Apple’s 13-inch MacBook Pro M2
pre-orders start June 17
Apple has
a pre-order and delivery date for its new 13-inch MacBook Pro powered by the
latest M2 chipset. Pre-orders will open on June 17 for the new 13-inch MacBook
Pro with M2 and deliveries will start on June 24 worldwide. However, the
much-awaited MacBook Air M2 does not have a delivery or a pre-order date so
far. When Apple announced the MacBook Air and Pro at WWDC 2022, it had only
said that the Air would be available next month. So if you’ve been waiting for
the MacBook Air, then prepare to wait some more.
Apple
MacBook Pro 13-inch with M2: Specifications, price in India
The
13-inch MacBook Pro is available in silver and space grey. It starts at Rs
129,900 for the base 256GB SSD variant with 8GB RAM. The 512GB SSD version
costs Rs 1,49,900 with 8GB RAM. Increasing RAM to 16GB will cost Rs 20,000
more, while the 24GB RAM option will cost Rs 40,000 extra. The maximum storage option
offered is 2TB. For students and education purposes, the price of the MacBook
Pro starts at Rs 1,19,90
The
13-inch MacBook Pro is powered by the M2 chipset from Apple which comes with an
8-core CPU and 10-core GPU. Apple claims the new version is nearly 40 per cent
faster than the previous generation M1 laptop. The new MacBook Pro also
includes support for ProRes encode and decode, and will let users play up to 11
streams of 4K and up to two streams of 8K ProRes video. It comes with up to 20
hours of video playback.
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The
MacBook Pro has a 13.3-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit display with IPS technology
and 2560×1600 resolution at 227 pixels and 500 nits of brightness. This one
does not have a notch display like the MacBook Air. The web camera remains at
720p. The laptop does come with the Touch Bar on top and Touch ID as well.
The
MacBook Pro M2 has two Thunderbolt/USB 4 ports with support for charging,
DisplayPort, Thunderbolt 3 (up to 40 Gbps), USB 4 (up to 40Gbps) and USB 3.1
Gen 2 (up to 10 Gbps). There’s a headphone jack as well.
It does
not come with MagSafe charging like the MacBook Air. The laptop includes WiFi
and Bluetooth support as well. The laptop comes with a 67W USB-C Power Adapter.
The speakers remain on either side of the keyboard of the new MacBook Pro. It
includes support for Spatial Audio when playing music or video with Dolby Atmos
on built-in speakers and Spatial Audio with dynamic head tracking when using
AirPods (3rd generation), AirPods Pro and AirPods Max.
HIGHLIGHTS
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Apple MacBook Pro 13 with M2's price in India starts at Rs1,29,900.
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There's an option with 512GB SSD storage that costs 1,49,900.
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The RAM configuration on both variants remains the same at 8GB
RAM.
Apple's new MacBook Pro 13 with M2 will be available to order in
India and globally on June 17. In a blog post, the company says the laptop will
start arriving to customers worldwide on June 24. The laptop comes in two
colour options, Silver and Space Grey, and the price starts at Rs 1,29,900. It
debuted alongside the M2 SoC-powered MacBook Air 13, which also gets two
variants. However, the new Air model comes in four colours.
The MacBook Pro 13 with M2's
price in India starts at Rs 1,29,900 for the 256GB SSD storage variant. There's
an option with 512GB SSD storage that costs 1,49,900. The RAM configuration on
both variants remains the same at 8GB RAM. Apple will also offer a no-cost EMI
payment option for up to six months with "qualifying credit" cards.
The MacBook Pro 13 with M2 will be available for Rs 1,19,900 to ‘education’
customers. The company will also offer an Apple Trade-In scheme, where
customers can trade-in their current computer and get credit for a new Mac.
Customers can enhance the warranty of the device by availing AppleCare+ for
Mac. Apple is yet to reveal the exact sale date of the MacBook Pro 13
with M2 chip for the Indian market.
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