MacBook Pro 2022 — everything we know so far

MacBook Pro 2022 — everything we know then far

(Image credit: Henry T. Casey)

Rumor has it Apple has plans for a MacBook Pro 2022, so far all indicators point to it being a new entry-level MacBook Pro packing the next big thing in Apple silicon.

That's potentially huge, considering concluding year Apple shook up the laptop market in a big way with the release of the current entry-level MacBook Pro M1. That xiii-inch Pro delivered unprecedented improvements in functioning and efficiency compared to its predecessors, in large role thank you to the power of the M1 flake.

It was so good information technology catapulted the 13-inch Pro to a top spot on our list of the best laptops yous tin can purchase. Apple has since released the redesigned 14-inch MacBook Pro and xvi-inch MacBook Pro with your option of M1 Pro or M1 Max chips, but those systems start at $ane,999 and $2,499, respectively.

Simply now Apple tree has a new Pro expected to debut in 2022, one that may well supplant the $i,299 xiii-inch M1 Pro as the entry-level model. If it incorporates the smart pattern changes we saw in the 2021 Pros while improving upon its predecessor the way all of Apple tree's M1-powered MacBooks have, the rumored MacBook Pro 2022 could be i of Apple tree's biggest releases of the yr.

MacBook Pro 2022 rumored release date

MacBook Pro 2021 at Apple event — The MacBook Pro 2022 will likely be unveiled in the fall, like the 2021 Pros seen in a higher place. (Image credit: Apple tree via YouTube)

According to a reasonably reliable tech tipster, the MacBook Pro 2022 is expected to get in in the 2nd half of 2022, likely around the autumn time, where it'll be joined by the MacBook Air 2022.

Given the latter laptop has been tipped for a reveal in the Bound, information technology'southward tricky to assess the veracity of this new information. But at the moment, it'southward all nosotros have on a release date for the MacBook Pro 2022.

MacBook Pro 2022 price speculation

Until nosotros hear official give-and-take from Apple, we won't know for certain how the expected MacBook Pro 2022 will be priced.

But based on everything we've heard and then far, it seems likely the starting price of said MacBook Pro will be less than $2,000, and probable equally low as $1,299 to $1,499. That speculation is based entirely on the fact that the MacBook Pro 2022 is rumored to exist a new entry-level model, and since the current entry-level Pro is the aging 13-inch MacBook Pro with M1 (starting price $i,299), a replacement will probably carve pretty closely to the aforementioned pricing scheme.

Rumors suggest the 2022 MacBook Pro will be an entry-level model, and priced accordingly — expect a starting price between $1,299 - $1,499. — Rumors suggest the 2022 MacBook Pro volition be an entry-level model, and priced accordingly — expect a starting toll between $1,299 - $i,499. (Paradigm credit: Future)

That said, in that location's good reason to believe Apple might go a little college with the starting price of a new MacBook Pro 2022. The sixteen-inch MacBook Pro 2021 price about $100 more its predecessor, for instance, and the smaller 14-inch Pro saw a similar price bump. So if Apple tree tries something similar with a new Pro next twelvemonth, we expect to see the starting toll of a new MacBook Pro 2022 bound to $1,499.

MacBook Pro 2022 design

Scant details accept even so emerged almost what to expect from a new MacBook Pro 2022 in terms of design changes. The internal design of these machines has been the most popular discipline of word so far, as the next Pro is rumored to include an all-new piece of Apple silicon: the Apple M2 chip.

The MacBook Pro 2021 (14-inch) magsafe 3 charging port — Here's hoping MagSafe charging is included in the MacBook Pro 2022 (Image credit: Henry T. Casey)

Externally, it's reasonable to look Apple tree will bring the design improvements of the 2021 MacBook Pros to a new model in 2022. That means a flatter chapeau with thinner bezels around the display, which has bene tipped to measure in at a larger 14 inches, than the entry-level MacBook Pro's 13-inch console. Merely if Apple aims to trim costs for this entry-level Pro it may well ditch the mini-LED displays we dearest on the 2021 Pros in favor of a cheaper IPS LCD Retina display similar those found on MacBook Airs.

Nosotros also wait to see the addition of an HDMI out and SD card reader alongside the usual complement of Thunderbolt 4 ports. Personally, I hope a new Pro in 2022 will have the same MagSafe three charging port that Apple tree introduced on the 2021 Pros, as its easy to use and I appreciate having the pick to charge via either MagSafe iii or USB-C.

The MacBook Pro 2021 (14-inch) notch — It's actually not so bad, one time you get used to information technology. (Prototype credit: Henry T. Casey)

Also, don't exist surprised if the MacBook Pro 2022 is designed with a notch in the top bezel. A notch surrounds the webcam built into the 2021 Pros, and despite causing problems, the notch is okay. Really, you become used to it.

MacBook Pro 2022 specs

The virtually exciting thing we've heard so far about the specs of a new MacBook Pro in 2022 is Marker Gurman'southward report that information technology will incorporate the Apple M2 bit. Word is that the M2 will sport the aforementioned eight-core CPU equally the original M1 chip (albeit running at college clock speeds), but with a ten-core GPU instead of the 8-core GPU on the M1.

M1 Max at Apple Event — The rumored M2 chip doesn't need to outperform the M1 Pro and M1 Max (appearing here in a perf v. power chart from Apple tree) to significantly improve on the already impressive performance of the 13-inch MacBook Pro with M1. (Prototype credit: Apple via YouTube)

If that pans out, nosotros may exist looking at a situation where — much similar in November of 2020 — Apple tree unveils a new MacBook Pro and a new MacBook Air running on the M2 chip in 2022. However, nosotros'll take to expect and see how the chip in the updated entry-level Pro stacks up against the M1 Pro and M1 Max, the souped-upwards M1 fries Apple packed into the 2021 Pros.

Apple's U1 chip to power ultra-wideband connectivity has been tipped for side by side-gen mac machines too.

MacBook Pro 2022 outlook

While we still know very little near Apple'southward plans to release a new MacBook Pro in 2022, what we've heard and then far is expert reason to be optimistic about your odds of seeing one. Apple'south gone from strength to strength on the computing front end since the late 2020 release of its inaugural M1-powered MacBooks, and late 2022 seems like an optimal fourth dimension to trot out a refreshed entry-level MacBook Pro with an improved M2 chip.

What's more intriguing is the prospect of comparison the performance of a new MacBook Pro 2022 against the 2021 Pros with their M1 Pro and M1 Max chips. They're already so fast that you just have to inquire: how practiced will the rumored M2 chip be?

The upgraded M1 Max chip in our sixteen-inch MacBook Pro 2021 review unit delivered admittedly beastly performance, especially when working with video, and it'southward difficult to imagine a new entry-level MacBook Pro topping that. Just then, our review unit of measurement was priced at over $iv,000, whereas we're expecting the MacBook Pro 2022 to commencement at less than $1,500. How will they stack up?

We'll but have to wait and meet virtually getting one in for testing when the next MacBook Pro is finally released.

Alex Wawro is a lifelong tech and games enthusiast with more than than a decade of feel covering both for outlets similar Game Developer, Black Hat, and PC World magazine. He currently serves every bit a senior editor at Tom'due south Guide covering all things calculating, from laptops and desktops to keyboards and mice.