
In a surprising launch weeks ahead of its usual schedule. Apple on Tuesday unveiled MacBooks powered by its new and faster M2 Pro and M2 Max chips

The Mac mini starts at $599, cheaper than the latest iPhone 14 series, and is available from January 24. MacBook Pro 14-inch and 16-inch variants with the latest chips start at $1,999, compared with the $1,299 price tag of a 13-inch model fitted with the M2 chip.

The new M2 Pro chip delivers pro-level performance to Mac mini for the first time, enabling users to run high-performance workflows that were previously unimaginable in such a compact design, the company said in its statement

Apple's M2 Pro and M2 Max chips, gives the MacBook Pro and Mac mini line 8K video output, Wi-Fi 6E, up to 96GB of unified memory on the highest-spec machine, in what the tech firm claims is the longest-ever Mac battery life.

Apple said the new M2 Pro has nearly 20% more transistors than the M1 Pro and double the amount in M2, helping programs like Adobe Photoshop run heavy workloads "faster than ever."