first look
Oct 31, 2023
The 14-inch MacBook Pro with M3 chip starts at Rs 1,69,900 (Rs 1,58,900 for education). The M3 Pro-based model starts at Rs 1,99,900 (Rs 1,84,900 for education).
The 16-inch MacBook Pro starts at Rs 2,49,900 (Rs 2,29,900 for education).
The M3 based 14-inch MacBook Pro comes in space gray and silver while the 16-inch model comes in space black and silver.
Apple says the MacBook Pro’s custom alloy enclosure is made using 100 percent recycled aluminium.
The MacBook Pro measures 1.51 cm when closed. Weight can go up to 1.62 kg depending on the configuration.
All the models come with an SDXC card slot, HDMI port, 3.5mm headphone jack and MagSafe 3 port in addition to supporting Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.3.
The M3-based 14-inch MacBook Pro gets two Thunderbolt ports while the M3 Pro/M3 Max options get you three (all version 4.0).
The MacBook Pro display— Liquid Retina XDR— uses mini-LED technology and supports ProMotion (up to 120Hz).
The base 14-inch M3 MacBook Pro has an 8-core CPU, a 10-core GPU, 100GB/s memory bandwidth, 8GB of unified memory and 512GB of SSD storage.
The top-end 16-inch M3 Max MacBook Pro has a 14-core CPU, a 30-core GPU, 300GB/s memory bandwidth, 128GB of unified memory and 1TB of SSD storage.
Apple is touting 22-hour battery life on devices like the 16-inch MacBook Pro powered by its new silicon.