matrix07
macrumors G3
I don't like notch at all but it's irrelevant in the grand scheme of things.
New M3 MacBook Pro and iMac Models Now Available for Purchase
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lifeinhd
macrumors 65816
It's $400 more gimped compared to the previous $2000 M2 model, so it sure as heck better be $400 cheaper.
poematik13
macrumors 68000
Pretty gnarly price hikes on the 16 at the higher end configs, since they force you to get more than 36GB ram if you want the Maxest Max
Well good for you. For me and many other people though, the Notch will always be a deal breaker.
If Apple insist that they want to ruin their screens, then Apple should also expect less customers.
thinkgolden
macrumors newbie
I'm using "TopNotch" and never notice it
matrix07
macrumors G3
Huh? Had never changed anything on my Intel MBA and still using it for a good 10 years. Why does soldered or not is relevant? Your tech nerds are really weird.
djphat2000
macrumors 65816
Got an M2 Max 16" last month
But, at least if I had waited, well it would be more money for the M3 equivalent. I'm missing Ray Tracing, and the AV1 decode. Which would get used A LOT for me anyway. AHHHHHHH APPLE!!! Couldn't wait one more year!?!
Progress.
I wasn't expecting a new(er) MacBook Pro this year, and my older intel i7 MBP 16" was OLD and HOT.
I don't really understand the purpose of the M3 chip. Who needs more speed. I have an M1 Max, and it is plenty fast. In two more years will anyone need the newest chip. What will the desktop versions be like? They will probably be able to power 16 monitors independently. You'll need one Mac computer for an entire office of people doing normal business work.
I'm glad I'm not the only one. Me too.
turbineseaplane
Contributor
I don't really get it either
This whole thing seems like it could have been skipped until other product updates were warranted, as well as updating the accessories to USB-C
GimmeDatApple
macrumors member
Guarantee that the base M3 with 3nm and faster GPU cores is faster than the M2 Pro chip that was in the prior 14 inch Pro, while being $400 cheaper.
Mr. Dee
macrumors 603
I would sell it at a lost and make up the difference or just work with it until you make back enough to buy the M4 or M5 models.Got an M2 Max 16" last month
But, at least if I had waited, well it would be more money for the M3 equivalent. I'm missing Ray Tracing, and the AV1 decode. Which would get used A LOT for me anyway. AHHHHHHH APPLE!!! Couldn't wait one more year!?!
Progress.
I wasn't expecting a new(er) MacBook Pro this year, and my older intel i7 MBP 16" was OLD and HOT.
Apple_Robert
Contributor
They did compare to the M2 although the primary compare was M1.
Mistletoe66
Suspended
I noticed that the 22 hours battery life comes with 70 watt hour battery. .
MacBook Air m2 has only 18 hours battery life but comes with 52.6 watt hour battery.
Dirty apple at it again….if we look at Consumption per watt, m2 wins
MacBook Air m2 has only 18 hours battery life but comes with 52.6 watt hour battery.
Dirty apple at it again….if we look at Consumption per watt, m2 wins
PCorneliusMusic
macrumors newbie
There were also rumors it wouldn't come until next year.
Well, doesn't matter. I only bought when I did because my 2015 MBP died and I needed a replacement immediately.
djphat2000
macrumors 65816
I just didn't wait long enough. But, this will make that intel mac look VERY sad.
DaveEcc
macrumors regular
It's cheaper (and 8GB) because it's now the base chip, not the pro chip.
Thought it was weird that a base MBP laptop had a pro chip, and the best iMac desktop had a base chip... typically desktops are associated with more power, not less.
I was hoping for a M3Pro iMac, instead we got a M3 MBP. SMH.
matrix07
macrumors G3
iMac is not a pro. It's designed for office or home use.
lifeinhd
macrumors 65816
It also has half the RAM, fewer CPU/GPU cores, supports less RAM, supports less storage (literally 1/4 as much!), only supports a single external display, and loses a USB-C port, so yeah, it's $400 cheaper because it's $400 less computer.
JonathanX64
macrumors regular
It's not nerdiness.
In modern computers, storage and battery are the only components that degrade with time and eventually fail.
Apple restricts battery management features if you replace battery on your own, but it's not a huge deal. We (as a society) will deal with this later.
But soldered storage requires a lot of effort in order to be repaired (expensive soldering station, trained technicians, etc.), plus chips cannot be easily sourced because Apple prevents manufacturers from selling them.
With your workflows, SSD lasted for 10 years — great result, good for you. Mine workloads are probably very similar and don't hammer storage much. But there are people who work with photos, videos, music, etc. — they write lots of data, and it heavily wears out storage, so an SSD can easily die in two years or less.
Situation where you have to pay hundreds of dollars for replacing soldered chips instead of just buying off-the-shelf standard SSD hurts customers just as much as it hurts Apple (in terms of reputation, trust and such).
14 inch M3 Pro
11-Core CPU
14-Core GPU
18GB Unified Memory
512GB SSD Storage $3,499 in Australia
14 inch M2 Pro
10-Core CPU
16-Core GPU
16GB Unified Memory
512GB SSD Storage $3,199 in Australia
M3 pro chip has
2GB more unified Memory
1 Core CPU but 2 core GPU less
What’s the difference ?
djphat2000
macrumors 65816
I'm not sweating it. If I operated on the wait for the next one, I'd never get anything. And that intel MBP time had come. It was a poor design around that intel i7 chip. And the M2 that replaces barely gets luke warm doing the same exact things that would rev the fan up on the old one. For gaming, which is going to be "lite" in my case. I'd like to have Ray Tracing. But, for the additional cost to get M3 Max at roughly the same equivalent as the M2 Max I have. It be more money.
I'm ok. Really....
turbineseaplane
Contributor
The price is the difference
This was really just cover for doing a price hike (in some markets .. not sure about all)