MacBook Air & Pro will be the first Apple products to use its M2 chip

The MacBook Air and MacBook Pro will be Apple's first laptops to take advantage of its new and stronger M2 chip technology.

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During WWDC 22, Apple showed off a number of new hardware, software, and operating system technology, prominently of which was the new M2 chip from Apple Silicon. The M2 is set to bring more power and better performance to Apple laptop products, and it will start with the latest generation of the MacBook Air and MacBook Pro, which will be the first Apple products to utilize the M2 chip.

Apple announced the new MacBook Air and MacBook Pro laptops during its WWDC 22 keynote presentation on June 6, 2022. Launching in July 2022, both the MacBook Air and MacBook Pro feature the new Apple Silicon M2 chip. For the MacBook Air, its GPU is said to be 35 percent more powerful, the CPU is similarly powerful, and its all featured in a lightweight and thin form factor that can charge its battery ridiculously quickly. The MacBook Air will come in four colorations, including silver, rose gold, twilight, and black, and it will start at $1099 for an education version and $1199 for consumer version.

The new MacBook Air on M2 will start at $1099 for education versions while the MacBook Pro will start at $1199 for education versions.
Apple's new MacBook Air on M2 will start at $1099 for education versions while the MacBook Pro will start at $1199 for education versions.

Meanwhile, the MacBook Pro is set to be Apple’s best-performing laptop yet on the M2 chip. It features an 8-core CPU, a 10-core GPU, up to 24GB of memory, and up to 2TB of storage. The MacBook Pro will start at $1199 for an education version and $1299 for consumer versions. In both cases, the MacBook Pro and MacBook Air will utilize Apple’s M2 chip to bring new levels of power and performance out the latest generation devices. The MacBook Air on M2 is said to be 20 percent faster than a MacBook Air running on M1 and five times faster than a MacBook Air running on an 8th-gen Core i5.

With the new generations of MacBook Air and MacBook Pro set to utilize the all-new M2 chip technology from Apple Silicon, stay tuned for more updates on these products here at Shacknews, including official launch dates, specs, and pre-order info.

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    June 6, 2022 11:35 AM

    TJ Denzer posted a new article, MacBook Air & Pro will be the first Apple products to use its M2 chip

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      June 7, 2022 4:04 AM

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        June 7, 2022 4:35 AM

        Previous Air did not have a fan either. They clock those lower than the Pros and the Pros are silent too, even if you make it use the fans. These chips are great.

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      June 7, 2022 4:21 AM

      Considering selling my mac mini I just got 3 months ago for a new midnight air. Think I've realized I use a laptop more than a desktop.

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      February 14, 2024 10:36 AM

      Very interesting article, thank you for providing it. I've been an Apple user for years, so the improvement in the quality and functionality of products is visible. I have a Mac with that chip, and it works amazingly. I can work or study and not worry about charging. And it's just one of the benefits. Of course, there are a lot of people who criticize it, but I have nothing to complain about. Of course, sometimes I face some problems, but each is very easy to fix with the help of information or in some cases professionals. Some time ago I faced a problem with storage- for the first time in years. I had almost no space left and decided to do something with it. Pretty fast I found this article https://setapp.com/how-to/how-to-get-more-storage-on-mac which provided me with all the info needed to find out how to get more storage space. It was the first time ever I read such an article because earlier there was no need, but the information was really valuable. And there are a lot of other articles related to Apple products, and you can always find something useful for you, or just improve your user knowledge.

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