
Apple MacBook Pro 16" M2 Pro
$2,4992023
Pros
- Outstanding 22-hour battery life for a 16-inch professional laptop
- Stunning Liquid Retina XDR display with 1600-nit HDR peak brightness
- M2 Pro handles demanding creative workloads like 4K video editing
- Excellent port selection including HDMI, SD card, and MagSafe
- Fantastic six-speaker sound system with spatial audio
Cons
- Heavy at 2.14 kg — not ideal for frequent travel
- 16 GB base RAM should be 32 GB at $2499
- M3 Pro lineup arrived months later making this a short-lived generation
- macOS limits gaming compared to Windows alternatives
- No Face ID — relies on Touch ID in the keyboard
Full Specifications
| Spec | Apple MacBook Pro 16" M2 Pro |
|---|---|
| Software | macOS Ventura |
| Body | |
| Weight | 2.14 kg |
| Material | Aluminum unibody |
| Dimensions | 355.7 x 248.1 x 16.8 mm |
| Ports | |
| HDMI | 1 |
| SD card | |
| MagSafe | |
| Thunderbolt ports | 3 |
| Battery | |
| Battery life | Up to 22 hours wireless web |
| Capacity | 100 Wh |
| Display | |
| Size | 16.2 inches |
| Type | Liquid Retina XDR mini-LED |
| Resolution | 3456 x 2234 |
| Refresh rate | 120Hz ProMotion |
| Brightness (nits) | 1600 |
| Storage | |
| SSD | 512 GB NVMe (configurable to 8 TB) |
| Expandable storage | |
| Keyboard | |
| Backlit | |
| Touch Bar | |
| Processor | |
| RAM | 16 GB unified |
| Cores | 12-core CPU, 19-core GPU |
| Chipset | Apple M2 Pro |
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