Which Mac M2 is right for you?

Apple makes a lot of Macs with M2 chips. There’s the standard M2, which you can get in a MacBook Air or MacBook Pro – but be careful not to call it the M2 Pro for short because there’s Also a processor called M2 Pro, which you can Also get in a MacBook, but you can also get This MacBook Pro with this other chip called M2 Max. If you are confused, you are not alone. There are many different chips and many different Mac computers currently up for grabs.

The edge is here to help. In this video, we show you the M2 Macs currently sold by Apple. Chris Welch (our resident Mac Mini expert) discusses the latest Mac Mini models, senior video producer Becca Farsace talks about her experiences building the M2 Pro and M2 Max chips, and I (hello) explain the 13-inch MacBook Pro and the MacBook Air.

We outline the pros and cons of each chip in the M2 family, what it’s good for, and who it’s intended for. We also explain the laptop and desktop options available with each M2 chip. We’ve got some benchmarks and numbers for you, but we’ve also let you know where we found these chips limited our personal workloads and where we found they excelled. More importantly, we complain about the port selection. (Because, come on, what website is that?)

If you’re still not sure which Mac is right for you after watching our video, don’t worry. I’m sure you will choose the right one.