Apple MacBook Pro 13 (M2) Reviews

Bought the same 13-inch M2 MacBook Pro for $200 untested with a broken display, got the 24GB spec, and used it to upgrade the motherboard of their worn M1.

Bought a used 13-inch M2 MacBook Pro (1TB, 24GB) on eBay for $600; it passes diagnostics with 94% battery health but has an undisclosed dent and possible MDM registration problems.

Used a 2022 13-inch M2 MacBook Pro with 8GB RAM for over three years; performance still feels smooth with no bugs or slowdowns.

Owns the same 13-inch M2 MacBook Pro and is happy on Tahoe for daily browsing and light work, with Logic getting crunchy under many plugins.

Picked up a 2022 base M2 13-inch MacBook Pro (8GB, 256GB, Touch Bar) for $100 and uses it as a reliable work machine for light, non-CPU-heavy tasks.

Owns the 13 inch M2 MacBook Pro alongside a 14; it wins on being lightweight and portable and its screen is less prone to PWM, though they never liked the Touch Bar.

Bought the mid-2022 M2 MacBook Pro in 8GB/512GB, finds that enough, and loves the design.

Got the mid-2022 M2 MacBook Pro to replace a 2017 HP with an Intel i3 and found a huge difference.

Bought the same M2 Touch Bar MacBook Pro for about 200 from a pawn shop a few weeks earlier and calls it a great laptop.

They chose a used 13-inch M2 Touch Bar MacBook Pro (24GB) over an Air partly for better speakers, mostly docked after downsizing from a 14-inch M3 Max.