MacBook Pro M2 Pro

Apple's M2 Pro (and M2 Max) silicon sees this mind-blowing beast absolutely fly. Is this the new untouchable laptop for creatives?

From £2,149 apple.com

Looking for one of the best MacBooks money can buy? You've come to the right place. Because the MacBook Pro with M2 Pro is an all-powerful beast of a laptop that will sate the appetite of those creatives in need of serious graphical processing demands.

Pricing varies wildly whether you select the 14-inch or 16-inch model, with each coming in three configurations, two with M2 Pro, one with M2 Max. The 14-inch with M2 Pro starts from a 'modest' £2,149, but the 16-inch starts from £2,699 and its M2 Max incarnation costs a cool £3,749. Opt for the 16-inch M2 Max with 96GB unified memory and upgraded 8TB SSD and you're looking at an absurdly expensive £6,749.

Will most people need that? Absolutely not. But if you're a high-end creative and using this as a desktop replacement then, well, that kind of memory access could revolutionise your workflow.

If you already own a 2021 MacBook Pro with M1 Pro or M1 Max then you might be wondering: should I buy the 2023 MacBook Pro? The headline feature of M2 Pro is a 20% boost to power, generation on generation, and while we don't think that would be a reason to upgrade, for a very specific section of high-end creatives the M2 Max's access to more unified memory than even M1 Ultra offers could be a strong lure.

Ignore the processor, however, and just how different are the 2021 and 2023 MacBook Pro models? The answer is not a lot! The design is the very same, meaning the scale and weight are identical, while the display also remains the same Liquid Retina XDR (which is a mini-LED panel and very nice it is too!).