Apple maintained the same quality in the chassis and displays, retained the best keyboards and touchpads, and didn’t mess with what was already working. But if you’re looking for an incredibly fast laptop with awesome battery life, should you save some money and get the M1 version or splurge for the M2.

There are a host of configurations for both the MacBook Pro 14 and 16, and pricing hasn’t changed significantly (if at all) between similar M1 and M2 versions. You can still spend as little as $2,000 on a MacBook Pro 14 with a 10-core CPU/16-core GPU M2, 16GB of RAM (no more 8GB option), and a 512GB SSD. At the high end, you’ll spend $6,300 for a 12-core CPU/38-core GPU M2 Max, 96GB of RAM, and an 8TB SSD.

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