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Apple Unveils New Space Black MacBook Pro Color for M3 Pro and M3 Max

Sowelu said:
Apple knows that the cheapest MacBook Pro will be a guaranteed best seller, so this is their way of steering some of those would-be lower end MacBook Pro customers up a level to the M3 Pro chip price-point (assuming with fatter profit margins). They know many people will do this just to get the Space Black color.
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No kidding. WOW. You’re so smart. Bravo!
 
heavens said:
Why ALWAYS Black, White, Gray/Silver/Gold? Why not Emerald Green, Ruby Red, Sapphire Blue, Amethyst Purple, etc.? Why is Apple so afraid to put some color their MacBooks? MacBooks = MacBORINGS.
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Actually that reminds me of nigahiga's Apple parody ad called "iFhone 8".
Same old boring colors and same old boring empty uninspired designs.
 
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macduke said:
I still need to absorb everything but my inclination is I’m probably gonna pass on upgrading from Intel for another year. Disappointed there wasn’t a bigger performance increase over the M2 series on 3nm, and it’s annoying that you can only get 36GB on the M3 Pro. Was hoping for 48GB. I think that’s the sweet spot right now for your typical multitasker.

It’s also disappointing that the M3 Max starts at 36GB with the only option to increase to 96GB for $800! Unless you select the upgraded M3 Max which is $300 more and gets you 48GB but then you can upgrade 16GB more to 64GB RAM for $200. So to get 48GB RAM you have to spend a minimum $3700 which is insane to me.

The next disappointment is the storage still only starts at 512GB like it’s 2013 instead of 2023. 1TB SSDs are dirt cheap nowadays, even for fast ones. And charging $400 extra for only 1.5TB more is borderline criminal.

The final disappointment is they still haven’t moved to a Dynamic Island so the notch isn’t so large or apparent. With no FaceID STILL there is no reason for a notch that large. They could literally have a hole punch.

I think M4 will probably be it for me either way. I think I can probably deal with another year on Intel. Hopefully by then they start with more RAM in the mid-range and storage and Apple also upgrades to OLED. I love the Space Black but it still doesn’t look very dark. Will have to see it in person or in a better hands-on comparison video.

Gonna go check refurb prices now, LOL. Maybe…

EDIT: Apple is offering me nearly $800 for my old Intel MBP. Now I'm tempted...hmmm.....

EDIT 2: Nevermind. This whole thing is a cluster to figure out a machine that fits my needs. Don't need a Max chip but need more than 36GB RAM for multitasking. Apple is charging way too much for storage and hasn't increased the base levels accordingly. The Inflation is coming through their refusal to spec bump anything else. Can't wait for that Qualcomm competition to heat up. Also they wouldn't let me use a trade-in on this purchase, it would be on a future purchase, and you can't use it with 12 month 0% Apple Card financing either. What a mess!
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Curious if that's true about RAM—I'm finally getting a Silicone Mac, and my understanding was that memory usage is very different than with Intel chips, and that less RAM goes further in terms of multitasking. I have 40 GB in my iMac 5k and it crashes with Backblaze and a lot of Safari windows open—hoping that won't be the case with the 36 GB in the M3 Max…
 
heavens said:
Why ALWAYS Black, White, Gray/Silver/Gold? Why not Emerald Green, Ruby Red, Sapphire Blue, Amethyst Purple, etc.? Why is Apple so afraid to put some color their MacBooks? MacBooks = MacBORINGS.
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I would suggest annual color themes for Apple's products. And each color should be carefully toned to match its name.

2023: Gemstones. Like mentioned: "Emerald Green", "Ruby Red", "Sapphire Blue", and "Amethyst Purple"
2024: Seasons. "Spring Magnesium", "Summer Gold", "Fall Bronze", "Winter Silver"
2025: Weather. "Cloudy Gray", "Sunny Creme", "Stormy Crimson", "Rainy Aquamarine"
2026: Land. "Ocean Aqua", "Forest Green", "Mountain Red", "Desert Beige"

Imagine how special and unique that would be, and every product would be Limited Edition for each year.
If anyone from Apple is reading this, what do you think? Wouldn't that literally brighten up your product line?

Many people are getting tired of their "safe" black/white colors.
 
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ric22 said:
Once you add on a bare minimum "Pro" RAM, the price difference between the M3 model and M3 Pro model is tiny. Might as well buy the Pro chip and get the benefits of more ports and better cooling...
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How much better is the cooling from m3 to m3 pro? 1 to 2 fans? Or?
 
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