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Review: 14-inch M3 Pro MacBook Pro

The £2,099 14-inch MacBook Pro with an M3 Pro System on a Chip is £400 more than the base 14-inch MacBook Pro with an M3 SoC. While that higher price tag looks like a lot, the £2,099 laptop ends up being a better value. You get a faster CPU and GPU, more memory to work with, and more flexible connectivity options.

This review looks at how the £2,099 M3 Pro MacBook Pro compares to the £1,699 M3 model.

SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES

The M3 Pro MacBook Pro has the same design and size as the M3 MacBook Pro, but with three major differences. The first difference is that the M3 Pro has three Thunderbolt/USB 4 ports, while the M3 has two. The second difference is that the M3 Pro is available in Space Black, while the M3 is not.

The third difference is the external display support, which is more robust with the M3 Pro. Here’s what each laptop can do:

M3 Pro

• Two external displays with

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