It’s strange to say the least. Apple beat even the most optimistic rumors and launched more new Macs than expected, including the long-awaited Mac Pro with M2 Ultra chip that gave the final toast to Intel’s transition. And normally at Apple they take the opportunity to remove this Mac model or another to clean up the range.
But this time it wasn’t like that. New models appeared but not one was retired except for the Mac Studio with M1 chip, replaced by its direct successors. AND there’s a computer that nobody knows exactly why it’s still for sale
There are two Macs that are too identical to each other
Only from the outside can you already see how the 13-inch MacBook Pro out of tune compared to the rest of the portable range. It’s the only Apple laptop for sale that doesn’t have the notch, and their thicker frames denote age. Spec-wise, they’re nearly identical to the 13-inch MacBook Air M2:
- M2 chip with 8-core CPU and 10-core GPU
- Two Thunderbolt USB-C ports
- Backlit Keyboard
- 8, 16 or 24 GB of RAM memory
If we configure these two computers as close as possible to these specifications, the prices remain at 1,649 dollars for the MacBook Air and 1,619 for the MacBook Pro. The differences would be the MacBook Air’s MagSafe 3 port and the Touch Bar
WWDC23 would have been the perfect time for Apple to drop this MacBook Pro from the lineup. And not only did he not, but there are rumors that this model will survive adopt M3 chip when these are put forward. I have many doubts about this.
What may be happening is that Apple wants to sell it until its units run out, announcing it once the warehouses are empty and removing it from sale. We might clear up the mystery this fall, when Apple might release new Macs with the M3 chip.
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