Everything Apple announced so far: M6 MacBook Pro, M6 iMac, and an OLED iPad mini
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Apple’s M6 line framed explicitly around on-device AI means client hardware is being specced for local inference, not just battery life and display. If you ship productivity or creative tools, assume your users will expect offline, low-latency AI features and start planning for hybrid on-device / cloud architectures.
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