Apple’s entry-level MacBook Pro with an M3 chip and 8GB of RAM is a fine machine, but at $1,699 it’s a little too pricey to recommend. That’s why this deal caught our eye—For just $50 more, Amazon is selling the same MacBook Pro with an M3 Pro chip and 18GB of RAM for $1,649, a savings of $350 and a no-brainer upgrade over the M3 model.
We reviewed the 14-inch MacBook Pro with the M3 Pro chip and gave it a 4.5/5 star rating and our Editors’ Choice award, with our expert praising the great performance of this chip, the plentiful 18GB of unified memory, and just how quiet the laptop is even when running tough jobs. One other impressive thing about this laptop is just how long the battery will last. Our tests indicate you’ll get a full day’s worth of battery no matter what you’re doing on the device, which is exactly what we all need.
This MacBook has an absolutely gorgeous Liquid Retina XDR Display with up to 1000 nits of sustained brightness, making it the perfect tool to use when working off your patio, for instance. Not only that, but the laptop will deliver vivid colors and great contrast at all times. The laptop comes with plenty of ports for all your peripherals and then some. The best part is that you can hook up two displays up to 6K at 60Hz over Thunderbolt, or one 6K display over Thunderbolt, and one with 4K at 144Hz over HDMI. Whatever combo you choose, we’re sure you’ll max out your productivity.
So go ahead and get yourself one of the best laptops around and save $350 on it right now.
Author: Gabriela Vatu, Deals Editor, Macworld
Gabriela has focused on tech writing for 12 years, covering news, reviews, buying guides, deals, and more. She has bylines in numerous consumer tech publications, including PCWorld, Macworld, PCMag, IGN, MakeUseOf, XDA, Android Police, and Pocket-lint.