[dhbanes]

It's a color option dude.

[seec]

Yes, but if it was just that there would be no reason to keep it only for the more expensive SKUs. Except it is not just that. Cannot to have to fix some idiot "black" Mac. Right now, the major idiots tell me they got pro Mac to describe their MacBook Pro. I always get confused and always need to clarify, because looking at those people it never make sense that they would have gotten an actual Mac Pro. It is always a stupid entry level MacBook Pro (not that they need much more generally) but that gives you the vibe of the average Mac buyer, no matter what some want to believe here.

I think at this point you can bet about 80% of Macs sold are about a fashion/social status statement than any technological choice.

[cromka]

It’s not just a color option because they reserve it for the most expensive 16” versions. Which is what I was referring to.

[mhio]

Black is available on any pro or max chip model.

Gating it is still a bit silly, but the gating is not as bad as you think. The base M3 pro is $400 more than the base M3.