Apple unveils M3, M3 Pro, and M3 Max, the most advanced chips for a PC

Re:Apple unveils M3, M3 Pro, and M3 Max, the most advanced c... by d3w4s9 on Tuesday October 31, 2023 @06:29AM (#38082643)

If that were true Apple would have stopped bragging about battery life.

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Re:Apple unveils M3, M3 Pro, and M3 Max, the most advanced c... by nerdbert on Tuesday October 31, 2023 @08:53AM (#38084062)

The longer battery life is genuinely useful to a wide range of people in a way that being able to connect 38 external monitors is not.

I recently went on a 5-day trip and forgot to bring the charger for my M2. The first day I thought I'd have to rush around and find one. By the fourth day I still had 8% and then finally realized I could charge it via USB-C instead of magsafe.

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Re:Apple unveils M3, M3 Pro, and M3 Max, the most advanced c... by ffgjgf1 on Tuesday October 31, 2023 @10:10AM (#38085081)

> connect 38 external monitors

Just 2 would be enough. Which seems like a basic feature their competitors are are capable of supporting for a very low costs.

They in fact are competing on checkboxes, specifically they are probably using this limitation to upsell theirs more expensive models.

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Re:Apple unveils M3, M3 Pro, and M3 Max, the most advanced c... by reactordev on Tuesday October 31, 2023 @10:39AM (#38085554)

Can you not connect 2 monitors on a Mac?

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Re:Apple unveils M3, M3 Pro, and M3 Max, the most advanced c... by ffgjgf1 on Tuesday October 31, 2023 @10:43AM (#38085617)

Not on those with a non-pro M chip.

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Re:Apple unveils M3, M3 Pro, and M3 Max, the most advanced c... by nerdbert on Tuesday October 31, 2023 @05:51PM (#38091907)

Even if you use one of those Thunderbolt/USB-C expansion dongles?

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Re:Apple unveils M3, M3 Pro, and M3 Max, the most advanced c... by kridsdale3 on Thursday November 02, 2023 @05:50PM (#38120722)

Correct.

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