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Apple announces new 14‑inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro with M3 chips

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.)

Apple announces new 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro with M2 Pro and M2 Max

Together with the new Mac mini, Apple also announced a new MacBook Pro powered by the new M2 Pro and M2 Max. With the new M2 Pro and M2 Max, the new Macbook Pros’ “battery life will be up to 22 hours — the longest battery life ever in a Mac.”

The new Macbook Pro features Liquid Retina XDR display, 16GB unified memory that’s configurable up to 96GB RAM, a 22 hours battery life, 512GB SSD storage which you can upgrade up to 8 TB. As for expansion slots, you’ll find SDXC card slot, HDMI port, 3.5 mm headphone jack and MagSafe 3 port for charging. It also have Thunderbolt 4 for charging and display. Its backlit magic Keyboard will have an integrated Touch ID, ambient light sensor and force Touch trackpad for precise cursor control and pressure-sensing capabilities; enables Force clicks, accelerators, pressure-sensitive drawing, and multi-touch gestures.

For connectivity it supports Wi-Fi 6E 802.11ax and Bluetooth 5.3. The new Macbook Pro will have a 1080p FaceTime HD camera, six built-in speakers with force-cancelling woofers and wide stereo sounds. If you’re concern about the weight there a very small different between the weight of the Macbook Pro with M2 Pro and M2 Max. Right out of the box, the new Macbook Pro will run Apple’s latest macOS Ventura.

The new MacBook Pro models with M2 Pro and M2 Max are now available for order in 27 countries and they will begin arriving to customers and will be in Apple Store locations and Apple Authorized Resellers starting Tuesday, January 24.

The new 14-inch MacBook Pro with M2 Pro starts at $1,999 (USD) and the 16-inch MacBook Pro with M2 Pro starts at $2,499 (US).

MacBook Pro with M2 Pro and M2 Max will be available in Australia, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Macau, New Zealand, and Singapore beginning Friday, February 3.

You can read Apple’s full announcement here.