Apple MacBook Pro (Late 2023): M3 Pro, 14" 3024x1964, 18GB RAM, 512GB SSD
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1. Remove the thunderbolt port on the right side?
2. Reduce the memory bandwidth on all but the most expensive configuration?
3. Reduce the number of performance cores and gpu cores?
4. Not improve on external monitor resolution support?
And this is after the significant price increase for the more advanced models. Sigh!
I think clearly what Apple intended here was to widen the difference between the M3 Pro and Max to make it more worth it to more people to upgrade to the M3 Max. Before, the CPU cores were the same between the M2 Pro unbinned chip and the M2 Max, so unless you needed the extra GPU cores or the higher max memory, there was no reason to upgrade. This year, it looks like the M3 Pro is more of a side grade to the M2 Pro (better more efficient 3nm chipset evened out by less performance cores) while they improved the M3 Max relative to the M2 Max a decent amount.
Not saying I agree with what Apple did or that I'm defending their new chip designs, just stating what I think Apple's doing.
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1. Remove the thunderbolt port on the right side?
2. Reduce the memory bandwidth on all but the most expensive configuration?
3. Reduce the number of performance cores and gpu cores?
4. Not improve on external monitor resolution support?
And this is after the significant price increase for the more advanced models. Sigh!
1. Remove the thunderbolt port on the right side?
2. Reduce the memory bandwidth on all but the most expensive configuration?
3. Reduce the number of performance cores?
4. Not improve on external monitor resolution support?
And this is after the significant price increase for the more advanced models. Sigh!
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1. Remove the thunderbolt port on the right side?
2. Reduce the memory bandwidth on all but the most expensive configuration?
3. Reduce the number of performance cores and gpu cores?
4. Not improve on external monitor resolution support?
And this is after the significant price increase for the more advanced models. Sigh!
Last time they had a deep discount with Focal Utopia, a bunch of people, myself included, placed the order/backorder.
Then they got in trouble with the manufacturer.
Then they cancelled all the orders. Without telling or notifying the customers. Some people got open box instead of new and they were passing that off as okay.
They also offered some people a generous "free shipping discount" when confronted.
I get it, shit happens. But is that the way to handle that situation?
YMMV
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It's a laptop with a non-upgrade soldered-to-the-motherboard 8gb of RAM and 512gb ssd.
Oh, and on top of that, it's shared RAM; your GPU will be using part of that 8gb.
Why anyone would spend $1400(or $1600 on Apple.com) on that is beyond me.
My 2013 generic Windows laptop (Sager NP8290, which I'm still using as my daily driver) has 32GB of RAM and a 2TB SSD installed. Aren't we way beyond considering 8GB of shared RAM and a 512GB SSD in a "premium professional" laptop as acceptable?
Oddly enough, if you go for the most expensive M3 Pro Macbook Pro, it maxes out at 36GB of shared RAM for $2900(with a 512GB hard drive). That's the same as my 2013 windows laptop has installed(32GB RAM and 4GB VRAM), and that cost far less than this. If you want to match my 2TB ssd capacity, that'll be an extra $600(Why? How?) for a total of $3500.
In fact, the largest ssd you can order on a Macbook Pro M3 Pro is 4TB for a $1200 upcharge. I could slap a second 2TB drive in my 2013 laptop to match that for a $100 upcharge. How can anyone justify paying $1200 for a 4TB drive?
In fact, my laptop supports 3 internal drives, so I could slap a third in and have 6TB of storage space in my 10 year old laptop for $200, and somehow that's literally impossible on an expensive "premium high-end professional" laptop that hasn't even launched yet.
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