Apple just told us about their new MacBook Pro laptops at a big event they called “Scary Fast.” These laptops are special because they have new M3 chips, which come in three types: M3, M3 Pro, and M3 Max.
All the MacBook Pro models have an amazing screen called Liquid Retina XDR. It’s 20% brighter for regular stuff, and it can be really bright (1,600 nits) for super colorful things.
These laptops also have a 1080p built-in camera, good sound from six speakers, and lots of ways to connect to other stuff. They can work for up to 22 hours on battery power, and they’re just as fast as when they’re plugged in. Plus, the M3 chips make the graphics better and let you use up to 128GB of memory.
The boss at Apple, John Ternus, said, “With these new M3 chips, we’re making the best laptops even better. More people can use MacBook Pro now, and if you have an older MacBook Pro with an Intel chip, this is a significant change.”
The new M3, M3 Pro, and M3 Max chips are faster than before. They can also do cool things with graphics like ray tracing and mesh shading, which Macs haven’t done before. There’s a new thing called “Dynamic Caching” that makes the graphics work even better when you’re using hard apps or games.
The M3 chip is the simplest one and has 8 cores (CPU) and 10 cores (GPU). The M3 Pro chip is a bit fancier with 12 cores (2 performance and 6 efficiency cores) and up to 18 cores of GPU. The M3 Max chip is the fanciest with 16 cores of CPU (12 performance and 4 efficiency) and up to 40 cores of GPU. They can use different amounts of memory, like 24GB, 36GB, and 128GB.
Apple says that the 14-inch MacBook Pro with M3 is 7.4 times faster than the old MacBook Pros with Intel chips and 60% faster than the 13-inch MacBook Pro with M1.
If you need a really fast laptop, the 14-inch and 16-inch M3 Pro MacBook Pros are up to 40% faster than the 16-inch one with M1 Pro.
And for people who need super-fast laptops, the 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pros with M3 Max are up to 5.3 times faster than the fastest Intel MacBook Pro and 2.5 times faster than the 16-inch MacBook Pro with M1 Max.
You can get the M3 Pro and M3 Max models in Space Black. They also come in Silver, just like the 14-inch MacBook Pro with M3, which is also available in Space Gray.
The new MacBook Pro is available to order now and will start arriving on November 7. The 14-inch MacBook Pro with M3 starts at $1,599, or $1,499 if you’re a student. The 14-inch MacBook Pro with M3 Pro starts at $1,999, or $1,849 for students. The 16-inch MacBook Pro starts at $2,499, or $2,299 for students.
