The M2 processor that is the heart of the MacBook Pro 13 M2 represents, as you'd expect, an upgrade over the M1 processor found in the original MacBook Pro 13 M1 laptops. Performance: M2 is a nice performance bump… but it's not Apple's best I've always found it far less than useful, requiring multiple taps and eyes-on precision where a single repeatable key press would have done the job. Given Apple has dropped it on the full-fat 14-inch and 16-inch Pro models, it seems likely that this might just be the last model to feature it if it's important to your workflow. What you do get – if it matters to you – is the only MacBook in Apple's line-up to persist with the virtual Touch Bar. It will get the job done, but for such a premium brand – and especially for its "Pro" model – it's disappointing not to see a better-bundled webcam. I've also got some bad news, because that older design also means you're stuck with a less-than-stellar 720p webcam as well. If the notch on the 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models bothers you, I've got some good news for you, because the use of the older design means that there's no notch to be seen on the MacBook Pro 13 M2. I'll wait here while you figure out whether your eyes are sharp enough to pick a 3ppi difference. You do technically get a slightly better PPI rate on the 13.3-inch MacBook Pro 13 M2 screen due to its 2560x1600/227ppi display against the Air's 2560x1664/224ppi. While Apple sells both (or will do – I'm writing this before the MacBook Air M2 goes to market) as 13-inch models, the MacBook Air M2's packing a 13.6-inch display (measured diagonally) versus the 13.3-inch display on the MacBook Pro 13 M2. It's actually worse than the cheaper MacBook Air M2 if you want to talk about screen size, too. ![]() You don't get that luxury on the supposedly "Pro" model and Apple doesn't seem to have any good reason for why this is so. That new Air has the same left-side dual Thunderbolt ports, but also MagSafe charging, which frees up a port if you need it. I think it is, because it's put the 13-inch model in the weird position of being less flexible than both the 14-inch/16-inch MacBook Pro models – which feature more ports and expandability as a result – and the cheaper redesigned MacBook Air M2. That means the same binary colour choices face you – Space Grey or Silver – and the same quantity of ports, with microphone/headphone combo port on the right and dual Thunderbolt on the left.Īpple's design ideas are quite well entrenched by now, so is it really a problem if it sticks with a tried-and-tested formula for the MacBook Pro 13 M2? Whereas Apple has made significant design changes to the newer M2 MacBook Air models, the 13-inch Pro model is exactly the same as it ever was. That's how similar the external design of the MacBook Pro 13 M2 is to its immediate – now discontinued – predecessor. ![]() On my return, I picked up the wrong MacBook for testing. I then went off to make a cup of coffee, because I'm nothing if not a caffeine addict. When the MacBook Pro 13 M2 arrived at Finder's test labs, I unpacked it and placed it on top of a MacBook Pro 13 M1 model.
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