Apple is tempting me... - MacBook Pro M3

Apple has been killing it with the transition to their own M series of chips, but can they keep up the yearly pace they've set for themselves? Jake is here to check out the new MacBook Pro M3 and M3 Pro laptops to see if these are still the default laptops to get for creators and power users.

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CHAPTERS
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0:00 Jake needs a new laptop
0:44 Design impressions and what's in the box
2:22 I/O
3:03 Sponsor - dbrand
3:50 Apple website trickery and M2 vs M3 on paper comparisons
5:37 Speaker and LABS display test results
7:10 LABS performance/battery test results
9:22 Overall thoughts and pricing
10:38 Outro

[Graamow]

Apple`s prices for RAM and Storage upgrades is straight up highway robbery.

[alexcruzazul]

They should also put "Up to $7, 199" in the info sheet...

[Trashinated]

$1600 for 8GB of RAM just feels illegal.

[jivewig]

The price point (with the RAM) is so stupid for M3 that it just doesn’t make sense when you have M3 Pro. And Apple knows it. Their price ladder is truly something.

[Sneaadler]

I wanna thank the editor who FINALLY came up with the idea to highlight what stat he is talking about. After all these f-ing years

[keiz_]

DO NOTE there are programs that won't touch efficiency cores at all, & will only use the performance including Apple's own Logic Pro, and many other DAWs. James Zhan did a great video showcasing this. In these cases the older M series chips actually do much better than the M3 series in some applications and workloads. Not sure as for video editing software.

I'll be sticking with my 14" M1 Pro for a long time before I consider upgrading, and honestly depending on workloads the older ones may even be better (not just from a saving money perspective)

[insainllama]

The MacMinis continue to be the value kings in the Mac line up.

[RILDIGITAL]

Although the prices are still a tough pill to swallow, the substantial performance improvements and excellent battery life are noteworthy. I also appreciate the shout-out to the M2 Mac Mini as an alternative for desktop users.

[zimbu_]

The problem with this one is that they're trying to sell you an 8 gig stick of RAM with 300% markup for you to get decent performance out of it. The way I see it, Apple currently has three laptop options: lowest spec M2 MacBook Air if you just want an Apple laptop, lowest spec M3Pro MacBook Pro if you want an Apple laptop with great performance (it's the cheapest option for a new base spec Apple laptop that doesn't come hampered by only 8gb RAM), and highest spec M3Ultra MacBook Pro if you simply want the best laptop Apple sells.

[spinaltap]

Performance comparisons to M1 pro/max would have been nice. I picked up a refurbished M1 Max about 8 months ago....still the sweet spot I reckon.

[baradhur]

you should point out in your video the absolutely insane prices Apple charges for extra storage and ram. It is an absolute shame how much they charge for a 2Tb SSD compared to 512gb. That's the type of thing that makes me stay away from Apple. Seriously.

[profX-]

while the M3 pro+ chips are better than the previous models, you have to ask yourself if the incremental performance boost is worth the price or even if it is needed. Will the M1 pro or M2 pro work for you? Probably.

[Longuro]

The best value per performance machine in the Apple Ecosystem is the base Mac Studio. I have the M1 Max version and will wait for the M3 Max version of it. My laptop is the cheapest M1 Macbook Air that I got on sale for $750 a few months ago and that thing is a beast for performance with no fan! The silent nature of that machine is something to behold. Getting sucked into the Apple price ladder is like an insect walking into a spider's web!

[JellyLancelot]

Still have my M1 Pro 16”. Best laptop I’ve ever owned, and arguably will go down as one of the best laptops ever, and the M3 certainly isn’t tempting me yet. The M1 is like the 1080 of MacBooks, they made it too good lmao. Speakers, screen, performance, cooling, ports, lovely keyboard and trackpad, build quality, it has it all. Brilliant machine. I’m amazed at how much you have to throw at it to even make the chassis warm, let alone kick the fans in.

[dgochez]

A friend of mine just got an M2 Macbook air for xmas, It came with a 256gb hard drive. WTF! A 256gb hard drive on a new and expesive computer in 2023 is unacceptable. She filled it up in it's first day. Between a backup from another machine, the OS, and time machine cache, it was full in a day. And the SSD is welded to the MB so it's incrediby hard to upgrade.

[DctrGizmo]

Imagine paying $1, 600 for a laptop with 8gb of ram 🤣

[ak_hoops]

Genuinely would love a video helping to understand how to best configure an M3 Pro OR what M2 Pro would be a good look (cost-performance). The different configurations are so confusing especially with regards to memory bandwidth and storage speed.
(edit) it's on Mac Address

[Michi-goxi]

1600 USD for 8GB RAM? I'll keep my 4th gen intel laptop

[Roboseal]

1:36 you can buy (for $70) an Anker 717 charger that is 40% smaller than the apple one and still puts out 140W while also being cooler.

[quickcinemarecap]

00:01 Apple's new MacBook M3 Pro could be a competitor for other laptops.
01:22 Comparison of features and design of MacBook Pro models.
02:43 MacBook Pro M3 offers Thunderbolt 4 and USB 4 support
03:52 MacOS differences and comparison between M2 Pro and M3 Pro
05:12 MacBook Pro M3 has no av1 encoding and similar display to M2
06:36 MacBook Pro M3 offers improved performance and display quality
08:03 New MacBook Pro M3 offers impressive battery life and faster performance
09:19 New MacBook Pro is expensive but powerful.