MacBook Pro M3 Pro 16-inch

16-Inch MacBook Pro M3 Pro in Kenya

In Kenya, the cost of a 16-inch MacBook Pro M3 Pro is Ksh 450,000. A 16-inch Liquid Retina XDR display with a refresh rate of 120 Hz, 1600 nits, and a maximum SDR brightness of 600 nits is featured on the device. A 12-core CPU and an 18-core GPU are integrated into the potent and stunning M3 Pro processor, which improves gaming and 8K video editing. The laptop is pre-installed with a 512GB SSD and a basic 18GB RAM that may be upgraded to 36GB in order to support maximum performance. A dependable, long-lasting battery powers the device for up to 18 hours of internet surfing or 22 hours of movie streaming. Phoneplace Kenya is currently selling the 16-inch MacBook Pro M3 Pro in Space Black and Silver color options.

Benefits of the 16-inch MacBook Pro M3 Pro

• The M3 Pro chipset is excellent for gaming and video editing, better than the M1 and M2 chipsets
• Dynamic Caching allocates local memory in hardware in real-time and only uses the exact amount of memory needed for specific tasks.
• Immersive experience on the 120Hz refresh rate display with a peak HDR brightness of 1600 nits and a peak SDR brightness of 600 nits.
• The 16-inch MacBook Pro M3 Pro retains a full-sized HDMI port and an SD card slot. This allows you to access content from your professional camera and plug in an external monitor without needing an adapter or dongle.
• Awesome battery life: 18 hours of wireless web browsing (connected to a Wi-Fi network) or 22+ hours of video playback.
• Dynamic Caching: an industry first that will increase the performance of demanding applications and video games.
• A larger display with acres of space for working.

What is in the box?

• 16-inch MacBook Pro M3 Pro.
• USB-C to MagSafe 3 Cable (2 m)
• USB-C Power Adapter

16-inch MacBook Pro M3 Pro Specifications and Price

Product Description

Display

The new Apple laptop features a 16-inch Liquid Retina XDR display, which provides a high-resolution display. It is the most affordable laptop with a 120Hz display with mini-LED technology. The new display on the MacBook Pro has a peak HDR brightness of 1600 nits and a peak SDR brightness of 600 nits.

1080p web camera

Video calling and web conferencing are now a part of everyone’s life. You can look your best with the 1080p built-in web camera on the new 16-inch MacBook Pro. The 1080p FaceTime HD camera has a studio-quality three-mic array and a six-speaker sound system with Spatial Audio.

Apple M3 Pro chip

Building on the M3 chip, M3 Pro provides outstanding performance and unified memory for more demanding apps and workflows. Apple M3 chips are the first consumer processors to utilize TSMC’s 3nm process, which allows more transistors to be packed into a smaller space and thus improves speed and efficiency. While the Apple M1 and Apple M2 chips performed excellently, the M3 Pro processor is equally remarkable and serves even better.

M3 Pro Chip comes along with:

• 12-core CPU
• 18-core GPU
• 18GB Unified Memory
• 512GB SSD Storage

It is worth noting that the M3 Pro chip:

• Enables you to manipulate gigapixel panoramas, compile millions of lines of code
• Edit multiple streams of 8K video
• Configure with up to 36GB of unified memory
• It supports up to 2 external displays.

Operating System and Processing Capabilities

The 16-inch MacBook Pro M3 Pro chip has an 18-core GPU, one of the first Apple Silicon chips to support hardware-accelerated ray tracing, further improving the gaming experience.

Moreover, macOS Sonoma is also optimized for gaming, making it one of the first and most affordable MacBooks from Apple that gamers can consider.

Connectivity

You will find several features on the 16-inch MacBook that enable connectivity. They include Three Thunderbolt 4 ports, an HDMI port, an SDXC card slot, a headphone jack, and a MagSafe 3 port.

The 16-inch MacBook Pro M3 Pro retains a full-sized HDMI port and an SD card slot. It is a creator-friendly laptop that can access content from your professional camera and plug in an external monitor without requiring an adapter or dongle.

Keyboard

Like its predecessors, the 16-inch MacBook Pro M3 has the Magic Keyboard with Touch ID. Your typing and productivity are enhanced and not compromised in any way. The Force Touch trackpad is equally as impressive as the Magic Keyboard in maximizing your experience as you work.

Battery

The battery life of MacBooks is legendary and cannot be compared to Windows laptops. The 16-inch MacBook Pro M3 Pro is no exception. It can offer up to 18 hours of wireless web browsing (connected to a Wi-Fi network) or 22 hours of video playback. The MacBook can be charged using the proprietary MagSafe port, or it can also be set using any USB-PD compatible Type-C charger. Notably, the 70W USB-C Power Adapter enables fast lithium battery charging to keep you working.

Pros and Cons of 16-inch MacBook Pro M3 Pro

Pros

• It supports up to 2 external displays.
• It has a large 16-inch full HD display.
• macOS Sonoma is also optimized for gaming
• with a powerful M3 Pro chip that outperforms M1 and M2 Chips by far
• a 12-core CPU that is way faster than M1 and M2 Chips for computing performance.
• M3 Pro GPU delivers the same performance as M1 at half the power — up to 65% more performance at its peak.
• The gaming experience is better on the 16-inch MacBook Pro M3 Pro machine
• High-quality Video calling and web conferencing thanks to the 1080p web camera
• Long battery life
• a 120Hz refresh rate Liquid Retina XDR display with mini-LED technology
• display with a peak HDR brightness of 1600 nits and a peak SDR brightness of 600 nits.
• The 16-inch MacBook Pro retains a full-sized HDMI port and an SD card slot
• Awesome battery life: 18 hours of wireless web browsing (connected to a Wi-Fi network) or 22+ hours of video playback.
• Has the Space Black variant

Cons

• Only 18GB RAM on the base model of the laptop is limited and insufficient to utilize the immense power of the device. Configurations come at a steep price.
• Memory upgrades may make users opt for other models, like in this case, the MacBook M3 Max or M2 models with more RAM and internal storage
• Comes with a high price tag
• The MacBook Pro comes with pre-configured storage options and does not support storage expansion using an NVMe/SATA SSD. It offers only 512 GB of internal storage, which could be limiting for professional users.