MacBook Pro 2022 rumors aren’t exactly plentiful but the few we’ve heard give us reasons to be both excited and cautiously optimistic.Īs we said, the most important upgrade of the rumored laptop is the M2 chip. If Apple tries something similar with the new Pro, we may see a starting price of $1,399. The smaller 14-inch Pro saw a similar price bump. For example, the 16-inch MacBook Pro 2021 costs about $100 more than its predecessor. However, Apple could decide to increase the MacBook Pro’s starting price. Considering how the new laptop is a replacement, we expect it to have a similar pricing scheme. As such, it will cost less than $2,000 and potentially be as low as $1,299 like the M1-powered MacBook Pro. The MacBook Pro 2022 is expected to be the new entry-level Pro laptop. Gurman’s report says Apple will drop the Touch Bar, but if the overall design of the MacBook Pro isn’t different from its M1-powered counterpart, then the dreaded Touch Bar may be included. Speaking of controversial design features, the 2022 MacBook may or may not have a Touch Bar. It’s also possible that the new MacBook Pro will have the contentious notched display.
For those keeping track, all three of these were reintroduced in 2021’s MacBook Pros. Gurman also said the 2022 MacBook Pro will come with MagSafe charging and HDMI and SD card ports. Rumors suggest the 2022 MacBook Pro will feature a similar design to the 13-inch MacBook Pro.
If this is true, it will be a big disappointment for some holding out for the MacBook Pro 2022. It’s possible the laptop will have the MacBook Airs’ cheaper IPS LCD Retina display. The MacBook Pro 2022 allegedly won't have ProMotion as a means of trimming costs. Mark Gurman claims that the laptop will not come with the mini-LED displays featured in the 2021 MacBook Pros. Other rumors say there won't be a design change. Some sources say the MacBook 2022 will feature the same design improvements as the 2021 MacBook Pros. However, we’ve heard conflicting reports about the laptop’s design. Regardless of their origin, all rumors point to the MacBook Pro 2022 having an M2 chip – or at least a new slice of Apple silicon. That would make it less powerful than the M1 Pro and M1 Max, but more powerful than the M1 chip it's intended to replace.
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Mark Gurman has previously claimed that the M2 chip would have an 8 core CPU, complete with four efficiency and high-performance cores, plus a 10-core GPU. Neither the M1 Pro nor M1 Max has that many - each packing 8 and 10 cores, respectively. Previously, it was believed that the chip would have as many as 12 CPU cores. Despite the rumors, we can't say how many cores the M2 chip will actually have.