Apple's New 14-Inch MacBook Pro Available From $1,399 With Latest Steep Discounts

[MacRumors]

Apple's 14-inch M3 MacBook Pro is available for multiple all-time low prices today at Best Buy, starting at $1,399.00 for the M3 512GB model, down from $1,599.00. The prices in this article reflect final deal prices applied for My Best Buy Plus or My Best Buy Total members.

Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with some of these vendors. When you click a link and make a purchase, we may receive a small payment, which helps us keep the site running.

If you don't have a membership, you can still purchase the notebook at a solid second-best price, which Amazon is matching. For the 512GB 14-inch M3 MacBook Pro, that means you can get it on Amazon for $1,449.00 in both Space Gray and Silver.

14-inch MacBook Pro (M3 512GB) for $1,399.00 ($200 OFF)​

Secondly, Best Buy has the 1TB 14-inch M3 MacBook Pro for $1,549.00, down from $1,799.00. This one is a new all-time low price at $250 off, and it's again only available for My Best Buy Plus and My Best Buy Total members.

14-inch MacBook Pro (M3 1TB) for $1,549.00 ($250 OFF)​

Similar to the 512GB model, Amazon has the 1TB 14-inch M3 MacBook Pro at a second-best price of $1,599.00 in both colors. This is also the same price that you'll find on Best Buy if you aren't a My Best Buy Plus or Total member.

Keep up with all of this week's best discounts on Apple products and related accessories in our dedicated Apple Deals roundup.

Article Link: Apple's New 14-Inch MacBook Pro Available From $1,399 With Latest Steep Discounts

 

[Rychiar]

why do they make storage variants. make ram variants. ya need at least 16 to be remotely a MacBook "Pro" I'd just on these sales with that

 

[infiniteentropy]

8 GB RAM "Pro"

Hard pass.

 

[Anglagard]

8GB warning, moving along.

 

[vertsix]

I wish 16GB RAM was commonplace for M3 (as it should). Some people don't need or want M3 Pro levels of power (or power consumption) but want sufficient RAM without buying a preposterously priced RAM upgrade which then makes it uneconomical to get an upgraded M3 MBP.

 

[utsava]

I wish 16GB RAM was commonplace for M3 (as it should). Some people don't need or want M3 Pro levels of power (or power consumption) but want sufficient RAM without buying a preposterously priced RAM upgrade which then makes it uneconomical to get an upgraded M3 MBP.

This exactly... I'd like an M3 MacBook Air 15" with 16GB of RAM for a reasonable price. I'd even take the current M2 version iwth 16GB RAM, but the $200 RAM update kills the whole value proposition of the device. If the base M3 MacBook Pro had 16GB, it's be an amazing value, but Apple found a way to ruin it.

 

[anakin44011]

This exactly... I'd like an M3 MacBook Air 15" with 16GB of RAM for a reasonable price. I'd even take the current M2 version iwth 16GB RAM, but the $200 RAM update kills the whole value proposition of the device. If the base M3 MacBook Pro had 16GB, it's be an amazing value, but Apple found a way to ruin it.

Check out BH Photo - they are offering both 16GB M3 Pro and 16GB M2 Air at $150-$200 off.

 

[4odomi]

Apple's 14-inch M3 MacBook Pro is available for multiple all-time low prices today at Best Buy, starting at $1,399.00 for the M3 512GB model, down from $1,599.00. The prices in this article reflect final deal prices applied for My Best Buy Plus or My Best Buy Total members.

Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with some of these vendors. When you click a link and make a purchase, we may receive a small payment, which helps us keep the site running.

If you don't have a membership, you can still purchase the notebook at a solid second-best price, which Amazon is matching. For the 512GB 14-inch M3 MacBook Pro, that means you can get it on Amazon for $1,449.00 in both Space Gray and Silver.

14-inch MacBook Pro (M3 512GB) for $1,399.00 ($200 OFF)​

Secondly, Best Buy has the 1TB 14-inch M3 MacBook Pro for $1,549.00, down from $1,799.00. This one is a new all-time low price at $250 off, and it's again only available for My Best Buy Plus and My Best Buy Total members.

14-inch MacBook Pro (M3 1TB) for $1,549.00 ($250 OFF)​

Similar to the 512GB model, Amazon has the 1TB 14-inch M3 MacBook Pro at a second-best price of $1,599.00 in both colors. This is also the same price that you'll find on Best Buy if you aren't a My Best Buy Plus or Total member.

Keep up with all of this week's best discounts on Apple products and related accessories in our dedicated Apple Deals roundup.

Article Link: Apple's New 14-Inch MacBook Pro Available From $1,399 With Latest Steep Discounts

Great machine for the average consumer, looking for top quality hardware, I've had mine for 3 weeks, however I would say unless you can add 8gb of RAM, I wouldn't recommend these deals 16gb RAM really unlocks this chip.
For instance, on Spedometer 2.1 (speed of web browsing) the 16gb version is a 100 points more, which is noticeable, it's also significantly quicker in exporting photos and with 3G Blender apps.
Don't get the base 8gb version, for the sake of saving a couple of hundred $

 

[floral]

I know some people only need 8GB of ram, but the whole "8 is too small" argument technically gets more valid by the day.

...And it's been 4000+ days.

 

[craigrusse11]

Apple screwed up here in their zest for maximum profit to the point that it’s now harming the basic performance of the product. Simple tests show 8Gb isn’t enough, but more importantly these are “Pro” machines and as such should come with “Pro” levels of RAM. Period.

 

[4odomi]

I wish 16GB RAM was commonplace for M3 (as it should). Some people don't need or want M3 Pro levels of power (or power consumption) but want sufficient RAM without buying a preposterously priced RAM upgrade which then makes it uneconomical to get an upgraded M3 MBP.

If they sold the M3 with 16gb RAM for $1599, it would be practically the same price as the base 13" M2 air with the same config.
That's not really good business, is it?
Having said you should't get the 8gb RAM version, it's considerably slower than 16gb even for web browsing.
I got the 16gb RAM version 3 weeks ago, very happy with it, big improvement on my base 13" M1 MBP

 

[4odomi]

Apple screwed up here in their zest for maximum profit to the point that it’s now harming the basic performance of the product. Simple tests show 8Gb isn’t enough, but more importantly these are “Pro” machines and as such should come with “Pro” levels of RAM. Period.

They're machines with Pro hardware, not Pro Chips, therefore not for Pro users.
You're absolutely right about the 8gb being slower than the 16gb, in web browsing, photo exports & blender applications, considerably, which is why I got mine with 16gb RAM.
With 16gb of RAM it's still cheaper than the M3 Pro chip, for those of us that don't need the additional power of the Pro chip.
Why don't you spec a 15" Air with 16GB RAM & 512GB Storage (even the 13") you might then be informed why Apple can't sell the 16gb M3 as base for $1599

 

[utsava]

Check out BH Photo - they are offering both 16GB M3 Pro and 16GB M2 Air at $150-$200 off.

Thanks. This helps, but it's still a bad value proposition IMO compared to the also on sale 8GB models.

 

[utsava]

If they sold the M3 with 16gb RAM for $1599, it would be practically the same price as the base 13" M2 air with the same config.
That's not really good business, is it?
Having said you should't get the 8gb RAM version, it's considerably slower than 16gb even for web browsing.
I got the 16gb RAM version 3 weeks ago, very happy with it, big improvement on my base 13" M1 MBP

Considering how often the Airs go on sale, it's obvious there's plenty of margin in there to also lower the Air prices so they don't step unfavorably on the Pro prices... But since Apple didn't want to (or was unable to) update the Airs to the M3 at the same time, they didn't touch the price matrix.

 

[4odomi]

I wish 16GB RAM was commonplace for M3 (as it should). Some people don't need or want M3 Pro levels of power (or power consumption) but want sufficient RAM without buying a preposterously priced RAM upgrade which then makes it uneconomical to get an upgraded M3 MBP.

Ram & Storage prices are an issue with Apple for sure, but that's a different issue, however as things stand in their line up, they can't sell it for $1599 with 16gb RAM, just spec out a 13" & 15" Air's with the same spec and see how you feel then?
This is a good machine, but only with 16gb of RAM for $1800, that's just a $100 more than a comparably specked 15" Air and only $250 more than a 13"Air

 

[twanj]

Does anyone know when the best deals hit? Is it before or after Christmas?

I'm in the market for a 16" and it's already $330 off with AppleCare.

 

[4odomi]

why do they make storage variants. make ram variants. ya need at least 16 to be remotely a MacBook "Pro" I'd just on these sales with that

They've got to get rid of the 8gb variant stocks already produced, cause no body's buying them at the list price, at $1399 it's a great deal and a lot less compromised than the Air's.
But if you want to unlock it's full potential, it needs 16gb and you need to pay $1800 which is still a good price, if you don't need the additional power of the Pro Chip, but you want the web browsing speed and quality hardware

 

[Agincourt]

There aren't any 16 GB options for this. If one COULD upgrade for $200 more I'd go for it. While this new discount makes the 8 GB product more bearable I'm wanting something akin to the $1600 price range with 16 GB, not a stunted $1400 version.

 

[4odomi]

This exactly... I'd like an M3 MacBook Air 15" with 16GB of RAM for a reasonable price. I'd even take the current M2 version iwth 16GB RAM, but the $200 RAM update kills the whole value proposition of the device. If the base M3 MacBook Pro had 16GB, it's be an amazing value, but Apple found a way to ruin it.

Quality costs!
If you want that you have to pay extra.
If you want a deal, you have to live with some compromises.....that's always been the reality, Apple didn't invent it.

 

[maswriter]

It sucks they went with just 8 GB of RAM on the M3 non-Pro, just like they limit the retail 15-inch MacBook Air to 512 GB in storage. I went with the 14.2" MBP M3 Pro with 18 GB of RAM and 1 TB of storage. It was on sale at Micro Center for $2,159 (10% off). It was worth paying more to meet my present and future requirements, and Space Black looks really nice.

 

[Student of Life]

It sucks they went with just 8 GB of RAM on the M3 non-Pro, just like they limit the retail 15-inch MacBook Air to 512 GB in storage. I went with the 14.2" MBP M3 Pro with 18 GB of RAM and 1 TB of storage. It was on sale at Micro Center for $2,159 (10% off). It was worth paying more to meet my present and future requirements, and Space Black looks really nice.

Where are you seeing a limit on the 15 MacBook Air? Have you tried looking at Best Buy, they let you get the 16Gb ram and 1TB of ssd. They even have open item ones on sale which still let you get apple care +.

 

[Surf760]

I have a family member who was desperately in need of a replacement for their 2016 12" Macbook. The new 8GB MBP at $1399 was perfect for her and she loves it. It's still a phenomenal computer for the typical MBA user, but you also get the better screen.

 

[CarAnalogy]

M3 512GB

512GB 14-inch M3 MacBook Pro

They are all 512 GB minimum now are they not? Why even specify that then unless it's more than the base? Nobody says "8GB MacBook Pro" and one could say that with the exact same logic. But no one does. Wonder why...

 

[arcite]

Upselling in a slowing economy is clearly difficult.

Oh well....prices can always go lower.

 

[maswriter]

Where are you seeing a limit on the 15 MacBook Air? Have you tried looking at Best Buy, they let you get the 16Gb ram and 1TB of ssd. They even have open item ones on sale which still let you get apple care +.

I haven't seen that. Most places, like Costco, advertise configurations up to 512 GB. You could also custom order through Apple. I do like having the updated ProMotion screen and additional ports on the MBP.