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My 2019 16” is so jealous right now
Dude, can't say jealous. I think the word you were looking for is envious.
You can be jealous of something you have and fear to lose.
You can be envious of something you don't have but wish to.

Anyway, I get you. There is a huge difference in performance now between intel and AS macs.
 
Who is going to game on a laptop like this?

Gaming on a MacBook Pro is only ever going to be the very casual kind. Anyone into serious gaming at all will have a dedicated console (that you know will be optimized for, for 5 plus years) or a PC.

Even casual gaming is much better on a console. You switch it on and play, and forget about the hardware.

Apple put the ray tracing hardware in the wrong device. If it was in an Apple TV geared towards gaming, that’s the real proposition.

Instead, they have the SoC with ray tracing in Macs… but have a slower one in the Apple TV that is connected to the TV, where games are usually best played and enjoyed.

They put the pieces in the wrong boxes 😂

I'd say the 'gaming' pitch is really just about Apple trying to convince current owners of perfectly capable M1 and M2 MacBook Pros that they should upgrade to a new M3 MacBook Pro because not only is it incrementally faster, but now you can 🔥GAME🔥 on it too!
 
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The display on the 14-inch MacBook Pro is superb as usual. However, in terms of raw color gamut coverage, it falls a few percentage points shy of what we've seen on past models. The Liquid Retina XDR achieves a rock-solid 100% of the sRGB gamut, but only 93% of the DCI-P3 color space.

We got similar results on the new MacBook Pro 16 and on the 2022 MacBook Pro 13, so these aren't unusual figures. We're just used to seeing scores in the 99% and 100% range from this and competing products, so it's worth considering and investigating if your work revolves around these color gamuts.
In Notebookcheck tests display also have worse color gamuts :(
 
Is anyone really gonna game on a Mac when you can literally run Geforce Now on your toaster *







* well not really your toaster, but most things with a screen.
 
Is anyone really gonna game on a Mac when you can literally run Geforce Now on your toaster *







* well not really your toaster, but most things with a screen.
Many of us game on the go and most hotel rooms and public wifi don't have the bandwidth and latency for a good experience.
 
Not sure what "between the SSD and main RAM..." means. Regardless, this ship sailed years ago. Apple believes in the benefits of its SoC architecture with unified memory.
But this belief in the unified memory is a detriment to their upper tier Mac Pro and Studios. There is just no way to upgrade the RAM in these systems. I think it would be well within Apples ability to incorporate a modular system that allows for the addition of further RAM, albeit not running as fast as that incorporated with the SoC package. So at the moment they are stuck with unified memory and then it goes to SSD for further “virtual memory”.
 
my M1 MBA is doing great, everything I need it to do an more - if I still had an Intel Mac, now would be a good time
Honestly, an amazing computer. I love my M1 MBA. It’s still super fast, super efficient. I love the space black and midnight finishes, and I love the idea of the 15” MBA, but I just don’t need anything more than the M1 MBA. I think people forget it was notably faster in many workloads than the 2019 16” MacBook Pro.
 
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What is the wattage on the psu and how portable is that build?
1200watt psu and a mid-tower atx so not that much. that said, it’s used for stationary audio recording and visual productivity work along w/ some 4k gaming on the side. I use an mbp m2 for moving around and work so it’s not meant to be anything other than the monster desktop it is. I built this instead of purchasing an m2 max studio and couldn’t be happier. Also saved 50% plus $$$ and have all the machine one could ever want.
 
In Notebookcheck tests display also have worse color gamuts :(
Worse colour accuracy, on the base 14" the deltaE is >3, which is off from the usual <1 on the previous Pros.

But this is the base model, not sure if there is a difference / binning against the upper tier M3 Pro M3 Max.
 
He means we should get a spec up m3 max in our MacBooks and follow that up with a spaced up m3 ultra in the studio next year
Right. My point is many people only want laptop. I believe this is it for M3 Max for MacBook. No more new version.
 
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These reviews basically confirm everything I suspected about these new MacBooks. If you’re on an M1 or M2, there’s little reason to upgrade (Of course if you’re need to have the latest, greatest CPU, go for it. No judgement). The only thing that’s really confusing to me at this point is the bas model 14 inch Pro with the base M3. This machine sounds like a competitor for the 15 inch Air Apple just released. On the whole the 14 MBP inch is a better deal and weighs about the same as the Air. I have the 15 inch Air and I like it (And don’t regret it at all. I seriously needed a laptop this summer), but now I wonder what I would have done if the MBP had been available….

Apple just has far too many SKUs at this point. It causes consumer confusion and bloats hardware development, software (MacOS) development, and manufacturing costs, which isn't good for consumers OR Apple. They need to converge. Ditch the Air and Mini, kill the baseline CPU, improve the mid-tier and make it your new baseline (without raising the base price), quit making anemic 8GB+512GB systems and only offer amazing base models, because a) the production cost difference is marginal, and b) amazing performance will drive adoption and profits, not milking the eleven big spenders who buy $4k+ laptops.

I know, I know, Apple doesn't need *me* to tell them how to make/sell Macs, but maybe they do.
 
Yet another story on here raising doubts about the M3's advantages, and then citing zero examples of how it falls short in the real world, and citing several examples of performance improvement.

ENOUGH.
 
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It's tempting to say they dropped the ball with the M3 Pro but we all know it's intentional in order to upsell to the Max. And it seems to be working which is the saddest part.
 
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Walking past the conspiracy theories about “Tim blocks reviewers from saying what they thingk!!11!” and “5,000 engineers conspired to upsell you by $200!” to say that I’m pretty happy with the M3 Pro. I was planning on buying an MBA 15” and now I’m considering a 14” MPB instead because for a few dollars more I’d get raytracing, plus the other advantages of the Pro line. It sort of hits a sweet spot for me, where before there was some level of compromise involved. Do I expect it to compare to my Ryzen 7/4080 setup? Of course not. Do I think raytracing and some other upgrades will help it meet my personal and professional needs for longer, and maybe open up some functional possibilities in a few years? Yeah, probably. But Raytracing with even just a 6% bump in speeds is a cool enough add-on to make me consider it. I’ll wait to see battery life scores, and probably make the call from there.
 
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So, is the RAM on the M3 Pro actually slower than that of the M2 Pro?

As the M2 Pro has 200 GB/s and M3 Pro has 150 GB/s memory bandwidth, doesn't that simply per definition mean that the RAM performance is slower on the M3 Pro? Or am I missing something in understanding this?
 
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So, is the RAM on the M3 Pro actually slower than that of the M2 Pro?

As the M2 Pro has 200 GB/s and M3 Pro has 150 GB/s memory bandwidth, doesn't that simply per definition mean that the RAM performance is slower on the M3 Pro? Or am I missing something in understanding this?
If a highway has multiple lanes but never at any moment in time have all lanes occupied, then the next time you reduce some lanes it won’t slow things down, or will it. This is the core argument that we are having now, because the answer could go both ways.
 
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So, is the RAM on the M3 Pro actually slower than that of the M2 Pro?

As the M2 Pro has 200 GB/s and M3 Pro has 150 GB/s memory bandwidth, doesn't that simply per definition mean that the RAM performance is slower on the M3 Pro? Or am I missing something in understanding this?
It depends, it's usually the GPU that needs the highest amount of bandwidth, but it looks like the M3 has a better caching system for the GPU to compensate for loss of bandwidth. I guess for certain situations where you're maxing out the CPU/GPU at the same time it may cause a slight performance penalty. AMD/Nvidia have been kneecapping bandwidth between the most recent GPU generation vs. the previous one and they're still getting on par or better performance than the last gen due to better caching for the GPU
 
M3 and M3 Max are significant leaps forward.

M3 Pro is a disappointment. The "middle option" doesn't seem as appealing anymore. If they can get a 20% CPU performance improvement out of M3 and 50% out of the Max, then only 6% for the Pro is inexcusable. The Pro shouldn't be the "ugly stepchild" that makes you go for the Max. Prior to M3, it was a significant improvement over the base chip and was a true "middle of the road" option. It doesn't seem to be anymore.
If it came with a bigger battery life improvement instead of more performance, I'd be keener, but it doesn't really.
 
Is anyone really gonna game on a Mac when you can literally run Geforce Now on your toaster *







* well not really your toaster, but most things with a screen.
Somebody should try one of the smart toasters (crazy concept) with a color display - they're probably running either Linux or Android. At the very least, a fridge (bigger screen) should be possible).

That's a better justification for an OLED screen or an internet connection on a toaster than any other I've heard (which comments far more on the weakness of other justifications for internet connected OLED toasters than on the utility of gaming on them)...
 
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