16-Inch M3 Max MacBook Pro Now Costs $7,200 With All Upgrades

Apple’s top-of-the-line 16-inch M3 Max MacBook Pro costs $7,200 when you opt for all upgrades. Pricing used to top out at $6,499, but with support for 128GB Unified Memory, maximum memory now costs $1,000. The highest-end 16-inch MacBook Pro has a base cost of $4,000 with 16-core CPU, 40-core GPU, 48GB Unified memory, and 1TB […]

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Apple’s New MacBooks With M3 Chips Offer Up to 22 Hours of Battery Life

Apple’s “Scary Fast” Mac Event: Follow along with our live blog. The new MacBook Pro models that Apple announced today feature Apple’s latest 3-nanometer M3 chips, with the new technology bringing a notable improvement in battery life. The new models offer the “longest battery life ever in a Mac,” according to Apple. The 14-inch MacBook […]

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New M3 MacBook Pro and iMac Models Now Available for Purchase

Now that Apple’s Mac-focused “Scary Fast” event has wrapped up, the new M3 MacBook Pro and M3 iMac models are available for purchase on Apple’s website. The ‌iMac‌ with M3 chip is priced starting at $1,299, while the MacBook Pro can be ordered with M3, M3 Pro, and M3 Max chips. The 14-inch model can […]

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Apple Unveils New Space Black Color for M3 Pro and M3 Max MacBook Pro

Apple’s “Scary Fast” Mac Event: Follow along with our live blog. Apple at its “Scary Fast” October event has announced a new dark aluminum Space Black color for the 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models powered by M3 Pro and M3 Max chips. Apple calls the new MacBook Pro in Space Black, “a gorgeous dark […]

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Apple Announces New 14-Inch and 16-Inch MacBook Pro Models With M3 Series Chips

Apple today announced next-generation 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro personal computers during its “Scary Fast” event. These new computers include the new M3, M3 Pro, and M3 Max chips, which were also announced during the event. Every model of the new lineup features a Liquid Retina XDR display with 20 percent brighter SDR content, a […]

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iPad Mini, MacBook Pro, and Magic Keyboard Batteries Resubmitted to Regulatory Database Ahead of Apple Event

Ahead of Apple’s “Scary Fast” event on Monday at 5 p.m. Pacific Time, a regulatory database has potentially revealed at least some of the new products that will be announced, including new Macs and, dare we say it, maybe even a new iPad. Last week, two Apple suppliers resubmitted filings to a Chinese regulatory database […]

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Alleged New MacBook Pro Box Image Surfaces on China’s Weibo

An image allegedly showing the box for a new unreleased MacBook Pro has emerged on Chinese social media platform Weibo.The picture, re-shared on X by ShrimpApplePro, shows what looks like Apple packaging featuring a MacBook Pro image with previously unseen wallpaper on the display. The wallpaper bears a passing resemblance to the one Apple used […]

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Kuo: ‘M3 Series MacBook Pro’ to Be Focus of Apple’s October 30 Event

Apple’s upcoming “Scary Fast” event will focus on the M3 series MacBook Pro models, according to Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. Kuo’s wording suggests that he is expecting multiple M3 chips rather than just a single M3 chip, hinting at the possibility of M3, M3 Pro, and M3 Max chips. If Apple does release M3, M3 […]

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Bloomberg: Apple Likely to Hold Mac Launch Event on October 30 or 31

Apple is likely planning a Mac-related launch event this month that will take place on either Monday, October 30 or Tuesday, October 31, according to Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman. The well-connected reporter’s prediction is based on information obtained from sources with apparent knowledge of Apple’s plans, as well as the fact that some existing Mac models […]

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Four New MacBooks on Schedule for Launch in 2024

Four new MacBook models with M3-series chips are on schedule to launch next year, Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman reports. In his latest “Power On” newsletter, Gurman said that new 14- and 16-inch MacBook Pro models featuring the M3 Pro and M3 Max chips have now reached design validation testing (DVT), meaning that the devices are nearing […]

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MacBook Pro With OLED Display Likely Still at Least Three Years Away

Apple’s first MacBook Pro models with OLED displays are still at least three years away from launching, according to information shared today by Ross Young, CEO of research firm Display Supply Chain Consultants. On a display-related webinar with Bloomberg Intelligence’s Woo Jin Ho, Young said it will take a few years for Apple’s supply chain […]

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Apple to Launch New 14-Inch and 16-Inch MacBook Pro Models With More Power-Efficient Displays This Year, Claims Report

Apple is preparing to release new 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models with more power-efficient Mini-LED displays before the year is out, claims on a new report by DigiTimes. Apple is expected to ship new models of 14- and 16-inch MacBook Pro devices in the fourth quarter of 2023 with miniLED backlighting that can increase […]

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Apple Testing M3 Max Chip With 16-Core CPU and 40-Core GPU

Apple is testing the next-generation M3 Max chip, according to Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman. The Apple silicon chip will be a replacement for the M2 Max, and it is set to be used in new MacBook Pro models next year. Signs of the chip were found by a third-party Mac developer in test logs, and it […]

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Gurman: Refreshed High-End MacBook Pro and Mac Mini With M3 Chips to Launch Next Year

The Mac mini and high-end MacBook Pro will not be among the first wave of Macs to launch with the M3 chip later this year, according to Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman. In the latest edition of his “Power On” newsletter, Gurman said that he believes “it’s a sure thing that an ‌M3‌ version of the ‌Mac […]

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Apple Silicon Buyer’s Guide: All the Differences Explained

Choosing a new Mac often involves consideration of the many Apple silicon chips now on offer, so our comprehensive guide covers their generations, variations, performance benchmarks, and future prospects to help you decide which is best for you. After iterating for over a decade in the iPhone and iPad, Apple in 2020 brought its custom […]

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Apple Product Roadmap 2023–24: Over 15 New Devices in Development

Apple is working on at least a dozen new devices to launch between late 2023 to early 2024, according to a new product roadmap shared by Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman. In the latest edition of his “Power On” newsletter, Gurman explained that Apple will launch two Apple Watch Series 9 models and a second-generation Apple Watch […]

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Gurman: Apple Testing ‘M3 Pro’ Chip for MacBook Pro With 12-Core CPU and 18-Core GPU

Apple is testing an unreleased chip with a 12-core CPU, 18-core GPU, and 36GB of memory, according to an App Store developer log obtained by Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman. He said the chip is being tested inside a future high-end MacBook Pro running the upcoming macOS 14 update, which is expected to be announced at WWDC […]

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Apple Begins Selling Refurbished 2023 MacBook Pro Models

Apple today started selling refurbished 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models with M2 Pro and M2 Max chips for the first time in the United States. These models launched in January alongside a new Mac mini, which is not available refurbished yet. The refurbished models are discounted by approximately 15 percent compared to the equivalent […]

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Apple Begins Selling Refurbished 2023 MacBook Pro Models

Apple today started selling refurbished 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models with M2 Pro and M2 Max chips for the first time in the United States. These models launched in January alongside a new Mac mini, which is not available refurbished yet. The refurbished models are discounted by approximately 15 percent compared to the equivalent […]

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14- and 16-Inch MacBook Pros Reportedly Not Getting OLED Displays Until 2026

Apple’s 14- and 16-inch MacBook Pro models will not offer OLED display technology until 2026, display analyst Ross Young today reaffirmed. In a tweet, Young shared a new Reuters report detailing Samsung Display’s $3.1 billion investment in OLED production in Asan, South Korea and said that the facilities will be used to make OLED displays […]

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