Published by: Vivek Dubey
The launch event, ‘Scary Fast’, also saw the unveiling of these chipsets. The entire presentation was shot on an iPhone 15 Pro Max and edited on a Mac.
The MacBook Pro comes in three variants: 14-inch (M3), 14-inch and 16-inch (M3 Pro), and a model (M3 Max) with up to 128 GB of unified RAM.
Apple claims the new models offer 22 hours of battery life on a single charge. All models feature a 1080p webcam.
The M3-powered MacBook Pro is reportedly 11 times faster than an Intel-chip-powered MacBook Pro.
The M3 model targets students and creative professionals, the M3 Max model targets software developers, and another M3 Max model targets Machine Learning engineers.
The MacBook Pro models powered by the M3 Pro and M3 Max are available in a new colour scheme — Space Black.
The new MacBook Pro runs macOS Sonoma out of the box.
The 14-inch model costs ₹1,69,900 (M3), ₹1,99,900 (M3 Pro), ₹3,19,900 (M3 Max), while the 16-inch model costs ₹1,69,900 (M3 Pro), and ₹3,49,900 (M3 Max).
The 14-inch M3 and M3 Pro models come with 8 GB/512 GB and 18 GB/512 GB respectively, while the M3 Max model comes with 36 GB/1 TB.
The new MacBook Pro models are available for pre-order on the Apple Online Store and will ship starting November 7.
Apple also refreshed its 24-inch iMac lineup with the M3 chipset. The new iMac comes in seven colours.
The new iMac starts at ₹1,34,900 for 8 GB of RAM and 256 GB of storage, and is available for pre-order right now.