The first reviews of the new MacBook Pro have been released. What they say about the color and processor of the M3 Max

Foreign journalists have published reviews of the new MacBook Pro with M3 processors.

They studied the new case color and modified chip performance. In general, everyone’s impressions are positive.

Let’s figure it out.

1. Edge

Not a bad update, but nothing serious

Among the first conservative journalists is The Verge. The following will be excerpts from the original products.

Since the transition from Apple Silicon, the MacBook Pro has typically had three Thunderbolt ports, a headphone jack, a MagSafe 3 port, an SDXC slot, and an HDMI connector. The base 14-inch model with the M3 chip only has two Thunderbolt 3 ports and the other ports listed above.

Why did Apple leave a third Thunderbolt port for the M3 Pro and M3 Max? Probably because the M3 chip only supports one external display, while the M3 Pro and Max support two.

Unfortunately, the MB Pro version with M3 does not have the new black body color. Its reservation is only for more expensive models.

In almost all scenes, the M3 MacBook Pro 14 is slightly better than the M2 MacBook Air 15, by about 10%. Test results:

This is a quiet device. Even during intensive benchmark tests like PugetBench for Adobe Premiere Pro or our 4K video export test. Even then, the fans never reached an unpleasant noise level. It gets a little warm while I’m running Shadow of the Tomb Raider on the highest level. Frame rate – 32 fps. This is fine for a single player game. However, I maintain that the Mac, let alone the base M3, is not designed for gaming, despite Apple continuing to try to do so.

At 300 nits, with the brightness setting turned off and all battery saving options turned off, I got 12 to 14 hours of consistent use every day. After 3 hours of using the laptop, about 15% was discharged.

2. TechCrunch

This is a beast

TechCrunch praised the new MacBook Pro with the M3 Max chip as a token of gratitude.

In terms of industrial design points, not much has changed here compared to the 2021 model. Apple is used to this look, which balances the rounded edges with an almost box-like design that’s no different from the iPhone in this regard.

“Space Black” is a good addition to the colors of some MacBooks. It gives off a pleasant glow when the light shines on it. However, the most important thing here is the fingerprint factor. And I can be sure that the new coating reduces this issue to a minimum.

While the front camera hardware remains the same, chip updates have further changed the image quality. The picture became a little clearer.

Among the innovations of the chip: ray tracing. a feature designed to bring additional realism to the gaming experience.

The new mesh shading technology, in turn, provides higher quality graphics and more detail in scenes.

The results are impressive. I spent a little time with P’s new lie. It’s basically Pinocchio with more swords. A couple of years ago, it would have been unthinkable for macOS to have games released on the same day as PS5, Xbox Series X/S and Windows. However, the macOS gaming library still has a long way to go.

Surprisingly, the game ran perfectly on the M3 Max at maximum settings. And with the DualSense connected, the game was an absolute pleasure.

Benchmark test results:

As for autonomy, I conducted a simple test. I looped the movie and set the brightness and volume to default. The laptop worked for 26 hours 45 minutes.

However, if you fly a lot and are looking for travel gadgets, I still recommend the 15-inch Air. It still remains the best MacBook for locking out most users. The 14-inch MacBook Pro is already more intended for gaming, but I’m not ready to put it down for gaming yet.

3.CNET

It’s good for gaming, but it’s better to carry a MacBook Air.

Rounding out today’s roundup of reviews is an article from CNET.

Whatever you call a MacBook, in traditional terms the MacBook Pro is a mobile workstation. And that’s the main way to justify the price, especially for the $3,999 estimate.

There are two physical changes in the new “proshki”. They are now available in black and include anodized aluminum on the lid to resist fingerprints and smudges; This is not a new idea, but it is still not very common. However, sometimes the stain just doesn’t seem to affect certain angles as well. And the keys still have fingerprints on them.

Immediately about performance:

There was no colossal increase in productivity. However, these laptops do perform slightly better than the previous generation.

GPU compute, as reflected in the Geekbench Metal test, hasn’t increased much, going from 38 cores to 40 new ones. But Cinebench-dependent rendering speeds have more than doubled.

To get a sense of practical scale in the M3 line, importing into a MacBook Pro 14 with the base processor took just under 20 minutes. About 1,000 photos were fully enabled to create previews at once, and the video took just over 8.5 minutes on the MacBook 16 Pro.

The MacBook Pro 16 is the best macOS laptop ever. If you need speed, it’s worth it.