Everything Apple Announced During Monday's 'Scary Fast' Event

Apple's "Scary Fast" 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time event was over in the blink of an eye, but if you missed it because of the unusual time, we have a quick overview of everything that Apple announced. If you want to watch the video in full, it only lasted a half an hour, because all Apple introduced was the new M3-series chips in MacBook Pro machines and iMacs.


We've recapped everything that you need to know in this super quick video you can watch before bed or catch in the morning, and we've also rounded up our coverage of the event.

MacBook Pro

iMac

Everything Else

The M3 iMac and ‌MacBook Pro‌ models can be ordered now, with the first orders set to ship out to customers next week. The M3 and M3 Pro machines will be available immediately, while M3 Max machines will ship out later in November.

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Top Rated Comments

turbineseaplane Avatar
30 months ago
The only thing that was "scary fast" was the event itself
Score: 43 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Cobra Kai Avatar
30 months ago
They must be saving the Apple Polish Cloth Pro 2 for its own event.
Score: 33 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Velin Avatar
30 months ago
Nice event. Short. Concise. No fluff. No vomit-inducing virtue signaling. More of this please.
Score: 28 Votes (Like | Disagree)
jz0309 Avatar
30 months ago

Gurman for the win. That black color tho. Sleek.
You mean like 2 weeks ago when he changed his mind????
Score: 26 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Account25476 Avatar
30 months ago
One of the most superfluous events of the last 10 years.
Score: 22 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Mrkevinfinnerty Avatar
30 months ago

They must be saving the Apple Polish Cloth Pro 2 for its own event.
Next week at 2am Eastern Time
Score: 16 Votes (Like | Disagree)