Apple has announced a new MacBook Air and updated MacBook Pro powered by the all-new M2 chip. The former comes with a new thin design (11.3mm thin and 1.24kg weight) and all-aluminium unibody in four finishes — Silver, Space Grey, Midnight, and Starlight; while the latter retains the same compact form but has been updated with the Apple M2 chip for faster performance.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!The M2-Powered MacBook Air features a larger 13.6-inch Liquid Retina display with True Tone and 500nits of brightness, a 1080p FaceTime HD camera, up to 18 hours of video playback time and MagSafe charging has been re-introduced. The rest of the specs include 2x Thunderbolt/USB 4 ports for connecting accessories, 3.5mm audio jack, four-speaker sound system and support for fast charging with an optional 67W charger.
The new 13-inch MacBook Pro with M2 chip has the Retina display with True tone, up to 20 hours of video playback time, 2x Thunderbolt/USB 4 ports, ProRes acceleration and up to 24GB of unified memory. Pricing starts at AU$ 1,899 for the M2-powered MacBook Air and goes up to AU$ 2,349 while the 13-inch MacBook Pro with M2 Chip starts at AU$ 1,999 and goes up to AU$ 2,299. Both models will be available online and in stores from July.
Commenting on the new MacBooks with M2 Chip, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing, Greg Joswiak said;
“Completely redesigned around M2, MacBook Air is thinner, lighter and faster with a bigger display, better camera and all-day battery life, in four beautiful finishes. Only with Apple silicon can you build such a thin and light notebook with a fanless design, and this combination of performance and capabilities. M2 also comes to the 13-inch MacBook Pro, featuring incredible performance, ProRes acceleration, up to 24GB of memory and up to 20 hours of battery life — making our most portable pro notebook even better.”
Source: Apple