For photographers and videographers who rely heavily on SD cards to transfer files from their cameras to edit and share images, bringing the port back means MacBook owners won’t have to rely on dongles and adapters every day. The latter was ditched in the move to USB-C, which offered the flexibility to charge from any of the ports on the laptop – not to mention rely on a single charger to top-up your Android phone, iPad Pro, MacBook Pro, Nintendo Switch, and more.īut it sounds like Apple has reconsidered (presumably enough customers complained they’d tripped over the charging cable and seen a new £3,000 laptop swan-dive onto the floor) and will bring back an easily detachable charging cable …something we’ve also seen on the iPhone 12 (with its circular charging puck) and iMac (with its round charging cable that snaps to the back of the machine) in recent redesigns.įinally, Apple is purportedly bringing back the SD card slot – something that was ditched in the last major overhaul. While that's fine for most people, those who use their MacBook for video or photo editing will need much, much more (and is likely one of the reasons the M1 has only shipped in the 13-inch MacBook Pro thus far, not the 16-inch model).Įlsewhere, it seems the Touch Bar will be ditched, brighter displays will be fitted, and Apple will reintroduce a magnetic charger. While the M1 brought oodles of extra battery life and power compared to previous MacBook models powered by Intel hardware, we're expecting the M2 to increase the maximum amount of RAM supported by the silicon, which is currently limited to 16GB. Inside, tipsters suggest the MacBook Pro will be the first hardware with the M2 system-on-a-chip. So the overall footprint will be similar to the 13-inch model, despite packing an extra one-inch of screen to watch movies, edit photos, run apps side-by-side, etcetera.Ī new flat-edged design, much closer to what we see on the iPad Pro, is mooted for the new MacBook Pro. To make room for that extra screen real estate, Apple will shave those borders. While it’s already possible to buy a 16-inch laptop from Apple, those who opt for the smaller MacBook right now will be stuck with a 13.3-inch display (and some surprisingly chunky bezels).

According to Mark Gurman, of Bloomberg, one of the most reliable leaksters when it comes to Apple-branded gadgets, the new MacBook Pro design will ship with 14- and 16-inch screen sizes.

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