MacBook Pro 2022 launch just tipped with new chip and display size

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A 14-inch MacBook Pro 2022 with an Apple tree M2 chip has been tipped to supercede the current 13-inch Macbook Pro M1 afterward this year, with the MacBook Air 2022 launching alongside it.

That'due south according to tech tipster Dylandkt on Twitter, who also noted that the Apple Silicon transition will be completed by the quaternary quarter of 2022, with the Mac Pro being the last machine to get Apple's custom chip; this ane volition apparently be an development of the M1 Max chip.

While Apple released the new MacBook Pro 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro with M1 Pro and M1 Max chips last yr, the M1-equipped MacBook Pro xiii is still bachelor as the entry-level professional device. But that'll be outdated once the next MacBook Air arrives, as that's tipped to get an M2 fleck that'll concentrate on efficiency rather than raw ability of the most recent M1 fries.

Much like the MacBook Pro M1's relationship to the MacBook Air M1, an upgraded Pro model with an M2 chip volition effectively provide a automobile for people who may want a few extra ports, potentially a larger display, and a larger chassis for meliorate cooling and thus more performance. At to the lowest degree, that'south what we'd expect; currently we can't verify this claimed data.

The currently available M1 MacBook Pro xiii volition be replaced with a MacBook Pro 14 with an M2 chip in the 2H of 2022. It will receive a slight price increase over the previous generation. Alongside this release time frame, we will receive the redesigned M2 MacBook (Air).Jan 17, 2022

What's also unclear is whether this rumored entry-level MacBook Pro will get the mini-LED display constitute in the latest models. We suspect that Apple tree could stick with the LCD display found in the M1 MacBook Pro, as mini-LED could be as well costly to put in a auto that might be targeting the more affordable end of MacBook Pro ownership.

Other rumors effectually the MacBook Pro 2022 are thin on the ground. And there's ever a case that Apple might not release an upgraded entry-level Pro motorcar at all, especially if its spec sail tracks as well closely to the MacBook Air 2022. Merely and so, as we've seen with the electric current iPad lineup and iPhone 13 range, in that location are models of these devices to suit a multifariousness of price ranges, so it wouldn't exist unprecedented for Apple to follow suit for the MacBook family.

If Dylandkt's information is correct, nosotros won't know either way for a while: he suggests the new MacBooks won't be released until the second half of the year. However, those of yous who are eagerly awaiting new Apple products before then shouldn't have likewise long to wait, as an Apple Leap event is rumored for March or April; expect the iPhone SE iii to be among the products on testify there.

With all the higher up in listen, here are 5 of the biggest rumored upgrades for the MacBook Air 2022.

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