Dan Seifert runs down the news from Monday night’s Scary Fast primetime product event, covering what’s new about these updates to the MacBook Pro and iMac lineup and who should be the most interested in an upgrade. (Anyone who needs that Space Black exterior or someone who is replacing an Apple machine with an Intel processor or the first-gen M1 chip.)
Apple’s prime-time product event went by pretty quickly on Monday night, but if you just want the highlights, here’s a 10-minute version with everything you need to know about the new M3 chips, as well as its updated MacBook Pros and iMacs.
That’s right: despite finally bringing the iPhone over to the world of USB-C, Apple still only sells its Magic Keyboard, Magic Trackpad, and Magic Mouse with Lightning ports. Also, you still have to charge the Magic Mouse from the bottom in 2023.
Thank goodness! After Apple’s “Scary Fast” (and scary short) event, the Apple Polishing Cloth continues to be the most compatible thing Apple makes.
Boy, that was brisk. And we were left with a fun fact: the whole thing was shot on an iPhone 15 Pro Max! Other than one moment where it looked like Johny Srouji was walking in front of a green screen, it really did look good. Especially in the dark.
Go read all our stories on The Verge, and stay tuned for all of our reviews and hands-on coverage as soon as we’re able to get our hands on these new devices. See you next time! Hopefully in the daytime!
And there was not a single scary costume! The vibes were spooky enough, but for an Apple event during prime time TV watching hours, I was hoping for something just a little... more.
Apple just took the old one, changed nothing, kept it at $1,299, added the M3 chip, and called it a day? At least it’s replacing the Intel models for good, but still.
To be clear, the 24-inch iMac is a lovely device. But... this is all we get? Not even a space black iMac?
