At the recent Scary Fast event, Apple officially unveils the new 14-inch and 16-inch models with M3, M3 Pro, and M3 Max chips. In terms of design, the new 14-inch and 16-inch models have hardly changed, except for the addition of a new black color option.
MacBook Pro M3 series. Photo: AppleAnother minor change is the 20% brighter display for SDR content; however, overall, there isn't much difference compared to the predecessor generation.
The most notable upgrade lies in the new processors. The 14-inch Pro offers M3, M3 Pro, and M3 Max options, while the 16-inch comes with M3 Pro and M3 Max variants. Details of the options are as follows:
MacBook Pro 14-inch:
- Apple M3 CPU with 8 cores, GPU with 10 cores, unified memory starting from 8GB, SSD starting from 512GB
- Apple M3 Pro CPU with 11 cores, GPU with 14 cores, unified memory starting from 18GB, SSD starting from 512GB
- Apple M3 Pro CPU with 12 cores, GPU with 18 cores, unified memory starting from 18GB, SSD starting from 1TB
- Apple M3 Max CPU with 14 cores, GPU with 30 cores, unified memory starting from 36GB, SSD starting from 1TB
MacBook Pro 16-inch:
- Apple M3 Pro CPU with 12 cores, GPU with 18 cores, unified memory starting from 18GB, SSD starting from 512GB
- Apple M3 Max CPU with 14 cores, GPU with 30 cores, unified memory starting from 36GB, SSD starting from 1TB
- Apple M3 Max CPU with 16 cores, GPU with 40 cores, unified memory starting from 48GB, SSD starting from 1TB
Currently, the MacBook Pro 14-inch has added an M3 version and 8GB RAM, resulting in a significant price reduction to around 40 million dong. However, to own the Apple M3 Max CPU with 16 cores and GPU with 40 cores, this is the only choice starting from 102 million dong. Meanwhile, if configured with a maximum of 128GB memory and 8TB SSD, the price could exceed 180 million dong.
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