January 2022 • Macworld 33

E

ven before Apple’s M1 Pro

and M1 Max MacBooks hit

the market, rumblings of

future Apple silicon were

already hitting the wire. Dubbed the

New chips are reportedly around the corner, but how much better

will they be? Roman Loyola reports

Why the upcoming M2

chip shouldn’t stop you

from buying a Mac now

M2, this chip is the likely successor to

the M1 that powers the MacBook Air,

13in MacBook Pro, Mac mini and the

24in iMac. According to reports it will

arrive in the first half of 2022.