will this support multiple monitors?
Yes, as the predecessor supported multiple monitors this one will too. It's also in the specs on apple.com.
Missed that, thanks.
MacBook Pro featuring M2 Pro and M2 Max
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#32No graphs and all comparison is with Intel's Macs, not with M1s.
Was looking for comparisons with the M1 too, they do briefly do a few further down - but I'm guessing it's not worth the upgrade.
Re: MacBook Pro featuring M2 Pro and M2 Max
#33Does anyone know "the fastest Intel-based MacBook Pro" means? In my mind, I've always pictured them using the 16" i9 model that throttled before it could hit the boost clock, let alone sustain it.
My guess would also be the 2019 16" Pro, the last one released before the M1 wave. That happens to be the one I have now, I'm still pretty happy with it! Great battery life, doesn't get lava hot unless I have a bunch of plugins going in Ableton or something else demanding.
Re: MacBook Pro featuring M2 Pro and M2 Max
#34It's worrying that they are shying away from specifying generational improvements or at least comparing to it's competitors. The "fastest Intel MacBook" is not really the competitor for an M2 MacBook Pro, it's a predecessor. But I'd rather hear about generational improvements from M1, especially because both Intel and AMD seem to be making great strides in the low power space lately.
Re: MacBook Pro featuring M2 Pro and M2 Max
#35How is development setup on the M2? Specifically Docker and Python. Docker VM has always seemed rather meh on my M1 and installing different python versions with pyenv either goes well or has _a lot_ of workarounds.
Re: MacBook Pro featuring M2 Pro and M2 Max
#36No graphs and all comparison is with Intel's Macs, not with M1s.
There are several comparisons scattered throughout the announcement:
- 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 faster^1 than the fastest Intel-based MacBook Pro and nearly 25 percent faster^5 than the previous generation.
- Image processing in Adobe Photoshop is up to 80 percent faster^1 than the fastest Intel-based MacBook Pro and up to 40 percent faster^5 than the previous generation.
Those numbers are somewhat surprising since they're for M2 Pro, and later on in they say the M2 Max, presumably faster than the M2 Pro, "delivers up to 20 percent greater performance over M1 Max."
Re: MacBook Pro featuring M2 Pro and M2 Max
#37No graphs and all comparison is with Intel's Macs, not with M1s.
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Re: MacBook Pro featuring M2 Pro and M2 Max
#38There's also a new Mac Mini, which I found A LOT MORE interesting, given that its keyboard or batteries won't break:
https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2023/01/apple-introduces-new-...
Re: MacBook Pro featuring M2 Pro and M2 Max
#39New Mac mini with the M2 Pro maxes out at 32GB memory, that's quite disappointing compared to the Macbook Pro's 96GB. On the other hand, my M2 Macbook Air is one of the best purchases I've made in a long time, great fanless laptop.
Presumably they are trying to make a clear distinction between the mini and studio.
Re: MacBook Pro featuring M2 Pro and M2 Max
#40New Mac mini with the M2 Pro maxes out at 32GB memory, that's quite disappointing compared to the Macbook Pro's 96GB. On the other hand, my M2 Macbook Air is one of the best purchases I've made in a long time, great fanless laptop.
The M2 MBA is probably closest to my perfect laptop. Thin, no moving parts (no fan), very fast, 24GB RAM, super long battery life. I love it.