Apple just announced the new 14- and 16-inch MacBook Pro featuring M2 Pro and M2 Max, the company’s next-generation pro silicon that brings even more power-efficient performance and battery life.
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“MacBook Pro with Apple silicon has been a game changer, empowering pros to push the limits of their workflows while on the go and do things they never thought possible on a laptop. Today the MacBook Pro gets even better. With faster performance, enhanced connectivity, and the longest battery life ever in a Mac, along with the best display in a laptop, there’s simply nothing else like it.”
Greg Joswiak, Apple Senior Vice President of Worldwide Marketing
M2 Pro on MacBook Pro
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This model with the M2 Pro features a 10- or 12-core CPU with up to eight high-performance and four high-efficiency cores for up to 20 percent greater performance than the M1 Pro.
- Rendering titles and animations in Motion is up to 80 percent faster1 than the fastest Intel-based MacBook Pro and up to 20 percent faster5 than the previous generation.
- Compiling in Xcode is up to 2.5x faster1 than the fastest Intel-based MacBook Pro and nearly 25 percent faster5 than the previous generation.
- Image processing in Adobe Photoshop is up to 80 percent faster1 than the fastest Intel-based MacBook Pro and up to 40 percent faster5 than the previous generation.
- Motion is shown on the laptop with M2 Pro.
- Xcode is shown on the laptop with M2 Pro.
- Adobe Photoshop is shown on MacBook Pro with M2 Pro.
M2 Max on MacBook Pro
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This model with the M2 Max pushes workflows to the extreme with a much larger GPU featuring up to 38 cores and delivering up to 30 percent greater graphics performance over M1 Max
- Effects rendering in Cinema 4D is up to 6x faster1 than the fastest Intel-based MacBook Pro and up to 30 percent faster6 than the previous generation.
- Color grading in DaVinci Resolve is up to 2x faster1 than the fastest Intel-based MacBook Pro and up to 30 percent faster6 than the previous generation.
Enhanced Connectivity
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The new laptops now feature Wi-Fi 6E3 for faster wireless connectivity, as well as more advanced HDMI, to support 8K displays up to 60Hz and 4K displays up to 240Hz.
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In addition, these new capabilities build on the versatile connectivity options already in the device, including three Thunderbolt 4 ports for high-speed connection to peripherals, an SDXC card slot, and MagSafe 3 charging.
Local Pricing
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14-inch M2 Pro –
- 10-Core CPU + 16-Core GPU + 16GB Unified Memory + 512GB SSD Storage
- PHP 126,990
- 12-Core CPU + 19-Core GPU + 16GB Unified Memory + 1TB SSD Storage
- PHP 156,990
14-inch M2 Max –
- 12-Core CPU + 30-Core GPU + 32GB Unified Memory + 1TB SSD Storage
- PHP 192,990
16-inch M2 Pro –
- 12-Core CPU + 19-Core GPU + 16GB Unified Memory + 512GB SSD Storage
- PHP 156,990
- 12-Core CPU + 19-Core GPU + 16GB Unified Memory + 1TB SSD Storage
- PHP 168,990
16-inch M2 Max –
- 12-Core CPU + 38-Core GPU + 32GB Unified Memory + 1TB SSD Storage
- PHP 216,990
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