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Should I upgrade my MacBook Pro (14-inch, M3, Nov 2023)?

nearly 3 years old · Runs macOS 27 Golden Gate, the current macOS

Quick look

Price
£1,6992launch price
Chip
M3chip
CPU
8-coreCPU
GPU
10-coreGPU
Memory
8GBunified memory, base
Storage
512GBstorage, base
Display
14.2-inchdisplay
Battery life
Up to22 hrsvideo playback, claimed
Released
7 November 20232ReleasedIn Apple Stores; orderable online from 30 October 2023.
Security updates
Not available3Security updates

Each figure is from the source marked1 unless it carries its own number.

Software support

Security updates
Not available3
macOS
macOS 27 Golden Gate, the current macOS

Nothing newer in the line yet

We hold no Apple UK store price for a newer Mac in the MacBook Pro M3 (14-inch, Nov 2023)’s line and tier. When we read one it appears here beside the MacBook Pro M3 (14-inch, Nov 2023).

Specifications

Body

Dimensions
15.5 x 312.6 x 221.2 mm
Weight
1.55 kg
Colours
Space Gray, Silver
Ports
Two Thunderbolt / USB 4 ports, HDMI port, SDXC card slot, MagSafe 3 port, 3.5mm headphone jack
Thunderbolt ports
2
Thunderbolt version
Thunderbolt 3
USB-A ports
No USB-A ports.4
HDMI
HDMI port
SD card slot
Yes
Headphone jack
Yes
MagSafe
Yes
Keyboard
Backlit Magic Keyboard with Touch ID
Touch ID
Yes
Touch Bar
No Touch Bar.5

Display

Display size
14.2 in
Resolution
3024 x 1964
Pixel density
254 ppi
Display type
Liquid Retina XDR display
Brightness
600 nits
Peak brightness (HDR)
1,600 nits
Refresh rate
120 Hz
Wide colour (P3)
Yes
Nano-texture option
No nano-texture display option.5

Chip and memory

Chip
Apple M3 chip
Apple silicon
Yes
CPU cores
8
Performance cores
4
Efficiency cores
4
GPU cores
10
Neural Engine cores
16
Chip options
M3 with 8-core CPU and 10-core GPU6
Memory (base)
8GB
Memory (maximum)
24GB
Memory options
8GB, 16GB or 24GB
Memory upgradeable by user
No, as Apple documents7
Memory bandwidth
100 GB/s
Storage (base)
512GB
Storage (maximum)
2TB
Storage options
512GB, 1TB or 2TB
Media engine
Hardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes, and ProRes RAWvideo decode enginevideo encode engineProRes encode and decode engineAV1 decode

Battery and power

Battery capacity
70 Wh
Rated charge cycles
1,000 cycles8
Video playback (claimed)
22 h
Wireless web (claimed)
15 h
Included power adapter
70 W
Fast charging
Yes

Connectivity

Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
Bluetooth
5.3
Ethernet
No Ethernet port.5
External displays (base)
1

Camera and audio

Camera
1080p FaceTime HD camera
Speakers
High-fidelity six-speaker sound system with force-cancelling woofers
Microphones
Studio-quality three-mic array with high signal-to-noise ratio and directional beamforming9

Platform

Newest macOS
macOS 27 Golden Gate10
Model identifier
Mac15,311
Part numbers
MR7J3xx/A, MR7K3xx/A, MRX23xx/A, MTL73xx/A, MTL83xx/A, MTLC3xx/A, MXE03xx/A, MXE13xx/A12
Model year
2023

Benchmarks

Geekbench 7 (CPU, single-core)
2,77013
Geekbench 7 (CPU, multi-core)
11,54613
Geekbench 7 (Metal)
47,75613

Software support

Feature updates until
Not available3
Security updates until
Not available3
Basis
our inference from history14

Trade-in and used prices

CeX pays, grade A
£483 cash / £561 voucher15Base configuration
CeX sells, grade A
£780–£88015Base configuration, cheapest of 2 listings linked, out of stock online and in store when read

More

Sources

  1. Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Pro (14-inch, M3, Nov 2023) - Tech Specs · Default for MacBook Pro (14-inch, M3, Nov 2023) · Apple’s figure · read 15 Sep 2026

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  2. Apple Newsroom (UK) — Apple unveils new MacBook Pro featuring M3 chips · Apple’s figure · read 15 Sep 2026

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  3. Apple publishes no date for the end of updates, and this site does not guess one. Checked: endoflife.date. Read 2 Oct 2026

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  4. No USB-A ports. Checked: Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Pro (14-inch, M3, Nov 2023) - Tech Specs. Read 15 Sep 2026

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  5. No Touch Bar. No nano-texture display option. No Ethernet port. Checked: Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Pro (14-inch, M3, Nov 2023) - Tech Specs. Read 9 Oct 2026

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  6. Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Pro (14-inch, M3, Nov 2023) - Tech Specs · Apple’s figure · read 9 Oct 2026

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  7. Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Pro: how to remove or install memory · Apple’s figure · read 18 Oct 2026

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  8. Apple Support (UK) — Determine battery cycle count for Mac laptops · Apple’s figure · read 15 Oct 2026

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  9. Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Pro (14-inch, M3, Nov 2023) - Tech Specs · Apple’s figure · read 11 Oct 2026

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  10. Apple Support (UK) — Identify your MacBook Pro model · Apple’s figure · read 2 Oct 2026

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  11. Apple Support (UK) — Identify your MacBook Pro model · Apple’s figure · read 15 Sep 2026

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  12. Apple Support (UK) — Identify your MacBook Pro model · Apple’s figure · read 18 Oct 2026

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  13. Geekbench Browser (Primate Labs) · third-party figure · read 11 Oct 2026

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  14. Runs macOS 27 Golden Gate (Apple's Identify page, cited on the macOS row). endoflife.date states that major versions of macOS are usually maintained for three years and that Apple usually provides security updates for the latest 3 releases, but this isn't consistently applied. Source: endoflife.date. Read 2 Oct 2026

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  15. CeX — Trade-in, Grade A, cash · third-party figure · read 3 Nov 2026

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Not published by Apple

MacBook Pro (14-inch, M3, Nov 2023). Apple doesn’t publish for this Mac: storage upgradeable by user, the macOS it shipped with. Pages checked: Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Pro (14-inch, M3, Nov 2023) - Tech Specs; Apple Newsroom (UK) — Apple unveils new MacBook Pro featuring M3 chips; Apple Support (UK) — Identify your MacBook Pro model, read 9 Oct 2026.

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