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Apple’s 13-inch MacBook Pro.
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The 13-inch MacBook Pro with the lid closed.
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The 13-inch MacBook Pro has two Thunderbolt ports on one side and a headphone jack on the other.
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The 13-inch MacBook Pro keyboard still has a touch bar instead of physical function keys.
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The first machine with Apple’s second-generation M2 system is now available to order. Although it won’t arrive until June 24, you can buy the new 13-inch MacBook Pro today. Apple also now sells its new dual-port USB-C charger through its online store.
The 2022 upgrade to the 13-inch MacBook Pro uses the same design and features as its 2020 predecessor, which used the M1 chip. The only significant difference is the inclusion of the M2, which according to Apple can be up to 40 percent faster in some tasks than the M1.
The laptop starts at $ 1,299 for a setup with 256GB of solid state storage, and there’s also a $ 1,499 setup with 512GB. Beyond these basic settings, you can further customize your 13-inch MacBook Pro with 8 GB, 16 GB, or 24 GB of memory, and you can upgrade to 1 TB or 2 TB of storage. You cannot upgrade later, so these choices must be made at the time of purchase.
While this is Apple’s first M2-based computer, it’s likely to be a harbinger of many more. Next up will be the newly redesigned 13-inch MacBook Air, which will be released next month. This computer will adopt part of the design language of the 14 and 16-inch MacBook Pro, with a higher screen, a notch screen and no Touch Bar.
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Apple has yet to announce any other M2 machines beyond that, but it’s a safe bet that the M2 can reach the 24-inch iMac, Mac mini, iPad Air and iPad Pro, depending of devices shipped with the M1. the previous generation. In addition, Apple is likely to develop faster cousins of the M2 for high-end machines such as the MacBook Pro and Mac Studio, as seen in the previous release M1 Pro, M1 Max and M1 Studio. However, we do not have a deadline for these releases.
Below is one of the designs for Apple’s new dual-port USB-C charger.
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This is Apple’s new charger for the MacBook Air. From that angle, it doesn’t look very different …
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Here’s the bottom, with the Apple brand and a collapsed plug.
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The plug extends, of course.
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There appear to be bleeding fasteners on the sides.
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The MagSafe cable is very similar to what you get with a new MacBook Pro. The color matches the MacBook Air you are requesting.
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For the ladder, here is the brick and cable next to the laptop.
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As noted, today also marks the first day of availability of Apple’s new dual-port USB-C charger. This was announced along with the MacBook Air, but Apple is already selling two variants of the charger, although the MacBook Air is still weeks away. Both variants are 35 W chargers with identical specifications and both cost $ 59. One has a design identical to the MacBook chargers we’ve seen in recent years, while the other has the new folding design we saw at WWDC 2022; that is the only difference from what we can say.
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