Hey there, M2: You can now purchase the brand-new 13-inch MacBook Pro

The very first device with Apple’s second-generation M2 system-on-a-chip is now readily available to order. It will not show up until June 24, you can purchase the brand-new 13- inch MacBook Pro today. Apple is likewise now offering its brand-new dual-port USB-C battery charger through its online shop.

The 2022 refresh of the 13- inch MacBook Pro utilizes the very same style and has all the very same functions as its 2020 predecessor, which utilized the M1 chip. The only considerable distinction is the addition of the M2, which Apple states can be as much as 40 percent quicker at some jobs than the M1.

The laptop computer begins at $1,299 for a setup with 256 GB of solid-state storage, and there’s likewise a $1,499 setup with 512 GB. Beyond those base configs, you can even more personalize the 13- inch MacBook Pro with 8GB, 16 GB, or 24 GB of memory, and you can update to 1TB or 2TB of storage. You can not update later on, so those options need to be made at the time of purchase.

While this is Apple’s very first M2-based computer system, it’s most likely the precursor of much more to come. Next up will be the recently upgraded 13- inch MacBook Air, which is due at some point next month. That computer system will embrace a few of the style language of the 14- inch and 16- inch MacBook Pro, with a taller screen, a screen notch, and no Touch Bar.

Apple hasn’t yet revealed any other M2 makers beyond that, however it’s a winner that the M2 might pertain to the 24- inch iMac, Mac mini, iPad Air, and iPad Pro, based upon the gadgets that delivered with the M1 in the previous generation. Even more, Apple will most likely establish much faster cousins to the M2 for higher-end makers like the MacBook Pro and Mac Studio, as seen in the previous rollout’s M1 Pro, M1 Max, and M1 Studio. We do not have a timeframe for those launches.

Below: One of the styles of Apple’s brand-new dual-port USB-C battery charger.

As kept in mind currently, today likewise marks the very first day of accessibility for Apple’s brand-new dual-port USB-C battery charger. That was revealed together with the MacBook Air, however Apple is currently offering 2 versions of the battery charger, despite the fact that the MacBook Air is still weeks away. Both variations are 35 W battery chargers with similar specs, and both expense $59 One has a style similar to the MacBook battery chargers we’ve seen over the previous couple of years, while the other has the brand-new retractable style we saw at WWDC 2022– that’s the only distinction as far as we can inform.

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