Apple unveiled MacBook Pro with the latest M2 Pro and M2 Max processors starting at $1999
Apple after the announcement of chips M2 Pro and M2 Max presented the first products with the new chips on board. This is the MacBook Pro.
Here's What We Know
MacBook Pro is available with two versions of the M2 Pro processor. They differ in the number of cores. The CPU has 10 or 12 cores, depending on the package. At the same time, six or eight cores are productive, respectively. The rest are energy efficient. The GPU has 16 or 19 cores.
CPU performance is up 20 percent and GPU performance is up 30 percent compared to the M1 Pro. The company also notes that the latest MacBook Pro is on average about 150% more powerful than MacBooks with Intel processors.
More expensive versions are equipped with Apple M2 Max chips. Here the number of GPU cores is increased to 38. Compared to the M1 Max, performance has increased by 30 percent, and by as much as 500 percent over notebooks using Intel chips.
The MacBook Pro is equipped with Liquid Retina XDR screens. The diagonal is 14.2" or 16.2" and the resolution is 3024 x 1964 dots or 3456 x 2234 dots, respectively. In both cases, a frame refresh rate of up to 120 Hz and a peak brightness of 1600 nits are claimed.
RAM capacity is 16/32GB for the M2 Pro and 32/64/96GB for the M2 Max. Bandwidths are 200GB/s and 400GB/s, respectively. SSD storage capacity ranges from 51.2GB to 8TB. Separately note the presence of a 16-core neural block regardless of the configuration.
Interfaces are Thunderbolt 4 (x3), HDMI 2.1 (4K@240FPS, 8K/60FPS), SDXC slot as well as Bluetooth 5.3 and Wi-Fi 6E wireless interfaces. MagSafe fast charging supports up to 140W of power. Maximum run time without recharging is 18 hours (for the 14.2" display model) and 22 hours (for the 16" display model).
Price & When We Can Expect It
Laptops are already available for pre-order in the US. Sales will begin on January 24, 2023. The MacBook Pro with a 14.2" display starts at $1999. A larger model costs $2499.
Source: Apple
