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“The MacBook Pro 14‑inch (M3 Max, 2023) is dark (if you opt for the new Space Black finish), brooding, powerful, and has the raw power and performance to excite professionals and gamers, alike – this is a MacBook Pro that finally and proudly declares, "I'm a gaming laptop, and what of it?"”
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14 reviews from 9 outlets“The MacBook Pro 14‑inch (M3 Max, 2023) is dark (if you opt for the new Space Black finish), brooding, powerful, and has the raw power and performance to excite professionals and gamers, alike – this is a MacBook Pro that finally and proudly declares, "I'm a gaming laptop, and what of it?"”
“The Apple MacBook Pro 16 2023 is excellent for school use.”
All 2 RTINGS.com reviews, aggregated above
“It's a fantastic device for students in fields like 3D design, science and engineering, or filmmaking, as Apple's M3 SoCs can handle nearly every type of workload.”
“The M3 Pro model is a much better performance value than the M3 model.”
“The $1,999 laptop ends up being a better value.”
All 2 Thomas Armbrüster reviews, aggregated above
“Generally, the M3 MacBook Pro succeeds in replacing the 13‑inch MacBook Pro, offering a combination of features that improve upon its predecessor. However, as a “pro” laptop, a question of performance value arises— the 8GB standard configuration is not enough for pro apps, and upgrading the memory to 16GB or 24GB is pricey.”
“We give high marks to the M3 Pro‑powered MacBook Pro 14 for class‑leading performance and sublime build quality, but it's truly incredible 30 hours of battery life that make it a cinch for our Editors' Choice award this year.”
All 2 Brian Westover reviews, aggregated above
“We give high marks to the M3 Pro‑powered MacBook Pro 14 for class‑leading performance and sublime build quality, but it's truly incredible 30 hours of battery life that make it a cinch for our Editors' Choice award this year.”
“this is unequivocally the best version of the best Mac laptop, and our latest Editors' Choice winner for Apple workstations.”
“This is a laptop that gets it all right, from the design, ports, and display to the power of the chip inside and the battery life.”
“Most other features on the system haven’t been touched, probably because they were already best in class and didn’t need further upgrades.”
“But the short version is that two years of updates and the brand-new, more-efficient manufacturing process that the M3 uses should make these an appealing upgrade to anyone who couldn’t quite justify paying for an upgrade before now.”
“If you want more power than the MacBook Air provides, this is the MacBook to buy.”
“Otherwise, this laptop is for a specific type of person: the kind of pro with workloads who can save a lot of time overall by shaving off a few minutes here and there.”
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