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Re:M3 Macs: there's more to performance than counting cores by scrlk on Friday November 03, 2023 @01:53PM (#38132431)
Entry level pricing for a MacBook Pro now starts at $1599 rather than $1299.
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Re:M3 Macs: there's more to performance than counting cores by sroussey on Friday November 03, 2023 @03:00PM (#38133386)
And it has a downgrade from a Pro chip to a non pro chip.
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Re:M3 Macs: there's more to performance than counting cores by scrlk on Friday November 03, 2023 @03:11PM (#38133645)
The 13" MBP only came with a base M2 chip - but once you spec 16 GB RAM on the 14" M3 MBP, the 14" M3 Pro MBP is "only" an extra $200 for a more powerful chip, 18 GB RAM, and better I/O (TB4, ability to run more than one external display).

Apple are masters of product segmentation and upselling.

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Re:M3 Macs: there's more to performance than counting cores by npunt on Friday November 03, 2023 @04:40PM (#38134707)
13" Macbook Pro had M2 not M2 Pro
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Re:M3 Macs: there's more to performance than counting cores by eyelidlessness on Friday November 03, 2023 @04:40PM (#38134715)
No it doesn’t. The previous (cheaper) entry level MBPs were non-Pro M2 (and non-Pro M1 before that).
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Re:M3 Macs: there's more to performance than counting cores by floydnoel on Friday November 03, 2023 @11:14PM (#38137817)
That thing had the same CPU as the MacBook Air. There was nothing "pro" about it. I'm so happy it's finally gone!
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Re:M3 Macs: there's more to performance than counting cores by ch_sm on Saturday November 04, 2023 @10:51AM (#38141539)
the new one also has the non-pro, non-max M3.
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