizing - cylindrical interference shape, smooth lines and a futuristic design. But the main advantage is a serious performance, which provides 12-core Intel Xeon processor and AMD professional graphics cards with 6 GB of memory (in the top configuration). Interface PCI Express Bus 3 has a bandwidth of 40 GB / s, which brings performance to a new level. A four-channel controller and RAM DDR3 with a frequency of 1866 MHz will give bandwidth of 60 GB / s, which is twice as much as the old Mac Pro. Drive estesstvenno SSD and natural interface for PCI Express, which will give the communication speed to 1250 MB / sec, compared with the 500 MB / sec with the best SATA SSD.
This performance is enough to absolutely any task, be it cinematic video editing, 3D processing, and mathematical calculations to what some studies.
iPhone 5s
The September event was perhaps the most welcome. And this is no accident, after all it had to show the most popular Apple product.
New iPhone 5s is a follower of the iPhone 5 has a similar design, but it is very different for the "hardware" - the number of innovations just rolls over. Here and revolutionary 64-bit processor A7; and a dedicated co-processor M7, which tracks the position of the device in space; and scanner Touch ID fingerprint; and an improved camera with a flash and the new dvuhsvetodiodnoy fantastic frame rate. The traditional black and white colors, adding a luxurious gold, which immediately became a deficit, and the object of desire of many users.
iPhone 5c
For the first time this year, Apple introduced us as much as two iPhone. Contrary to expectations and rumors byuzhetny iPhone 5c has neither the budget nor the cheapest.
In fact, it is the same of the iPhone 5, but in another case - a plastic and colorful. However, plastic is very high quality and does not cause feelings of "cheap", and the colors will satisfy the most demanding users. Plus, the color can also vary the brand "leaky" covers, which have been specially developed for the iPhone 5c. The only "iron" 5c difference from last year's top five, a LTE-chip similar installed in the iPhone 5s, which has a positive impact on skrosti connection with work respective networks.
iMac
Also, September brought us updates iMac line, and though it is not as revolutionary as last year, it is still worth attention. Kupertinovtsy always they update the stuffing of their devices as soon as manufacturers produce something new.
Straight from the tin iMac'i boast quad-core Haswell processors from Intel, which have already proved themselves to be excellent. Also have a positive impact on the performance of the new PCIe-drives. In addition, computers have new graphics and support for Wi-Fi 802.11ac. 21.5-inch models feature Intel Core i5 processor, with a frequency of 2.7 to 2.9 GHz and Intel Iris Pro graphics or NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M with 1 GB of video memory. The older model has Intel Core i5 with a frequency of 3.2 to 3.4 GHz and NVIDIA GeForce GT 755m graphics card with 1 GB of memory or the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 775M with 2 GB of memory. All new iMac'i have 8 GB of memory and disk space 1 TB, but if desired, may be increased up to 32 GB TB and 3 respectively.
iPad Air
October was no less welcome than in September, because Apple saved up "for dessert" display their updated tablet. 10-inch model has a new design and is now called the iPad Air.
As iPhone 5s, a new plate is equipped with a 64-bit protsessorrom A7, except that the frequency is 100 megahertz ahead iPhone (1,4GGts against 1,3GGts respectively). RAM remains the same as in proshlogonih models - 1GB. Similarly, the A7, the new iPad Air equipped also with the M7-processors, which will process the data of the accelerometer, gyroscope and compass. The display, though, and remained with the same resolution and size, however, is made on the new IGZO technology that will reduce its thickness and to make the new iPad really air. The battery life is still the usual 10 hours though the battery capacity and with reduced from 42.5 to 32.4 Wh, for the sake of body thickness.
iPad mini Retina
Finally, we waited for the Retina display on the iPad, the younger version. Even with a conventional resolution, iPad mini was the favorite of the public, and now with the new screen it simply has no equal on a compact tablet market. Given the renewed filling: a display with a resolution of 2048 x 1536 pixels and a density of 326 dpi, 64-bit A7 processor, fast Wi-Fi, LTE, and excellent battery life, no doubt we face a perfect mobile the tablet.
MacBook Pro Retina
Autumn update MacBook Pro due to the emergence of new Intel Haswell processors. Together with them, Apple has equipped the new Proshka latest graphics Intel Iris Graphics and NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M with 2GB of GDDR5 memory. The amount of RAM you need to consider in advance, because then replace it will not be possible (available from 4 to 16GB). Also, the "under the hood» MacBook Pro Retina working Wi-Fi chip with support for 802.11ac. As for storage, they are connected via PCIe interface and can be in the following sizes: SSD: 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB or 1 GB. Stand-alone operation of new Proshek pleasantly pleased - up to 9 hours in 13-inch model and up to 8 hours in 15-inch. Little nedotyagivaet to Air'ov indicators, but also pretty well, given the more powerful "iron".
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As always, this year Apple worked hard and provided us with a lot of cool products. Revolutionary Mac Pro, the long-awaited iPad mini with display Retina, the flagship iPhone 5s and the alternative "budget» iPhone 5c, the new iPad Air. All current devices have been updated "iron" to keep pace with the times. In short, Apple has worked great and traditionally defines a new level of quality and functionality - we'll see, will be whether to retain its competitors.
Which of the new products of 2013, did you like the most, dear readers? Write in the comments of your favorites!
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