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The new MacBook Pro M3 lineup is one of the best Apple laptops your money can buy right now, and all three of them are currently $300 off. But if you’re looking for the best value for your money, get the MacBook Pro Laptop M3 Pro chip with the 11‑core CPU and 14‑core GPU. Currently, it is $1,699 (originally $1,999) on Amazon, the lowest price it has been since its release, according to price-tracking tools.
Out of the three M3 Pro MacBook Pro laptops, the 11‑core CPU and 14‑core GPU is the best-priced option. The weaker M3 chip MacBook Pro starts with an 8‑core CPU and 10‑core GPU, but more importantly, an 8 GB RAM that will be outdated pretty quickly, as tech writer Pranay Parab pointed out, above (it honestly already feels outdated). At the end of the day, you’d still be paying a premium price for an 8 GB RAM laptop, which should not be acceptable. For just $300 more, you can add 10 GB more and the M3 Pro chip with a more powerful CPU and GPU, as well as a more powerful battery with about 30 hours of juice (eight more than the M3 chip).
The M3 Pro 16.2-inch MacBook Pro is a more premium laptop, but it costs significantly more (about $550). Most people don’t need that kind of power and speed (I also find it less portable with a 16.2-inch screen).
As PCMag points out in their “outstanding” review of the M3 Pro chip MacBook Pro, this laptop blurs the line between a high-end laptop and a professional machine. It comes with a 120 Hz refresh rate, 3,024 by 1,964 native resolution, 18 GB of RAM, 512 SSD, Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth 5.3, and many other premium features that makes this the best MacBook Pro for your money.
