The top MacBook laptop model. Introduced in 2006, the MacBook Pro was the first Mac laptop to use Intel CPUs and the first laptop to support the Thunderbolt interface. In 2020, Apple began switching the Pro line to its own chips in (see
Apple M series). See
Thunderbolt.
Many Screen Sizes
Pro models initially had 17" screens until 2012; then down to 15" but up to 16" in 2019. In 2023, only 14" and 16" models became available (see below). See
MacBook.
CURRENT MACBOOK PRO MODELS
Max Max Max
Screen Cores SSD RAM Weight
Size CPU CPU/GPU (TB) (GB) (lbs)
Pro 16.2" M3 Max 16/40 8 128 4.8
Pro 16.2" M3 Max 14/30 8 96 4.8
Pro 16.2" M3 Pro 12/18 8 96 4.7
Pro 16.2" M3 Pro 12/18 8 36 4.7
Pro 14.2" M3 Max 14/30 8 96 3.6
Pro 14.2" M3 Pro 12/18 8 36 3.5
Pro 14.2" M3 Pro 11/14 8 36 3.5
Pro 14.2" M3 8/10 8 24 3.4
The Pro Touch Bar
From 2016 to 2021, the MacBook Pro included a customizable touch toolbar in place of function keys. It was dropped due to a lack of developer support (see
Touch Bar).
(Images courtesy of Apple Inc.)