M2 Macbook Pro

The lower speeds appear to be caused by Apple using fewer, higher-capacity NAND packages for the onboard storage on this year's high-end MacBook Pro models

Two new Mac models recently showed up in Steam's monthly hardware survey for November 2022, listed only as "Mac 14,6" and "Mac 15,4"

This time, the results represent a reassuring 15.5% gain in single-core performance and a 20.7% increase in multi-core performance compared to the M1 Max.

The configuration that was tested featured an M2 Max chip with 12 CPU cores, clocked at a base frequency of 3.54 GHz, and 96GB of memory

Gurman believes the likeliest launch window for new M2 Pro and M2 Max MacBook Pro models to be somewhere in the middle of March 2023

Apple is reportedly planning to launch refreshed 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models with higher-end M2 Pro and M2 Max chips and a new Mac mini very soon

Apple won't be holding any more product launch events this year, but there are plenty of new M2-powered devices coming down the pipeline

Mark Gurman still expects Apple to release new iPad Pro and M2 MacBook Pro models in October — just not on stage at an event. 

According to Mark Gurman, we could see new MacBook Pro models with M2 Pro and M2 Max chips as early as this fall, or sometime in spring 2023.

Check out the ultimate comparison of two of this year's best notebooks.

The 256GB base SSD is believed to be ruining the performance of Apple's M2 chip.

The experts, however, had trouble telling it apart from their 13-inch M1 MacBook Pro.