Apple's M3 MacBook Pro Gets Up to $1,000 Off In Major New Sales, Starting at $1,299 [Updated]

[MacRumors]

Apple's M3 MacBook Pro is seeing multiple high value discounts on Best Buy and Amazon today, with up to $1,000 off select models. This includes a new all-time low price on the entry-level M3 512GB 14-inch MacBook Pro at $1,299.00, down from $1,599.00, and a massive $1,000 discount on the high-end 16-inch model exclusively for Best Buy members.

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Across the 14-inch M3 MacBook Pro lineup you'll find $300-$400 off every model on both Best Buy and Amazon. In regards to the Best Buy discounts, most these do not require a My Best Buy Plus or Total membership and are available to all customers. The only exception is the M3 Pro 512GB model, which has an extra $100 discount exclusively for Best Buy members.

M3 MacBook Pro at Best Buy (UP TO $1,000 OFF)​

If you're shopping for the 16-inch M3 MacBook Pro, we're also tracking steep discounts on every model at both retailers. The biggest savings will be found on the M3 Max, 48GB RAM, 1TB SSD model at Best Buy, which is being discounted by $500 for all shoppers, and an extra $500 exclusively for My Best Buy members. This adds up to a massive $1,000 discount on the high-end 16-inch MacBook Pro, at the new record low price of $2,999.00.

14-inch MacBook Pro

• M3 512GB - $1,299.00 ($300 off) [matched at Amazon]
• M3, 8GB, 1TB - $1,499.00 ($300 off) [matched at Amazon]
• M3, 16GB, 1TB - $1,699.00 ($300 off) [matched at Amazon]
• M3 Pro 512GB - $1,599.00 ($400 off) [Best Buy members only]
• M3 Pro 1TB - $2,099.00 ($300 off) [matched at Amazon]
• M3 Max 1TB - $2,899.00 ($300 off) [matched at Amazon]

16-inch MacBook Pro

• M3 Pro, 18GB RAM, 512GB - $1,999.00 ($500 off) [matched at Amazon]
• M3 Pro, 36GB RAM, 512GB - $2,399.00 ($500 off) [matched at Amazon]
• M3 Max, 36GB RAM, 1TB - $2,999.00 ($500 off) [matched at Amazon]
• M3 Max, 48GB RAM, 1TB - $2,999.00 ($1,000 off) [Best Buy members only]

Be sure to visit our full Deals Roundup to shop for even more Apple-related products and accessories.

Update 8/12: Some of these deals, including the $1,000 discount on the M3 Max 16-inch MacBook Pro, have now expired on Best Buy. However, Amazon is still hosting a lot of the discounts as of Monday morning.

Article Link: Apple's M3 MacBook Pro Gets Up to $1,000 Off In Major New Sales, Starting at $1,299 [Updated]

 

[Siliconguy]

Yet another sale? Did Apple pull an Osborne by announcing the M4 and all that AI goodness? Now nothing else will sell?

 

[Darmok N Jalad]

There's nothing "Pro" about 8GB RAM. It's time for Apple to break the piggy bank and start defaulting to at least 16GB for a Pro desktop device. It's like they are sitting on a mountain of 4GB chips.

 

[lfaa]

Yet another sale? Did Apple pull an Osborne by announcing the M4 and all that AI goodness? Now nothing else will sell?

won’t the prices decrease a bit on Apple.com too ?😉

 

[iSRS]

48 GB model sold out.

 

[ChrisA]

There's nothing "Pro" about 8GB RAM. It's time for Apple to break the piggy bank and start defaulting to at least 16GB for a Pro desktop device. It's like they are sitting on a mountain of 4GB chips.

Maybe what Apple should do is make the 16GB model the default. Then when you configure the computer you can get a price reduction if you remove 8GB RAM. It would cost Apple nothing and shut down all the complaints that 8Gb is not enough.

I can just hear it now if they made 16GB the smallest amount you can buy "Apple is forcing us to buy more RAM than we need, it is nothing but greed."

Changing the default amount could make everyone happy.

But you know what? Most people who buy the "pro" are not pros. They are only shopping on Amazon and watching YouTube. For a large segment of buyers, the Apple M-series of any model is overkill.

 

[CarAnalogy]

Yet another sale? Did Apple pull an Osborne by announcing the M4 and all that AI goodness? Now nothing else will sell?

M3 is a very in-between generation. They’ve done this before but never telegraphed it so much. But we remember from stories here at Mac Rumors that the process node the M3 and iPhone chip are built on was a one-off. M4 will be here soon and stick around for years. M3 will disappear when M4 comes to Macs, probably soon.

And yeah, with M4 (Pro at least) will come 16GB RAM base for the AI stuff. If it doesn’t I seriously will be surprised. It’s beyond ridiculous at this point.

 

[CheesePuff]

Maybe what Apple should do is make the 16GB model the default. Then when you configure the computer you can get a price reduction if you remove 8GB RAM. It would cost Apple nothing and shut down all the complaints that 8Gb is not enough.

I can just hear it now it then made 16GB the smallest amount you can buy "Apple is forcing us to buy more RAM than we need, it is nothing but greed."

Changing the default amount could make everyone happy.

But you know what? Most people who buy the "pro" can not pros. They are only shopping on Amazon and watching YouTube. For a large segment of buyers, the Apple M-series of any model is overkill.

16 GB was the minimum on the M1 and M2 14/16" MBP's up until the M3 when the introduced this crippled machine

 

[boak]

16 GB was the minimum on the M1 and M2 14/16" MBP's up until the M3 when the introduced this crippled machine

There was the base M chip in the old body MBP. This “crippled machine” essentially replaced it, i.e. M1 and M2 MBPs had 8GB base memory.

 

[CheesePuff]

There was the base M chip in the old body MBP. This “crippled machine” essentially replaced it, i.e. M1 and M2 MBPs had 8GB base memory.

And a consumer that doesn't know better won't realize if they upgrade their M1 or M2 14" to a M3 they will get half the memory, half the ports and less of a SoC

 

[IllegitimateValor]

Never anything on sale with a workable amount of storage capacity. Can barely fit all my apps on 1 TB, let alone room for documents.

 

[boak]

And a consumer that doesn't know better won't realize if they upgrade their M1 or M2 14" to a M3 they will get half the memory, half the ports and less of a SoC

Nah. That’s a reach

 

[reyesmac]

MacBooks can have the best sales sometimes because they are never worth their retail prices to begin with. You either get less than desired on base model or pay at least $400 more to bump them up to acceptable specs. It’s been that way since the early 2000’s.

 

[Royksöpp]

I feel like these have been on sale for record prices ever since they were released. Hopefully the M4 series will be a more enticing upgrade.

 

[StoneJack]

There's nothing "Pro" about 8GB RAM. It's time for Apple to break the piggy bank and start defaulting to at least 16GB for a Pro desktop device. It's like they are sitting on a mountain of 4GB chips.

I write professional consulting reports on this 8GB Macbook Pro m3. What is not "pro" in my reports?

 

[Chuckeee]

The retailers are not taking a loss on these units, these sale prices provide a glimpse into the wholesale prices that retailers pay to Apple.

 

[LogicalApex]

We know M4 is quickly coming around the corner. So hard to justify buying these even at the discounted pricing.

 

[Chuckeee]

We know M4 is quickly coming around the corner. So hard to justify buying these even at the discounted pricing.

Schools start in a few weeks. If you need a new laptop for school, you get what is available

 

[Ladon08]

48 GB model sold out.

I’m seeing that that model in space black is still able to be purchased. It just won’t ship until next week. Silver is not available.

 

[MrGimper]

We know M4 is quickly coming around the corner. So hard to justify buying these even at the discounted pricing.

Not everyone needs what M4 brings.

In fact not everyone needs what M3 brings.

I'm sure there are many people, like me, who bought an M3 before the M4 announcement, to get off intel.

 

[gigapocket1]

man.. m4 has to be getting released this year

 

[darngooddesign]

And a consumer that doesn't know better won't realize if they upgrade their M1 or M2 14" to a M3 they will get half the memory, half the ports and less of a SoC

If they upgrade from an M1-Pro or M2-Pro to an M3-Pro they get 18GB instead of 16GB.

 

[Hogswarts]

The best deals have consistently been--and still are--at Microcenter, if a store is near you and they have a configuration you'd like.

 

[Apple Fan 2008]

Patiently waits for a base teir model with at least 12GB.

 

[chakdey]

I took advantage of the $2,999 price. That’s way more computer than I need. The M3 MacBook will be replacing my 2013 MacBook Pro, which I avoid using because… well, it’s from 2013. My 2017 27-inch iMac is still going strong, and I’m hoping to replace it in the next couple of years.