With the MacBook Pro review embargo now lifted, let’s find out from those who had early access to Apple’s hardware if you should consider the new macOS laptop.
"The 14-inch MacBook Pro, 16-inch MacBook Pro and the new MacBook Air M2 have all adopted virtually bezel-less displays with only a small notch up top; the thick black borders around the MacBook Pro M2’s screen feel like wasted space by comparison.
The new MacBook Pro does have two advantages that may be worth consideration. The first is the M2 will deliver more performance than the M2 in the MacBook Air because the Air is a fan-less design compared to the fan-equipped Pro; which will allow the M2 to run slightly hotter giving a touch more performance… but that still won’t be enough to come close to the power of the M1 Pro and m1 Max chipsets in the larger MacBook Pro laptops.
The other area is in battery life, with Apple reporting the MacBook Pro offers 20 hours of battery life, two more than the Air."Notably, our battery test beat the promised 20 hours of video playback that Apple was promising. In our testing, the 13-inch MacBook Pro lasted for 23 hours and 15 minutes with a 4K playback test. I also set the brightness to 50% and turned off connectivity during the playback.
While the M2 MacBook Pro looks to be a competent laptop, that is in isolation. Once you bring in the 14-inch MacBook Pro which has significantly more power, and the upcoming M2 MacBook Air which offers better value for money with the newer design, it’s hard to justify this MacBook." It’s effectively the last 13-inch MacBook wrapped around a better processor. It’s hard to get mad about that.
Apple will be releasing the M2 MacBook Air in a few weeks. There might be some gotchas in that package, but right now the recommendation that is shining through from all of the MacBook Pro reviews is to wait and see what else Apple has to offer, the MacBook Air looks to be a much better choice.
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