There are certainly more affordable configurations available, many of which you’ll find down below, but we have spotted a notable deal for content creators, video professionals, and other folks who want some serious MacBook power today. There are also more pricey/powerful options too, but you can now score the 16-inch Apple M3 Pro MacBook Pro with 36GB of memory and a 512GB SSD down at $2,549 shipped. Regularly $2,899, this is a straight up $350 price drop and the lowest price we can find. This is only the second time we have seen this configuration down at a price like this on Amazon, coming in $100 under the sale price you’ll pay at B&H, and it still fetches the full MSRP at Best Buy. Head below for more details.
Clearly not everyone is going to need the RAM boost on this model or even the M3 Pro chip, but for me this machine sits right in the middle ground for folks looking to purchase a current-generation MacBook Pro. It seems that most users won’t need the Max chip and those looking for something with more horsepower than the standard M3 chip might appreciate the RAM upgrade on the M3 Pro – I certainly favor RAM over storage space when it comes to purchase decisions in the Apple world. It’s not for everyone, but at $350 off for the latest Apple has to offer with these sorts of specs, it is a solid deal for those that do want/need it.
This machine boosts a 12‑core CPU and an 18‑core GPU with the aforementioned 36GB of RAM alongside a 16.2-inch Liquid Retina XDR Display, up to 22 hours of battery life, a MagSafe charging port, three Thunderbolt 4 ports, an SDXC card slot, an HDMI port, and a headphone jack. It is also primed to receive macOS 15 Sequoia with AI, Math Notes, Continuity improvements, and more when it launches later this fall.
Those of you who don’t need this sort of power, or perhaps those who need even more, will want to scope out the state of discount pricing across various other configs in the lineup below:
- 14-inch MacBook Pro M3 8GB/512GB $1,399 (Reg. $1,599)
- 14-inch MacBook Pro M3 16GB/1TB $1,849 (Reg. $1,999)
- 14-inch MacBook Pro M3 Pro 18GB/512GB $1,699 (Reg. $1,999)
- 14-inch MacBook Pro M3 Pro 18GB/1TB $2,199 (Reg. $2,399)
- 16-inch MacBook Pro M3 Pro 18GB/512GB $2,199 (Reg. $2,499)
- 16-inch MacBook Pro M3 Pro Max 36GB/1TB $3,249 (Reg. $3,499)
M3 Pro MacBook Pro features:
The Apple M3 Pro chip, with a 12-core CPU and 18-core GPU, delivers amazing performance for demanding workflows like manipulating gigapixel panoramas or compiling millions of lines of code. M3 Max, with an up to 16-core CPU and up to 40-core GPU, drives extreme performance for the most advanced workflows like rendering intricate 3D content or developing transformer models with billions of parameters. Go all day thanks to the power-efficient design of Apple silicon. The MacBook Pro laptop delivers the same exceptional performance whether it’s running on battery or plugged in. The 16.2-inch Liquid Retina XDR display features Extreme Dynamic Range, over 1000 nits of brightness for stunning HDR content, up to 600 nits of brightness for SDR content, and pro reference modes for doing your best work on the go.
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