Apple today announced the brand new MacBook Pro and Mac mini with the newly announced M2 Pro and M2 Max chips. The new MacBook Pros have updated connectivity options and the Mac mini has a lower starting price.
MacBook Pro
Available in 14-inch and 16-inch, the new MacBook Pro can now be configured with the M2 Pro and M2 Max chips, which claim to offer up to 20% faster CPU performance and 30% faster GPU performance over the previous generation M1 variants. Each size comes with three configuration options. You can also configure any of the options to essentially have any processor, memory, and storage configuration you like.
You get two options for the M2 Pro and M2 Max, respectively. You can get the M2 Pro with a 10-core CPU and 16-core GPU or a 12-core CPU and 19-core GPU. The M2 Max can be configured in either a 12-core CPU and 30-core GPU or 12-core CPU and 38-core GPU options.
The new chips also bring updated memory configurations, with the M2 Pro offering 16GB and 32GB options whereas the M2 Max offers 32GB, 64GB, and 96GB options. You can also configure the built-in flash storage from 512GB all the way to 8TB. 16GB memory and 512GB storage are standard on the cheapest variant.
Apple claims the new models have better battery life, with the 14-inch model enabling 18 hours of video playback and 12 hours of wireless web browsing, while the 16-inch model can do 22 hours of video playback and 15 hours of wireless web browsing. The new models also come with Wi-Fi 6E and HDMI 2.1, supporting up to 8K at 60Hz and 4K at 240Hz.
The new 14-inch MacBook Pro with M2 Pro starts at RM8,799 and RM8,139 for education, and the 16-inch model starts at RM10,799 and RM9,929 for education. Additional technical specifications, configure-to-order options, and accessories are available at Apple Online Store.
Mac mini
The new Mac mini now comes with the M2 and M2 Pro chips. The M2 model comes with an 8-core CPU and 10-core GPU. Both of these have a measly 8GB unified memory as standard but can be configured manually with either 16GB or 24GB. The M2 Pro model with 10-core CPU and 16-core GPU as standard but can be configured with the 12-core CPU and 19-core GPU variant. It includes 16GB unified memory and can be upgraded to 32GB. The M2 models can be configured with up to 2TB storage while the M2 Pro model can be configured with up to 8TB. Unfortunately, there is no M2 Max option for the Mac mini.
The new Mac mini also comes with Wi-Fi 6E, only the M2 Pro model includes the new HDMI 2.1 port as well as four Thunderbolt 4 ports instead of two on the M2 models.
The Mac mini with M2 starts at RM2,499 and RM2,079 for education, whereas the M2 Pro model pricing starts at RM5,599 and RM5,169 for education. Additional technical specifications, configure-to-order options, and accessories are available at Apple Online Store.