Apple 2023 MacBook Pro M3 Max: my Perspective on Apple’s Powerful New Laptops
As a working photographer, computing performance is critical to me getting things done; like processing 100-megapixel RAW files, focus stacking, panorama assembly, etc.
Apple has been hitting home-runs with recent laptops. To wit… back in May 2023, I bought the MacBook Pro M1 Max for my photographic work while traveling (incentivized by a deep discount).
I was and remain thoroughly impressed with its capabilities and yet it was already a generation behind the Apple MacBook Pro M2 Max, which upped the ante significantly when I tested it.
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OWC Blog: A Pro Photographer’s Perspective on Apple’s Powerful New M3 Laptops
Good news: B&H Photo is loaning me a 2023 MacBook Pro M2 Max for testing soon, specifically this model, which will allow direct comparison vs 2023 Mac Pro M2 Ultra and 2021 MacBook Pro M1 Max.
PLEASE buy using links from this website to OWC/MacSales + B&H Photo—thank you!
- Apple M3 Max 16-Core CPU
- 128GB Unified RAM
- 4TB SSD
- 16" 3456 x 2234 Liquid Retina XDR Screen
- 40-Core GPU | 16-Core Neural Engine
- Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax) | Bluetooth 5.3
- Thunderbolt 4 | HDMI | MagSafe 3
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