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MacBook Pro (M3)

Discontinued 30 Oct 2024

Released

7 Nov 2023

Announced

30 Oct 2023

Pre-orders opened

30 Oct 2023

Launch price from

$1,599

Discontinued

30 Oct 2024

Lifespan

1 year

Category
MacBook Pro
Status
Discontinued
Apple support status
Discontinued, not yet Vintage
Release type
Refresh of an existing model
Previous model
MacBook Pro (M2 Pro / M2 Max)
Replaced by
MacBook Pro (M4)
Official Apple page
No longer available on Apple’s website
Tech specs
Apple specs ↗
Press release
Apple Newsroom ↗
More information
MacBook Pro on Wikipedia ↗

Notes

Apple sold the MacBook Pro (M3) from $1,599, in three chips and two screen sizes. The 14-inch with the plain M3 was the entry model, and the first 14-inch MacBook Pro offered with a standard chip rather than a Pro or Max one. The 14-inch with M3 Pro was $1,999 and the 16-inch started at $2,499, both of which could be specified with the M3 Max instead.

Which chip was chosen changed more than speed. The base M3 had two Thunderbolt / USB 4 ports and started with 8GB of memory, while the M3 Pro models had three Thunderbolt 4 ports and 18GB, and the M3 Max started at 36GB.

Space black was introduced here, a dark aluminium finish Apple kept for the M3 Pro and M3 Max models. The base 14-inch came in space gray or silver instead, so silver was the only finish the two 14-inch models shared.

Apple rated the base model at 22 hours of movie playback against 18 hours for the 14-inch with M3 Pro or M3 Max, so the cheapest 14-inch lasted the longest. The 16-inch matched the base model at 22 hours.

The Liquid Retina XDR display stayed at 14.2 inches and 3024 by 1964, reaching 1600 nits at its brightest for HDR, with SDR content now at 600 nits, which Apple put at 20 per cent brighter than before.

Apple discontinued the 13-inch MacBook Pro that day, the last Mac to carry a touch bar, just over seven years after it was introduced on the 2016 MacBook Pro.

It was announced on 30 October 2023 at the ‘Scary Fast’ event, which Apple shot on an iPhone 15 Pro Max. Orders opened the same day, while it was released to shops on 7 November, priced from $1,599.

Check out the MacBook Pro (M4) that replaced it.

MacBook Pro release history

  1. 2026

  2. 11 Mar 2026

    MacBook Pro M5 Pro and M5 Max ReleasedCurrent

  3. 3 Mar 2026

    MacBook Pro (M4) Discontinued

  4. ↑ 4 months later
  5. 2025

  6. 22 Oct 2025

    Macbook Pro M5 ReleasedCurrent

  7. ↑ about 1 year later
  8. 2024

  9. 8 Nov 2024

    MacBook Pro (M4) Released

  10. 30 Oct 2024

    MacBook Pro (M3) Discontinued

  11. ↑ about 1 year later
  12. 2023

  13. 7 Nov 2023

    MacBook Pro (M3) Released

  14. 30 Oct 2023

    MacBook Pro (M2 Pro / M2 Max) Discontinued

  15. ↑ 9 months later

  16. 24 Jan 2023

    MacBook Pro (M2 Pro / M2 Max) Released

  17. 17 Jan 2023

    MacBook Pro (M1 Pro / M1 Max) Discontinued

  18. ↑ 1 year, 3 months later
  19. 2021

  20. 26 Oct 2021

    MacBook Pro (M1 Pro / M1 Max) Released

  21. 18 Oct 2021

    MacBook Pro 16-inch (2019) Discontinued

  22. ↑ about 2 years later
  23. 2019

  24. 13 Nov 2019

    MacBook Pro 16-inch (2019) Released

    MacBook Pro 15-inch (2019) Discontinued

  25. ↑ 6 months later

  26. 21 May 2019

    MacBook Pro 15-inch (2019) Released

    MacBook Pro 15-inch (2018) Discontinued

  27. ↑ 10 months later
  28. 2018

  29. 12 Jul 2018

    MacBook Pro 15-inch (2018) Released

    MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2015) Discontinued

    MacBook Pro 15-inch (2017) Discontinued

  30. ↑ about 1 year later
  31. 2017

  32. 5 Jun 2017

    MacBook Pro 15-inch (2017) Released

    MacBook Pro 15-inch (2016) Discontinued

  33. ↑ 7 months later
  34. 2016

  35. 14 Nov 2016

    MacBook Pro 15-inch (2016) Released

  36. ↑ 1 year, 6 months later
  37. 2015

  38. 19 May 2015

    MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2015) Released

    MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2014) Discontinued

  39. ↑ 10 months later
  40. 2014

  41. 29 Jul 2014

    MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2014) Released

    MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Late 2013) Discontinued

  42. ↑ 9 months later
  43. 2013

  44. 22 Oct 2013

    MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Late 2013) Released

    MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Early 2013) Discontinued

  45. ↑ 8 months later

  46. 13 Feb 2013

    MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Early 2013) Released

    MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2012) Discontinued

  47. ↑ 8 months later
  48. 2012

  49. 11 Jun 2012

    MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2012) Released

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