MacBook Pro 2023 14″ M3 Chip 8GB 1TB SSD

MacBook Pro 2023 14″ M3 Chip 8GB 1TB SSD

Display

The new Apple laptop features a 14-inch Liquid Retina XDR display, which provides a high-resolution display. It is the most affordable laptop with a 120Hz display with mini-LED technology. The new display on the MacBook Pro has a peak HDR brightness of 1600 nits and a peak SDR brightness of 600 nits.

1080p web camera

Video calling and web conferencing are now a part of everyone’s life. You can look your best with the 1080p built-in web camera on the new 14-inch MacBook Pro. The 1080p FaceTime HD camera has a studio-quality three-mic array and a six-speaker sound system with Spatial Audio.

Apple M3 Chip

Building on the M1 and M2 chips, M3 provides outstanding performance and unified memory for more demanding apps and workflows. Apple M3 chips are the first consumer processors utilizing TSMC’s 3nm process, which allows more transistors to be packed into a smaller space and thus improves speed and efficiency. While the Apple M1 and Apple M2 chips performed excellently, the M3 processor is equally remarkable and serves even better.

M3 Chip comes along with:

• 8-core CPU
• 10-core GPU
• 8GB Unified Memory
• 1TB SSD Storage

It is worth noting that the M3 chip is well-equipped to run multiple apps, speed through thousands of photos, effortlessly edit 4K video, and configure with up to 24GB unified memory. It supports one external display, unlike M3 Pro, which supports 2 displays.

Operating System and Processing Capabilities

The 14-inch MacBook Pro M3 chip has an 8-core GPU, one of the first Apple Silicon chips to support hardware-accelerated ray tracing, further improving the gaming experience.

Moreover, macOS Sonoma is also optimized for gaming, making it one of the first and most affordable MacBooks from Apple that gamers can consider.

Connectivity

You will find several features on the 14-inch MacBook which enable connectivity. They include Three Thunderbolt 4 ports, an HDMI port, an SDXC card slot, a headphone jack, and a MagSafe 3 port.

The 14-inch MacBook Pro M3 retains a full-sized HDMI port and an SD card slot. It is a creator-friendly laptop that can access content from your professional camera and plug in an external monitor without requiring an adapter or dongle.

Keyboard

Like its predecessors, the 14-inch MacBook Pro M3 has the Magic Keyboard with Touch ID. Your typing and productivity are enhanced and not compromised in any way. The Force Touch trackpad is equally as impressive as the Magic Keyboard in maximizing your experience as you work.

Battery

The battery life of MacBooks is legendary and cannot be compared to Windows laptops. The 14-inch MacBook Pro M3 is no exception. It can offer up to 15 hours of wireless web browsing (connected to a Wi-Fi network) or 22 hours of video playback. The MacBook can be charged using the proprietary MagSafe port, or it can also be set using any USB-PD compatible Type-C charger. Notably, the 70W USB-C Power Adapter enables fast lithium battery charging to keep you working.

Pros and Cons of 14-inch MacBook Pro M3

Pros

• It supports up to 2 external displays.
• macOS Sonoma is also optimized for gaming
• powerful M3 chip that out-performs M1 and M2 Chips by far
• an 11-core CPU over 35% faster than M1 for computing performance.
• M3 GPU delivers the same performance as M1 at half the power — up to 65% more performance at its peak.
• The gaming experience is better on a 14-inch MacBook Pro M3 machine
• High-quality Video calling and web conferencing thanks to the 1080p web camera
• a 120Hz refresh rate Liquid Retina XDR display with mini-LED technology
• display with a peak HDR brightness of 1600 nits and a peak SDR brightness of 600 nits.
• The 14-inch MacBook Pro retains a full-sized HDMI port and an SD card slot
• Awesome battery life: 15 hours of wireless web browsing (connected to a Wi-Fi network) or 22+ hours of video playback.

Cons

• Has no Space Black variant, only found on M3 Pro and M3 Max Models.
• Only 8GB RAM on the base model of the laptop is limited and insufficient to utilize the immense power of the device. Configurations come at a steep price
• Memory upgrades may make users opt for other models, like in this case, the MacBook M3 Max or M2 models with more RAM and internal storage
• Comes with a high price tag
• The MacBook Pro comes with pre-configured storage options and does not support storage expansion using an NVMe/SATA SSD. It offers only 512 GB of internal storage, which could be limiting for professional users.