The MacBook Pro 13-inch may be the first to get the new chip, and it still does come with an active cooling fan – but the performance gap compared to the Air is far from huge.Īpple has moved on from the Touch Bar, but this laptop has not. It isn’t even a true “Pro” without the SD card and extra ports from the larger models. 13-inch MacBook Pro keeps Touch Bar and previous-gen Retina We are still wondering why the 13-inch MacBook Pro even exists when the new Air just became a far more compelling option. ![]() The 13-inch MacBook Pro that launched in 2020 is now outfitted with the M2 chip, but that’s the only update it gets. 13-inch MacBook Pro - new chip, same hardwareĪlthough the MacBook Air got some love this WWDC, the 13-inch MacBook Pro did too, kind of. The return of MagSafe for the MacBook Air is also a welcome change for a laptop that still only comes with 2 USB-C ports and a headphone jack. This new 13-inch MacBook Air with M2 is a very strong entry-level offering for Apple’s notebook lineup. It has an updated Liquid Retina display with the same notch as the other MacBooks containing the 1080p Facetime camera. It looks more like the 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models, though way thinner at 11.3mm (MacBook Pro 14 is 15.5mm). The beloved wedge design is gone and replaced with a flat unibody look. What might actually be more tempting is the fact that the MacBook Air gets fourth-generation hardware. The CPU improvement is about 18%, while graphics are 35% more powerful graphics, and neither is likely to make someone with an M1-powered laptop to make the upgrade. The M2 sees beefed up CPU and graphics performance on the next-generation 5nm tech. M2 MacBook Air gets my voteĪpple has unveiled the successor to the industry-changing M1 chip. The MacBook Air gets refreshed hardware, and it looks spectacular, so let's start with that. Apple also announced two MacBooks with the M2 chips, but one of the laptops is recycled hardware. ![]() There were updates announced for iOS, MacOS, WatchOS and iPadOS. The week kicked off with Apple’s WWDC event that brought both software and hardware-related updates.
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