This could have been a press release, maybe I’m just bitter since I just got a MacBook Pro a few months ago.
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Everything Apple Announced During Monday's 'Scary Fast' Event
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ROFL, No he is definitely not the winner. More like DEAD WRONG - like 100% wrong, he only changed his mind AFTER Apple made the special event announcement.
That would be logical, Spock
Agreed, I was expecting a lot more from the M3 release so I can see why they did it as an evening event since its pretty much shrug. However, the M3Max seems like a killer chip but the M3Pro is only a meassly 10% faster than the M2Pro!!!! and only addresses 36GB of RAM. My 2-year-old M1Pro came with 32GB - only see a 12.5% RAM upgrade after 2 years - pathetic. Oh well, I guess we will wait for the totally awesome mind-blowing M4's in another year.
HobeSoundDarryl
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Now figure out HOW it “dropped” (because there was a meaningful change) and compare the old entry level price to the new entry level price for a MBpro and gauge the “savings” as measured by dollar extractions from wallet.
And Final Cut. There's not one screenshot of it on the MacBook Pro page. But there is Premier and Resolve.
This event was a stealth ad for the iPhone 15 Pro Max. It was filmed entirely on the iPhone (first time ever for a product announcement).
She said the price dropped from (ithink) 1999.99 to 1599.99 for some model Similar.
im not applauding or condoning her statement, just wondering.
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ROFL, must be nice to be so naive. It is related to higher revenue and profits and it has zero to do with green anything. The iMac is just the low-end desktop computer now and everyone needs to pay up for real desktop power. The 27" iMac was such a fantastic workhorse for a decent price but no more.
I’m just jealous I don’t have a job like that tbh.
HobeSoundDarryl
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Dig deeper. But hint: $1699 to $1599 implied $100 cheaper, but entry level MBpro now requires $300 more to come out of a wallet.
Let’s just call that “magical” Apple savings math, where one spends $300 more to ‘save’ $100. 😉
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It was a scary fast event tonight. Done and dusted in 30 minutes flat. I can see the Space Black being a popular choice for a number of pro users.
They offer the Studio Display. Paired with a high end Mac Mini and it’s basically the 27” iMac except in a few years you can replace the Mac mini. And the Mac Studio offers power that won’t fit inside the 27” iMac chassis.
I'm just a bit disappointed that they glossed over gaming so quickly. If you now have a gaming mode then maybe take a deeper dive into gaming in your presentation.
Sad to see the Touch Bar discontinued, the 14" M3 would be perfect for me if it had the Touch Bar as an option, that is an option worth $200 to me 😒![]()
Apple's "Scary Fast" 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time event was over in the blink of an eye, but if you missed it because of the unusual time, we have a quick overview of everything that Apple announced. If you want to watch the video in full, it only lasted a half an hour, because all Apple introduced was the new M3-series chips in MacBook Pro machines and iMacs.
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We've recapped everything that you need to know in this super quick video you can watch before bed or catch in the morning, and we've also rounded up our coverage of the event.
MacBook Pro
iMac
- Apple Announces New 14-Inch and 16-Inch MacBook Pro Models With M3 Series Chips
- Apple Unveils New Space Black MacBook Pro Color for M3 Pro and M3 Max
- New M3 MacBook Pro and iMac Models Now Available for Purchase
- Apple's New MacBooks With M3 Chips Offer Up to 22 Hours of Battery Life
- 16-Inch M3 Max MacBook Pro Now Costs $7,200 With All Upgrades
- New 14-Inch and 16-Inch MacBook Pros Feature 20% Brighter Displays
Everything Else
The M3 iMac and MacBook Pro models can be ordered now, with the first orders set to ship out to customers next week. The M3 and M3 Pro machines will be available immediately, while M3 Max machines will ship out later in November.
- Apple Event Live Blog: MacBook Pro and iMac Updated With New M3 Chip Family
- Apple Discontinues 13-Inch MacBook Pro With Touch Bar
- Magic Keyboard, Magic Trackpad, and Magic Mouse Still Feature Lightning Instead of USB-C
- Apple's USB-C to MagSafe 3 Cable Now Available to Order in Space Black
Article Link: Everything Apple Announced at Tonight's 'Scary Fast' Event
Does anyone know if the Vivid app will work on the base M3?
HobeSoundDarryl
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Apparently “gaming’ was a holy mother of red herrings for this event. People were speculating AppleTV Pro with ray tracing earlier today… and even a dedicated console.
Right?!
All I wanted was a 13” black MacBook Air, it would’ve brought back the great memories of the 2006 black MacBook 💻. That thing was a legend and rare.
"Everything Apple Announced at Tonight's 'Scary Fast' Event"
I have huge admiration for the team managing to push this article out so quickly, all while covering practically every facet of detail announced.
I have huge admiration for the team managing to push this article out so quickly, all while covering practically every facet of detail announced.
How is it comparable???
The 13" with 512gb SSD would have cost $1499
The rest of the machine is worst in every department!!
Except the Touch Bar 😒
The least expensive 14" M3 MBPro lacks the third USB-C port that is beside the HDMA port on the right side on my M1 14" MBPro (64GB Ram and 4TB SSD) and the more expensive M3 MBPros. It has only 8-core CPU. The cheaper model can address only 24GB of ram and up to 2TB of storage. This is the only model with 22 hours of battery life. My M1 MAX has 17 hours vs the M3 MAX claims 18 hours of battery life
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I can't get past the hidden $180 upgrade fee any real pro user would require. $1700 pretax for a student MacBook Pro just to get 16gb ram.
I think Apple gave them a head start with an embargo until the event ended.
iMac could be simply upgradeable if Apple felt like it.
You could sell your current and get a new one. Chances are you would notice zero real world difference.