MacBook Pro 2022 reportedly coming with M2 chip — and cheaper price

MacBook Pro 2022 reportedly coming with M2 flake — and cheaper price

A photo of the MacBook Pro 2021 (14-inch)

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Update: Co-ordinate to a reasonably reliable tech tipster, the MacBook Pro 2022 is expected to arrive in the second half of 2022 .

If the new MacBook Pro 2021 models are too pricey, and then we have some good news: a more affordable MacBook Pro could be launched side by side year.

That's according to Apple tipster and Bloomberg reporter Marking Gurman, who in his Power On newsletter noted that an entry-level MacBook Pro will exist released next year, aslope a redesigned MacBook Air 2022, new iPads and a new Apple Watch SE.

Different the M1 Pro and M1 Max-powered MacBook Pro 14-inch and xvi-inch, the entry-level MacBook Pro will supposedly use the Apple M2 flake. That slice of silicon is expected to be in the next MacBook Air and will favour efficiency over raw power.

While the M2 scrap is tipped to take the same 8 CPU cores equally the Apple M1 chip, it's rumored to get a 10 core graphics processor, which should give the chip a good dose of actress power.

Gurman offered precious little extra detail here. Only we could posit that an entry-level MacBook Pro will take similar pattern to the current models, but perchance driblet the mini-LED display for a standard LCD Retina display as seen on the previous MacBook Pros.

Why would y'all want an entry-level MacBook Pro over a MacBook Air if they are both expected to utilise the M2 flake? Well the MacBook Pro would likely offer more ports, more storage and likely apply fan cooling to allow for the M2 to run at faster clock speeds than in the adjacent-gen MacBook Air. After all, we saw a similar situation between the MacBook Air M1 and MacBook Pro M1.

New Mac mini, iPads, Apple Watch and more

A row of renders of the iPhone 14, below the word 2022 with the 0 formed by the Apple logo

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In a Q&A section of his newsletter, Gurman noted that 2022 is going to be a big year for Apple with a 5G iPhone SE, the AirPods Pro 2, new iPads, a trio of new Apple Watch modes, the iPhone xiv lineup, a new Mac mini, and a high-cease iMac all tipped to go far next yr aslope the aforementioned MacBooks.

Gurman as well discussed the potential Apple VR mixed reality headset, claiming that the release date could be fix for next year, and that it may take three killer features.

The fresh and most intriguing titbits of information here are that the iPad Pro could become a redesign with wireless charging, while the iPad Air and standard iPad could get a refresh; the former is likely to get a new bit, probably the A15 Bionic, whereas the latter is overdue are blueprint.

Another potential highlight is set to be the debut of a new 27-inch iMac with more powerful Apple Silicon to sit higher up the electric current iMac 2021. We could besides see a new Mac mini, which has been hinted at for a while but hasn't materialized this year. Not only that, there are also rumors of a Pro XDR display with custom silicon set to release in 2022.

In short, 2022 could exist a big yr for Apple products, especially for those using Cupertino's own fries.

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Not into MacBook Pros, then here are 5 of the biggest rumored upgrades for the MacBook Air 2022.

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