In the original M1 Mac lineup, I had the hardest time reconciling the 13-inch MacBook Pro with a target audience. Which of these chips will show up in an eventual revamp of the Mac Pro desktop, or a new big-screen iMac, is unknown. The M1 Ultra, essentially two M1 Max chips side by side, is only available at the moment in the new Mac Studio desktop. The M1 Pro and M1 Max are available in the 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro. It sits above the original M1 chip (which was available in two versions with different numbers of graphics cores), but below the M1 Pro, M1 Max and M1 Ultra. Read more: MacBook Air M2: We Tried Out Apple's New Laptopīut despite the hype, the M2 sits in a confusing spot in the Apple silicon hierarchy. That makes it Apple's most powerful 13-inch laptop, and it will probably edge out the otherwise similar new M2 MacBook Air because its active cooling allows it to run at higher temperatures. Yes, this remains the last holdout of the Apple Touch Bar, a clever-but-underused second screen that's fallen out of favor.Īnd that's exactly what this system is: The 2020 13-inch MacBook Pro, with the initial M1 chip swapped out for the new M2 chip. Same body, same camera, same limited ports, same Touch Bar. In fact, it looks just like the 13-inch MacBook Pro that was part of Apple's first wave of M1-chip Macs in late 2020. MacBook Pro 14, MacBook Pro 16 (2021), Mac Studio MacBook Air (2021), iPad Pro (5th gen), iMac 24 (2021), Mac Mini

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