I personally think it would make sense to scrap the 13-inch MacBook Pro and focus on a more affordable laptop. And with Apple failing to give the 13-inch MacBook Pro a redesign with the latest update, despite treating the MacBook Air to one, it’s looking increasingly likely that Apple is losing patience with its smallest MacBook Pro. The company has shown countless times that it’s willing to ditch a product that no longer has a unique selling point in its line-up. This would of course lead to a price increase, but there’s currently a big gap between the base $1199/£1249 MacBook Air and $1999/£1899 14-inch MacBook Pro – a $1499 figure seems reasonable to me.Īlternatively, Apple could scrap the 13-inch MacBook Pro range altogether. It can either give the 13-inch MacBook Pro some more high-end features, such as a Mini LED (or OLED) screen, additional ports and even an M2 Pro chip if possible. In my mind, Apple has two options to remedy this identity crisis. The MacBook Air is a far better option for on-the-go productivity, while the 14-inch MacBook Pro is the better buy if you need a serious amount of power for workloads such as content creation. If you really want a professional-grade laptop, then I’d strongly recommend you purchase the 14-inch MacBook Pro instead.Īs a result, I’m not really sure why the 13-inch MacBook Pro exists. There’s no Mini LED screen, and there’s no HDMI port or SDXC card slot. The 13-inch MacBook Pro is also lacking any of the other ‘Pro’ features that its more expensive siblings flaunt. However, its M2 chip means it offers a similar performance to the MacBook Air instead, which is arguably very misleading, lagging miles behind the power that the M1 Pro and M1 Max processors provide. Its ‘Pro’ name indicates that it offers a high performance, just like the 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro laptops. This feeds into a wider issue for the 13-inch MacBook Pro, as it’s clearly facing an identity crisis. Sure, it’s got a slightly better battery life (at least according to Apple), as well as the controversial Touch Bar, but the MacBook Pro should have more to offer given its heftier price and ‘Pro’ moniker. The 13-inch MacBook Pro looks comparatively chunky at 15.6mm.Īpple will argue that the MacBook Pro’s inclusion of the fan makes up for that, helping to optimise the power of the processor, but any performance difference will likely be negligible considering both machines are using the same M2 chip.įactor in the Air’s greater range of colour options, inclusion of MagSafe charging and slightly larger screen, and it’s difficult to see why anyone would want to purchase a 13-inch MacBook Pro instead. #MACBOOK CTRL ALT DELETE 720P#The MacBook Air now has a superior webcam with a 1080p resolution compared to the Pro’s 720p video capture, while also rocking a snazzier design with a super-slender 11.3mm frame.
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