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The short answerAn entry-level 13-inch Mac with the A18 Pro chip, a recycled aluminum body and battery life listed up to 16 hours.Check Apple Intelligence and warranty details on the official pages.
US & China prices
| Price | Store | Amount | Converted | Checked | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US, before tax | Best Buy | $699 | ≈ ¥4,664 | Checked 11-05 21:072026-11-05 21:07 Beijing time · checked against the store page | Buy |
| US, with sales tax (est.)California base rate 7.25%, local tax extra$699 × (1 + 7.25%) = $749.68 | $749.68 | ≈ ¥5,002 | |||
| Carried into China, with import dutyDuty-free up to ¥5,000 carried in; a single item over that is taxed in full at 13%$749.68 × 6.6723 (11-04) = ¥5,002; + duty ¥650 = ¥5,652 | ¥5,652 | ≈ $847 | |||
| Shipped to China, with import dutyShipped goods get no allowance; taxed at 13%$749.68 × 6.6723 (11-04) = ¥5,002; + duty ¥650 = ¥5,652 | ¥5,652 | ≈ $847 |
Store pages have the final say on price · Conversions use the ECB reference rate on the day each price was checked (no rate on weekends / holidays → the latest earlier day): 11-04 1 USD = 6.6723 CNY · US, before tax = pre-tax · Customs may use its own valuation table — customs has the final say.
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Who it’s for / pitfalls
Good for
- Everyday web, office and video use with a focus on price and weight
- First-time Mac users
Not for
- Heavy local computing or serious video editing
Known pitfalls
- Battery figures depend on Apple's test conditions
- Ports are two USB-C and a headphone jack; plan for adapters if you need more
Key specs
- Chip
- A18 Pro
- Display
- 13-inch Liquid Retina, 500 nits
- Battery
- Up to 16 hours (Apple's test conditions)
- Ports
- Two USB-C, 3.5 mm headphone jack
- Body
- Recycled aluminum
- Processor
- A18 Pro, 6-core CPU with 2 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores
- Graphics
- 5-core GPU
- Memory
- 8GB unified memory
- Storage
- 256GB or 512GB SSD
- Battery life
- Up to 16 hours video streaming, up to 11 hours wireless web
- Weight
- 1.23 kg (2.7 pounds)
- Keyboard layout
- Magic Keyboard, 78 keys, ANSI layout for the US; Touch ID only on the 512GB model
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