WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:11.920 That's just 8GB of RAM! 00:00:11.920 --> 00:00:17.520 It's night time on Halloween Eve and Apple just announced that the new base model of 00:00:17.520 --> 00:00:24.340 the 14-inch MacBook Pro only comes with 8GB of RAM. 00:00:24.340 --> 00:00:27.560 That model came with 16GB last year. 00:00:27.560 --> 00:00:33.240 What's next? Is it rising from the dead? Fear not, there's actually a reason for that. 00:00:33.240 --> 00:00:38.560 And I don't actually think it's the spookiest announcement from the event. 00:00:38.560 --> 00:00:50.040 I have to find out what that is. 00:00:50.040 --> 00:00:54.880 What surprised me most was that for the first time, Apple launched three tiers of their 00:00:54.880 --> 00:01:02.520 new M3 chip at the same time. So not only did we get the M3, but we got the Pro and Max version too, those usually 00:01:02.520 --> 00:01:05.600 came months later in previous generations. 00:01:05.600 --> 00:01:11.000 The big news with this release is that it's built on the state-of-the-art 3nm process. 00:01:11.000 --> 00:01:15.840 That's been the holy grail for chip makers and it helps improve speed and efficiency. 00:01:15.840 --> 00:01:25.080 And from what I know, all of TSMC's 3nm capacity at the moment is going to Apple. 00:01:25.080 --> 00:01:29.440 While there are CPU improvements, it's in the GPU where Apple made the biggest leap. 00:01:29.440 --> 00:01:35.640 Like the A17 Pro chip launched on the iPhone 15 Pro, the M3s get hardware-accelerated ray-tracing. 00:01:35.640 --> 00:01:42.960 There's also hardware-accelerated mesh shading too. These are features PC gamers have had access to on their discrete graphics cards for years 00:01:42.960 --> 00:01:49.160 now. While this isn't groundbreaking, it does demonstrate Apple's commitment to their own GPU architecture. 00:01:49.160 --> 00:01:55.200 And there's even something new. They claim they've made a breakthrough with managing memory thanks to dynamic caching. 00:01:55.200 --> 00:01:59.440 They didn't go into much detail about it, so I'm still a little confused. 00:01:59.440 --> 00:02:03.840 Local memory gets dynamically allocated in hardware in real-time. 00:02:03.840 --> 00:02:08.760 Uh, well, we're going to have to wait until we have the chips in our hands before we can 00:02:08.760 --> 00:02:12.760 make any conclusions. What the sound? 00:02:12.760 --> 00:02:27.600 Memory hogs will be pleased to learn that the M3 Pro and Max chips come with more memory 00:02:27.600 --> 00:02:35.400 this time around. No longer is 128GB exclusive to the Ultra, though it's still exclusive to the upgraded 00:02:35.400 --> 00:02:38.960 Max chip and the configs are a little wonky. 00:02:38.960 --> 00:02:49.200 Just look at how the memory options appear and disappear like phantoms in the office. 00:02:49.200 --> 00:02:54.160 There were a lot of comparisons to Intel Max throughout the keynote, though it wasn't egregious. 00:02:54.160 --> 00:02:58.800 But it does sound like Apple wants Intel Mac users to move on so they can stop supporting 00:02:58.800 --> 00:03:02.440 them in software. You have been warned. 00:03:02.440 --> 00:03:06.680 As for the first Macs getting these chips, a big surprise to me was seeing the iMac in 00:03:06.680 --> 00:03:10.120 all its lovely colors on the list. 00:03:10.120 --> 00:03:15.840 Back in our Choose Your Dream setup video, I remember struggling between the old M1 iMac 00:03:15.840 --> 00:03:22.840 and the MacBook Pro. I love the way the iMac looks, but the performance of the M2 Pro processor was way better. 00:03:22.840 --> 00:03:31.200 I made the wrong choice. Now, both computers meet in the middle, as either is available with the new base M3 chip. 00:03:31.200 --> 00:03:36.520 That's a long-awaited performance jump for the iMac, but it introduces a new lower performance 00:03:36.520 --> 00:03:44.520 tier on the MacBook Pro. At $1,600, Apple made a big deal about the MacBook Pro having a new lower price. 00:03:44.520 --> 00:03:50.680 But understand this is for the M3 model that replaces the old 13-inch Touch Bar MacBook 00:03:50.680 --> 00:03:54.200 Pro, which started at $1,300. 00:03:54.200 --> 00:04:03.240 You do get a bit more for your money. This storage is 512GB, there's an HDMI port and SD card reader, plus the XDR display. 00:04:03.240 --> 00:04:06.920 But it's not quite the same as the M3 Pro Pro. 00:04:06.920 --> 00:04:12.240 Oh god, I don't know how to talk about these. 00:04:12.240 --> 00:04:22.040 The M3 MacBook Pro has only two Thunderbolt 3 ports, unlike the M3 Pro MacBook Pro's three 00:04:22.040 --> 00:04:31.720 Thunderbolt 4 ports. And the M3 still only supports one external display. 00:04:31.720 --> 00:04:37.760 That's so scary. 00:04:37.760 --> 00:04:41.240 If you're willing to pay up for performance imports on your MacBook Pro, Apple has a new 00:04:41.240 --> 00:04:47.280 color, Space Black, which would make it so hard to find in here right now. 00:04:47.280 --> 00:04:51.320 They made a big deal to say that they figured out how to make it fingerprint resistant, 00:04:51.320 --> 00:04:54.680 something this midnight MacBook Air isn't. 00:04:54.680 --> 00:04:59.440 I think there are a lot of dark spirits in here that would love a black MacBook, but 00:04:59.440 --> 00:05:03.360 because I'm an angel, I gravitate towards silver. 00:05:03.360 --> 00:05:15.320 Though I still need to see it in the flesh. But it seems way better than Space Gray. 00:05:15.320 --> 00:05:22.640 I finally found the sound. The iMac's peripherals still have a lightning port instead of USB-C. 00:05:22.640 --> 00:05:26.680 Thanks for staying into the dark hours of the night of this Mac Address. 00:05:26.680 --> 00:05:31.280 If you're one of those who would get an M3-powered MacBook Pro, tell me about it in the comments 00:05:31.280 --> 00:05:36.880 because I did a video where I thought the M2 Pro MacBook Pro was the most well-rounded 00:05:36.880 --> 00:05:38.320 Mac. Watch that video.