Everything you need to know about the New MacBook M2 Pro and Max!

The new 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models will start arriving to customers and launch in stores today. Some review channels and websites have released reviews of the MacBooks they received as well as the specs have been published by apple.

In this blog we’ll have a look at the general things we’ve noted in the reviews as well as the overall performance and specifications of the Mac.

It’s Powered by Apple's latest M2 Pro and M2 Max chips, the new MacBook Pros offer up to 20% faster performance and up to 30% faster graphics. The laptops can be configured with up to 96GB of RAM, compared to a max of 64GB on the previous models.

Other improvements include Wi-Fi 6E, an upgraded HDMI 2.1 port with support for up to an 8K external display, and an extra hour of battery life over the previous generation.

The new MacBook Pros have the same design as the previous models released in October 2021. The laptops can be pre-ordered on Apple's online store, with pricing starting at $1,999 for the 14-inch model and at $2,499 for the 16-inch model.

Geekbench results from last week show that the M2 Pro and M2 Max chips offer up to around 20% faster performance and up to around 30% faster graphics compared to the M1 Pro and M1 Max chips, which match Apple's advertised statistics.

Some reviews say the new 14-inch MacBook Pro provided nearly three hours extra of battery life compared to the previous generation “The previous MacBook Pro lasted 12 hours and 36 minutes during our testing, but the new model made it to 15 hours and 10 minutes.”

Now let’s look at the comprehensive specifications list:

Colours	Silver, Space Gray
Chip	Apple M2 chip- 8-core CPU with 4 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores, 10-core GPU, 16-core Neural Engine, 100GB/s memory bandwidth
Media engine	Hardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes, and ProRes RAW Video decode engine Video encode engine ProRes encode and decode engine
Display	Retina display 13.3-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit display with IPS technology; 2560-by-1600 native resolution at 227 pixels per inch with support for millions of colors 500 nits brightness Wide color (P3) True Tone technology
Battery and Power	Up to 20 hours Apple TV app movie playback Up to 17 hours wireless web 58.2-watt-hour lithium-polymer battery 67W USB-C Power Adapter
Memory	8GB unified memoryConfigurable to 16GB or 24GB
Storage	256GB SSDConfigurable to 512GB, 1TB, or 2TB
Charg­ing and Expan­sion	Two Thunderbolt / USB 4 ports with support for: Charging DisplayPort Thunderbolt 3 (up to 40Gb/s) USB 4 (up to 40Gb/s) USB 3.1 Gen 2 (up to 10Gb/s) 3.5 mm headphone jack
Key­board and Track­pad	Backlit Magic Keyboard with: 65 (U.S.) or 66 (ISO) keys including 4 arrow keys in an inverted‑T arrangement Touch Bar Touch ID Ambient light sensor Force Touch trackpad for precise cursor control and pressure‑sensing capabilities; enables Force clicks, accelerators, pressure‑sensitive drawing, and Multi‑Touch gestures
Wireless	Wi-Fi 802.11ax Wi-Fi 6 wireless networking IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac compatible Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.0 wireless technology
Camera	720p FaceTime HD camera Advanced image signal processor with computational video
Audio	Stereo speakers with high dynamic range Wide stereo sound Support for Spatial Audio when playing music or video with Dolby Atmos on built-in speakers Spatial Audio with dynamic head tracking when using AirPods (3rd generation), AirPods Pro, and AirPods Max Studio-quality three-mic array with high signal-to-noise ratio and directional beamforming 3.5 mm headphone jack with advanced support for high-impedance headphones
Display Support	Simultaneously supports full native resolution on the built-in display at millions of colors and: One external display with up to 6K resolution at 60Hz
Thunderbolt 3 digital video output	Native DisplayPort output over USB‑C VGA, HDMI, DVI, and Thunderbolt 2 output supported using adapters (sold separately)

All in all the New MacBook M2 Pro/Max are an extremely big upgrade to the already really powerful existing MacBook M1. This device is targeted to heavy users that need as much processing power as possible while having great battery life and incredible lifespan. This shouldn’t limit any regular regular users looking into it (just with base models) it can be a device that can work seamlessly for average users and last even longer!