[bonney_io]

> This should have been a MacBook Air.

Great, let's compare it to the MacBook Air, then. Compared to the 8GB/512GB M2 MacBook Air, at $1399, the M3 MacBook Pro has:

- M3 chip

- Slightly larger display with higher brightness, HDR, and ProMotion support

- SD Card and HDMI ports

For only $200 more!

Sounds like an amazing "Pro" MacBook Air.

[joshstrange]

Ports and display alone make this worth it. I wouldn’t recommend someone get 8GB ram but it’s pretty impressive when you consider it has everything else the other MBPs have (minus 1 port).

Also I’m glad they finally discontinued that embarrassment of the last touchbar Mac.

[et-al]

The passively-cooled Air will also hit thermal throttling sooner vs a Pro.

(Yes, for most users just browsing the internet and writing documents, this won't an issue.)