Apple Macbook Pro - 13" - 2022 M2 chip - 8GB RAM/ 256GB SSD - MacOS Space Gray

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Apple’s MacBook design is extremely familiar—as mentioned above, the outward design is mostly the same as the one Apple introduced in 2016. The aluminum chassis looks great, and it comes in either a bright silver finish, or the Space Gray of our review unit. The lid is smooth and featureless, save for the mirror-shine Apple logo, and the whole package is still an impressive 0.61 by 12 by 8.4 inches (HWD) that weighs just 3 pounds.
But that consistency of design is also part of what holds back the new MacBook Pro, because it doesn’t look like a new MacBook Pro, but the same 13-incher as ever, The newer 14-inch and 16-inch Pro laptops feature a flatter profile and a wider port selection, and they ditch the controversial Touch Bar, which increasingly looks and feels like a relic rather than a forward-looking feature. (It has its proponents, to be sure, but the rest of the MacBook line ditching it shows what Apple thinks of its long-term prospects.)
That said, everything that worked about the older MacBook Pro 13-inch, when it had an M1 processor, still gets the job done in the new M2-equipped model.
And, if you’re looking for the best initial implementation of the M2 processor, the MacBook Pro will probably prove to be it. (We haven't yet had the opportunity to test and review the 2022 reboot of the MacBook Air with M2, but we should soon.) Unlike the MacBook Air, which relies on passive cooling, the MacBook Pro uses fans to keep things cool, and in turn maintain higher peak performance under load. It also gets a larger battery, which Apple estimates will provide two extra hours of life.

When it comes to ports on the MacBook Pro 13-inch, there’s not a lot to talk about. The laptop has two data ports, and they’re both Thunderbolt 4 ones that use an oval USB Type-C connector. One of those ports doubles as a charging port for the laptop. Both are on the left edge. The only other wired connection is a 3.5mm headphone jack, on the opposite edge.
Those dual Thunderbolt 4 ports can be adapted into any number of other connections for peripherals, thanks to a wealth of third-party hubs and docking stations that convert Thunderbolt out to several ports.

The 13-inch MacBook Pro will support one external display, with resolution up to 6K—like that seen on the Apple Pro Display XDR monitor—but only the one. If you want to run two or three external displays of any resolution, you’ll need to step up to the more powerful 14- or 16-inch MacBook Pro models.

The Magic Keyboard feels great to type on, combining the slimness of a membrane dome switch with the satisfying, solid typing feel of the scissor-switch mechanical stabilizers beneath each key. As laptop keyboards go, it’s quite good, if not the best of the lot; trying it side-by-side with the keyboard on the recently reviewed Dell XPS 15 OLED (9520), the Apple keyboard felt shallow.

The Force Touch trackpad is still spacious, though its generous size is no longer an outlier. Large touch pads have become the norm on midrange and premium ultraportable laptops, among them the Dell XPS 13 OLED (9310) and the HP Spectre x360 14. The pressure-sensitive controls offered by Force Touch aren’t as impressive, however, as they seemed back when it was introduced. For many users, the contextual menus and pressure-specific controls are less intuitive than a simple binary mouse click, or straightforward gesture controls. The haptic feedback, however, still remains one of the best implementations we’ve seen.

As with the rest of the design, the MacBook Pro 13’s display and audio features are also the same as on past models. That’s great in the sense that the Retina display has faithful color reproduction and high brightness, which translates into sharp text and crisp video. It also features Apple’s True Tone color optimization, which automatically adjusts the color and brightness to make the display look its best under a variety of lighting conditions common and challenging.
But the Retina display’s 2,560-by-1,600-pixel native resolution is just a touch disappointing when the option for even higher resolutions are so common in this category, as seen on the Dell XPS 13 OLED (9310) and the HP Spectre x360 14. And features like True Tone are offered on the MacBook Air, too, blurring another distinction between the new M2-equipped Pro and the M2 version of the MacBook Air, which is also getting a proper physical redesign.
All that aside, the display is still quite good. There’s still no touchscreen option on the Mac (that would have been the biggest news, if there were), but the 2022 MacBook Pro does have the Touch Bar, so that, as ever, is what Apple offers to mollify the touch-input-hungry Mac user.
The audio quality is also quite good, with stereo speakers providing great dynamic range. And if you prefer to use headphones, the system supports Dolby Atmos and other spatial audio formats.

But then there’s the webcam, which keeps the same 720p resolution offered on the older Mac laptops. With new Macs getting full HD (1080p) and even higher resolutions, it’s a real disappointment to see the MacBook Pro sticking with a decidedly non-Pro camera, especially in an age when webcams, for many users, are getting more of a workout than ever with remote learning and flexible work schedules ascendant.

SPECIFICATIONS:
ChipApple M2 chip

• 8-core CPU with 4 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores
• 10-core GPU
• 16-core Neural Engine
• 100GB/s memory bandwidth

Media engine

• Hardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes, and ProRes RAW
• Video decode engine
• Video encode engine
• ProRes encode and decode engine

DisplayRetina display

• 13 -inch (diagonal) LED-backlit display with IPS technology; 2560-by-1600 native resolution at 227 pixels per inch with support for millions of colors
• 500 nits brightness
• Wide color (P3)
• True Tone technology

Battery and Power1

• Up to 20 hours Apple TV app movie playback
• Up to 17 hours wireless web
• 58.2-watt-hour lithium-polymer battery
• 67W USB-C Power Adapter

Memory

• 8GB unified memory
• Configurable to 16GB or 24GB

Storage2

• 256GB SSD
• Configurable to 512GB, 1TB, or 2TB

Charg­ing and Expan­sion

• Two Thunderbolt / USB 4 ports with support for

Charging

• DisplayPort
• Thunderbolt 3 (up to 40Gb/s)
• USB 4 (up to 40Gb/s)
• USB 3.1 Gen 2 (up to 10Gb/s)
• 3.5 mm headphone jack

Key­board and Track­pad

• Backlit Magic Keyboard with

• 65 (U.S.) or 66 (ISO) keys including 4 arrow keys in an inverted‑T arrangement
• Touch Bar
• Touch ID
• Ambient light sensor
• Force Touch trackpad for precise cursor control and pressure‑sensing capabilities; enables Force clicks, accelerators, pressure‑sensitive drawing, and Multi‑Touch gestures

WirelessWi-Fi

• 802.11ax Wi-Fi 6 wireless networking
• IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac compatible

Bluetooth

• Bluetooth 5.0 wireless technology

Camera

• 720p FaceTime HD camera
• Advanced image signal processor with computational video

Audio

• Stereo speakers with high dynamic range
• Wide stereo sound
• Support for Spatial Audio when playing music or video with Dolby Atmos on built-in speakers
• Spatial Audio with dynamic head tracking when using AirPods (3rd generation), AirPods Pro, and AirPods Max
• Studio-quality three-mic array with high signal-to-noise ratio and directional beamforming
• 3.5 mm headphone jack with advanced support for high-impedance headphones

Display SupportSimultaneously supports full native resolution on the built-in display at millions of colors and:

• One external display with up to 6K resolution at 60Hz
• Thunderbolt 3 digital video output
• Native DisplayPort output over USB‑C
• VGA, HDMI, DVI, and Thunderbolt 2 output supported using adapters (sold separately)

Video Playback

• Supported formats include HEVC, H.264, and ProRes
• HDR with Dolby Vision, HDR10, and HLG

Audio Playback

• Supported formats include AAC, MP3, Apple Lossless, FLAC, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, and Dolby Atmos

Operating Requirements

• Line voltage: 100V to 240V AC
• Frequency: 50Hz to 60Hz
• Operating temperature: 50° to 95° F (10° to 35° C)
• Storage temperature: −13° to 113° F (−25° to 45° C)
• Relative humidity: 0% to 90% noncondensing
• Operating altitude: tested up to 10,000 feet
• Maximum storage altitude: 15,000 feet
• Maximum shipping altitude: 35,000 feet

Size and Weight

• Height: 0.61 inch (1.56 cm)
• Width: 11.97 inches (30.41 cm)
• Depth: 8.36 inches (21.24 cm)
• Weight: 3.0 pounds (1.4 kg)3

Operat­ing System

• macOS
• macOS is the most advanced desktop operating system in the world.
• macOS Ventura makes the things you do most on Mac even better, so you can work smarter, play harder, and go further.
• Learn more about latest operating system
• macOS User Guide

Accessi­bility

• Accessibility features help people with disabilities get the most out of their new MacBook Pro.
• With built-in support for vision, hearing, mobility, and learning, you can create and do amazing things.
• Learn more about Accessibility

Features include

• Voice Control
• VoiceOver
• Zoom
• Increase Contrast
• Reduce Motion
• Siri and Dictation
• Switch Control
• Live Captionss

Built-in Apps

• App Store
• Books
• Calendar
• Contacts
• FaceTime
• Find My
• Freeform
• GarageBand
• Home
• iMovie
• Keynote
• Mail
• Maps
• Messages
• Music
• News
• Notes
• Numbers
• Pages
• Photo Booth
• Photos
• Podcasts
• Preview
• QuickTime Player
• Reminders
• Safari
• Shortcuts
• Siri
• Stocks
• Time Machine
• TV
• Voice Memos