Apple | MacBook Pro M2 2022 in the test & MacBook Pro M1 (Pro) further in the price slide | macbook

On June 24, Apple’s first M2 laptop from the new 2022 model series, the MacBook Pro M2, will be released. Our colleagues from Golem have already been able to test the new MacBook Pro and have found that the M2 chip brings some improvements in speed, but all that glitters in the MacBook Pro M2 is not silver. The models from 2020 and 2021 with the M1 and M1 Pro chip are still on a downward trend in price, which makes the price difference to the Apple shop and especially to the new MacBook M2 considerable.

MacBook Pro M2 2022 in the test: Not everything that glitters is silver

The Apple MacBook Pro M2 can also be ordered from Amazon.

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The Apple MacBook Pro M2 2022 will be released on June 24th and our colleagues from Golem had the opportunity to test the new MacBook extensively. It turned out that, despite the comparatively high price of 1,599 euros, some recycling was also carried out from the 2020 and 2021 models MacBook Pro M1 and MacBook Pro M1 Pro. The case, display, keyboard, touchpad and touchbar are identical to the previous models of the MacBook Pro M2. The reflective 13-inch screen achieves a maximum brightness of 495 candela, which is bright enough for outdoors. However, the color reproduction is too weak for professional users. The new ARM chipset Apple M2 of the MacBook Pro 2022 is clocked higher than the M1 of the predecessor and works more efficiently. Up to 15 hours of battery life are possible. However, because of the 22 watts, the chip has to be cooled by a small fan, which is noticeably audible under load. Although Apple has increased the GPU cores to ten, this is not noticeable in games according to the Golem test. Apple has left out an SD card reader or USB-A port in the MacBook Pro M2. Only two Thunderbolt 3 with USB-C are installed. This can be used to connect an external screen to the new MacBook Pro. Apple charges 1,599 euros for the new MacBook with 8GB RAM and 256GB SSD. You can also get the MacBook Pro M2 2022 in silver at this price from Amazon.

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MacBook Pro M1 & MacBook Air M1 in price slide

MacBook Air and MacBook Pro of the current model series can now be bought at significantly reduced prices.

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For the release of the new MacBook Pro M2 2022, the prices for the previous models MacBook Pro M1 2020 and MacBook Pro M1 Pro 2021 continue to plummet. A MacBook Pro M1 can be bought from Amazon for just over 1,000 euros. The top-equipped MacBook Pro M1 Pro 2021 with an 8-core CPU and 14-core GPU has now fallen below the 2,000 euro mark. The MacBook Pro M1 is currently still available from stock at Amazon. Before the launch of the MacBook Air M2 2022, a lot of money can also be saved with the MacBook Air M1, compared to the Apple shop for example with the MacBook Air M1 between 150 and 200 euros depending on the equipment.

MacBook Pro M1 (Pro) up to 350 euros cheaper at Amazon

MacBook Air M1 up to 200 euros cheaper at Amazon

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New Apple MacBook Air M2 & revised MacBook Pro M2

The new Apple MacBook Air M2 offers a 13.6-inch display and more performance than the previous model.

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Apple fans can look forward to more MacBooks presented by the Mac, iPad and iPhone manufacturer during WWDC 2022. Both the new MacBook Air and the updated 13-inch MacBook Pro feature Apple’s brand new M2 chip. This has an 8-core CPU and a GPU with up to ten cores, two GPU cores more than laptops with M1. The M2 is said to offer an 18% faster CPU and a 35% faster GPU than the previous model. According to Apple, the M2, which is manufactured in 5nm, also comes with a memory transfer rate of 100 GB/s and offers up to 24 GB of LPDDR5 memory. The MacBook Air M2 comes with a 13.6-inch Liquid Retina display. For comparison: The MacBook Air M1 has a 13.3-inch screen. In addition, the MacBook Air 2022 offers a 1080p Facetime HD camera, a sound system with four speakers, a battery life of up to 18 hours and a MagSafe charging function. The Macbook Air M2 is only 11.3mm thin and weighs 1.22kg. In addition to silver and grey, the new MacBook Air will also be available in the colors “Midnight” and “Polar Star” from July. Both the MacBook Air 2022 and the MacBook Pro M2 use the macOS Monterrey operating system. This ensures access to features such as Universal Control, Air Play to Mac, Facetime, Shareplay, Live Text, Visual Look Up and the Safari browser.

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Mac Mini & iMac also much cheaper to buy at Amazon

Mac Mini M1 with 8GB RAM and 256GB SSD for only 689 euros instead of 778 euros at Amazon.

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The approaching launch of the MacBook M2 2022 not only causes the prices for Apple MacBook Air and MacBook Pro to tumble, Mac Mini and iMac with M1 can now also be bought from Amazon at a much lower price than from Apple. So you get the Mac Mini M1 with 8GB RAM and 256GB SSD for just 697.98 euros instead of 778 euros.

The Apple iMac M1 (2021) 24 inch with 8-core CPU, 7-core GPU and 8GB RAM as well as a 256GB SSD can now even be bought at a discount of over 200 euros.

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