{"id":36090,"date":"2022-06-06T15:57:35","date_gmt":"2022-06-06T19:57:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/?p=36090"},"modified":"2022-11-10T15:47:10","modified_gmt":"2022-11-10T20:47:10","slug":"13-inch-macbook-pro-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2022\/06\/06\/13-inch-macbook-pro-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"13-inch MacBook Pro 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.apple.com\/newsroom\/2022\/06\/apple-unveils-all-new-macbook-air-supercharged-by-the-new-m2-chip\/\">Apple<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/www.apple.com\/newsroom\/2022\/06\/apple-unveils-all-new-macbook-air-supercharged-by-the-new-m2-chip\/\">\n<p>With a faster 8-core CPU and 10-core GPU, working with RAW images in apps like Affinity Photo is nearly 40 percent faster than the previous generation, and up to 3.4x faster for users who are upgrading from a model without Apple silicon.<\/p>\n<p>[&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p>With an active cooling system, the 13-inch MacBook Pro is designed to sustain its pro performance.<\/p>\n<p>[&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to M2, the 13-inch MacBook Pro also supports up to 24GB of unified memory &mdash; along with 50 percent more memory bandwidth &mdash; making multitasking and working with large assets super fluid.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<p>It still has 2 Thunderbolt ports and, oddly, still has a Touch Bar and no MagSafe. It also doesn&rsquo;t get the new camera.<\/p>\n\n<p>Previously:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2022\/06\/06\/macbook-air-2022\/\">MacBook Air 2022<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2022\/06\/06\/apple-m2\/\">Apple M2<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2020\/11\/10\/one-more-thing-apple-silicon-macs\/\">One More Thing: Apple Silicon Macs<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p id=\"id-13-inch-macbook-pro-2022-update-2022-06-09\">Update (2022-06-09): <a href=\"https:\/\/512pixels.net\/2022\/06\/the-curious-case-of-the-m2-13-inch-macbook-pro\/\">Stephen Hackett<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/512pixels.net\/2022\/06\/the-curious-case-of-the-m2-13-inch-macbook-pro\/\">\n<p>I understand why the M1 MacBook Air is sticking around at $999. That&rsquo;s a critical price point for Apple, but having the M2 Air and M2 Pro just $100 apart doesn&rsquo;t make much sense to me, especially given that the Air is a better machine for the vast majority of people.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MKBHD\/status\/1534914427476115457\">This graphic by MKBHD<\/a> does a great job comparing the two M2 models, after speccing them both to cost the same $1,499.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<p id=\"id-13-inch-macbook-pro-2022-update-2022-06-16\">Update (2022-06-16): <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macworld.com\/article\/787109\/13-inch-macbook-pro-reasons-to-exist.html\">Jason Snell<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/www.macworld.com\/article\/787109\/13-inch-macbook-pro-reasons-to-exist.html\">\n<p>So while the 13-inch M2 MacBook Pro is going to get attention because of the M2, it&rsquo;s also worth asking the question that was on everyone&rsquo;s lips last week after it was announced: Why does this computer exist at all?<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<p id=\"id-13-inch-macbook-pro-2022-update-2022-06-24\">Update (2022-06-24): See also: <a href=\"https:\/\/sixcolors.com\/post\/2022\/06\/13-inch-m2-macbook-pro-review-the-future-wrapped-in-the-past\/\">Jason Snell<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/23177674\/apple-macbook-pro-m2-2022-review-price-specs-features\">Monica Chin<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<p id=\"id-13-inch-macbook-pro-2022-update-2022-06-27\">Update (2022-06-27): <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2022\/06\/26\/base-m2-13-inch-macbook-pro-slower-ssd-speeds\/\">Joe Rossignol<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2022\/06\/26\/base-m2-13-inch-macbook-pro-slower-ssd-speeds\/\"><p>YouTube channels such as <a href=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=srnXkD5gIOk&amp;t=69s\">Max Tech<\/a> and <a href=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=QmIcFWu0US0\">Created Tech<\/a> tested the 256GB model with Blackmagic&rsquo;s Disk Speed Test app and found that the SSD&rsquo;s read and write speeds are both around 1,450 MB\/s, which is around 50% slower reading and around 30% slower writing compared to the 13-inch MacBook Pro with the M1 chip and 256GB of storage.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n<p id=\"id-13-inch-macbook-pro-2022-update-2022-06-30\">Update (2022-06-30): <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/stroughtonsmith\/status\/1541788520292958209\">Steve Troughton-Smith<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/stroughtonsmith\/status\/1541788520292958209\">\n<p>I wish I knew what tangible benefit we were getting from Apple&rsquo;s SSDs, because even the &lsquo;fast&rsquo; ones are less than half the speed of what you can put in a several-year-old PC.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Daniel_Rubino\/status\/1541774128859971585\">Daniel Rubino<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Daniel_Rubino\/status\/1541774128859971585\">\n<p>This drop in SSD performance is quite dramatic in the new 13-inch MacBook Pro.<\/p>\n<p>PCIe4 SSDs in 2022 Windows laptops are on a different level. Even for PCIe3 MBP performance is on the low end as Laptop Go 2 is faster.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<p>Previously:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2022\/02\/17\/apple-ssd-benchmarks-and-f_fullsync\/\">Apple SSD Benchmarks and F_FULLSYNC<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p id=\"id-13-inch-macbook-pro-2022-update-2022-07-05\">Update (2022-07-05): <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VadimYuryev\/status\/1542901584354353152\">Vadim Yuryev<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=H6Olqv5ChlQ\">video<\/a>):<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VadimYuryev\/status\/1542901584354353152\">\n<p>Apple REALLY messed up with the M2 MacBook Pro and in this thread, I am going to prove it.<\/p>\n<p>[&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p>With only 10 Chrome tabs open, the base M2 MBP exported a common 5min 4K HEVC clip SLOWER than the previous base M1 MBP.<\/p>\n<p>[&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p>The reason why the performance of the 256GB SSD model is lower: Slower SSD transfer speeds lead to slower virtual memory swap performance, which is vital for Apple Silicon Macs, especially 8GB RAM models which fill up the RAM quickly.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<p id=\"id-13-inch-macbook-pro-2022-update-2022-07-06\">Update (2022-07-06): <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/meekgeek\/status\/1544673181537292290\">Meek Geek<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/meekgeek\/status\/1544673181537292290\">\n<p>The SSD in the $600 64GB M1 iPad Air is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=H6Olqv5ChlQ&amp;t=1070s\">faster than<\/a> the $1300 256GB M2 MacBook Pro 13\".<\/p>\n<p>[&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p>Good call out to the Stage Manager restriction too.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Previously:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2022\/06\/15\/stage-managers-ipad-requirements\/\">Stage Manager&rsquo;s iPad Requirements<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p id=\"id-13-inch-macbook-pro-2022-update-2022-07-12\">Update (2022-07-12): <a href=\"https:\/\/markellisreviews.com\/whats-really-going-on-with-the-m2-chip-the-max-tech-interview\/\">Mark Ellis<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/markellisreviews.com\/whats-really-going-on-with-the-m2-chip-the-max-tech-interview\/\"><p>Max Tech has responded to the criticism that has been thrown their way by <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/lF09gsS3vdM\">publishing another bunch of tests for the M2 MacBook Pro<\/a>.<\/p><p>[&#8230;]<\/p><p>Max Tech once again pits the M1 MacBook Air against the <a href=\"https:\/\/markellisreviews.com\/who-is-the-13-inch-m2-macbook-pro-for\/\">M2 MacBook Pro<\/a>. Both are base model machines with 256GB of storage and 8GB of unified memory. Rather than pelting both machines with colossal 8K workloads and relentless benchmarks, Max Tech instead demonstrates a bunch of very reasonable tasks. These ranged from Xcode programming, to light photo editing and exporting, multi-tasking, and some 4K video editing.<\/p><p>I&rsquo;ll let their video do the talking, but the net result is that the 256GB version of the M2 MacBook Pro is only quicker than its predecessor if you&rsquo;re running one app at a time. If you multitask, it performs much slower than the outgoing model.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n<p>Previously:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2022\/07\/05\/m2-mac-thermal-concerns\/\">M2 Mac Thermal Concerns<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Apple: With a faster 8-core CPU and 10-core GPU, working with RAW images in apps like Affinity Photo is nearly 40 percent faster than the previous generation, and up to 3.4x faster for users who are upgrading from a model without Apple silicon. 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