13-inch MacBook Pro with M2 is now available to buy

Apple revealed some new devices earlier this month, including the first laptops with its M2 chips. One of them, the latest 13-inch MacBook Pro, is available for pre-order.

Apple revealed an updated 13-inch MacBook Pro earlier this month, featuring the company’s new M2 chip, and it’s now available to buy.

The new 13-inch MacBook Pro has the same design as the previous M1-powered model, with the same Touch Bar and notchless display. However, it has the new Apple M2 chip, which promises faster performance (18% faster CPU, 35% faster GPU) than the M1. Apple is also selling the new MacBook Pro with up to 24GB of RAM, an improvement over the previous model’s maximum of 16GB.

Apple mainly sells two versions of the 13-inch MacBook Pro. The base configuration costs $1,299.00 and has 256GB of storage and 8GB of RAM, while another version costs $1,499.00 with 512GB of storage and the same 8GB of RAM. If you order from Apple, you can customize it with up to 2TB of SSD storage and 24GB of RAM.

There are no independent reviews of the MacBook Pro M2 yet, but the specs page and design reveal some drawbacks. There are only two data ports, both USB Type-C/Thunderbolt 3. That’s not great when last year’s 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro has three Thunderbolt 4/USB Type-C ports, plus an SD card slot, HDMI, and MagSafe charging. Even the next MacBook Air has MagSafe. Also, not everyone likes the Touch Bar.