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There’s been a lot of controversy regarding the M2 MacBook Pro 13", while the early comparisons focus on the base M2 MacBook Pro and in particular it’s slower SSD read and write speeds and Apple’s use of only one NAND storage chip instead of two (compared the M1 model), it has left me wondering what is the purpose of the M2 MacBook Pro?
At the time of writing, the only spec of the MacBook Pro that I can obtain on a same day collection (from my closest Apple Store), is the base M2 MacBook Pro, any deviation from the base would result in having to wait, so I can only choose the one with 8GB unified memory and 256GB SSD storage (storage and memory that would be more than enough for my use).
Probably, rather than asking what is the purpose of the M2 MacBook Pro, the better question would be, who is the M2 MacBook Pro for?
Clearly, if you’ve got a MacBook with any version of the M1 Chip inside than this is not the upgrade for you. The similarities, between this and the M1 MacBook Pro are few and far between with the only real differences between the two being the different generation M chip inside, the two extra GPU cores, up to 24GB of unified and all the other benefits that getting an improved chip with more research and development behind it gives you.
Despite it not getting the redesign that many people had hoped, it is now the only MacBook with a Touch bar and the only one without the notch. Not really much there in terms of uniqueness though. This MacBook Pro is…
