Together with the new iMacs, Apple also announce the 14‑inch MacBook Pro with M3 chips, the 16-inch Macbook Pro will also be updated with the new M3 Processors. Aside from the refreshed Macbook Pros, Apple also release a new Space Black color for both the 14‑inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro.
Both the 14‑inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro will share the following parts;
- 14.2-inch (diagonal) Liquid Retina XDR display;1 3024-by-1964 native resolution at 254 pixels per inch
- SDXC card slot
- HDMI port
- 3.5 mm headphone jack
- MagSafe 3 port
- 1080p FaceTime HD camera
There are also a number of differences that buyers needs to consider when choosing between the 14‑inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro; The 14‑inch MacBook Pro will be available in M3, M3 Pro and M3 Max processors while the 16-inch Macbook Pro will only support the M3 Pro and M3 Max CPU.
The 14‑inch MacBook Pro with M3 CPU;
- Color – Space Gray and Silver
- CPU – Apple M3 chip, 8-core CPU with 4 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores
- GPU – 10-core GPU
- Storage – 512GB or 1TB; Configurable to: 1TB or 2TB
- RAM – 8GB unified memory; Configurable to: 16GB or 24GB
- Battery – Up to 22 hours Apple TV app movie playback and up to 15 hours wireless web
- Ports – 2x Thunderbolt / USB 4 ports with support for: Charging, DisplayPort, Thunderbolt 3 (up to 40Gb/s) and USB 4 (up to 40Gb/s)
The 14‑inch MacBook Pro with M3 Pro and M3 Max CPU;
- Color – Space Black and Silver
- CPU – Up to 12-core CPU with 6 performance cores and 6 efficiency cores
- GPU – up to 18-core GPU
- Storage – 512GB or 1TB; Configurable up to 8TB.
- RAM – 18GB unified memory; Configurable up to 128GB (M3 Max with 16-core CPU)
- Battery – Up to 18 hours Apple TV app movie playback and up to 12 hours wireless web
- Ports – 3x Thunderbolt 4 ports with support for; Charging, DisplayPort, Thunderbolt 4 (up to 40Gb/s) and USB 4 (up to 40Gb/s)
The 16‑inch MacBook Pro with M3, M3 Pro and M3 Max CPU;;
- Color – Space Black and Silver
- CPU – 16-core CPU with 12 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores
- GPU – up to 40-core GPU Hardware-accelerated ray tracing
- Storage – 512GB, 1TB; Configurable to 2TB, 4TB, or 8TB
- RAM – 18GB, 36GB and 46GB; Configurable up to 64GB or 128GB
- Battery – Up to 22 hours Apple TV app movie playback and up to 15 hours wireless web
- Ports – 3x Thunderbolt 4 ports with support for; Charging, DisplayPort, Thunderbolt 4 (up to 40Gb/s) and USB 4 (up to 40Gb/s)
Both the 14‑inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro are now will be available with the follow prices;
- 14-inch MacBook Pro with M3 starts at $1,599 (U.S.)
- 14‑inch MacBook Pro with M3 Pro starts at $1,999 (U.S.)
- 16‑inch MacBook Pro starts at $2,499 (U.S.)
