Check a MacBook Pro serial.
Enter a MacBook Pro serial and Macfax returns the exact model and year, including the randomized serials Apple has used since 2021. The identifier table below covers every Apple Silicon MacBook Pro if you have a Model ID instead of a serial.
Find the serial on a MacBook Pro.
- On the chassis: engraved on the underside of the bottom case, in the small print near the regulatory text.
- On any Mac that boots: Apple menu → About This Mac shows the serial.
- Off the machine: the original box carries it on the barcode label, and it appears on the Apple invoice.
- Buying one? Ask for a photo of About This Mac and one of the underside, and check the two serials match — a mismatch means the board or the case is not original.
Every Apple Silicon MacBook Pro.
Have a Model ID instead of a serial (from About This Mac or a listing)? This table maps it. The serial lookup above returns the same answer from the serial alone.
| Model ID | Chip | Screen | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| MacBookPro17,1 | M1 | 13" | 2020 |
| MacBookPro18,3 | M1 Pro | 14" | 2021 |
| MacBookPro18,4 | M1 Max | 14" | 2021 |
| MacBookPro18,1 | M1 Pro | 16" | 2021 |
| MacBookPro18,2 | M1 Max | 16" | 2021 |
| Mac14,7 | M2 | 13" | 2022 |
| Mac14,9 | M2 Pro | 14" | 2023 |
| Mac14,5 | M2 Max | 14" | 2023 |
| Mac14,10 | M2 Pro | 16" | 2023 |
| Mac14,6 | M2 Max | 16" | 2023 |
| Mac15,3 | M3 | 14" | 2023 |
| Mac15,6 | M3 Pro | 14" | 2023 |
| Mac15,8 | M3 Max | 14" | 2023 |
| Mac15,10 | M3 Max | 14" | 2023 |
| Mac15,7 | M3 Pro | 16" | 2023 |
| Mac15,9 | M3 Max | 16" | 2023 |
| Mac15,11 | M3 Max | 16" | 2023 |
| Mac16,1 | M4 | 14" | 2024 |
| Mac16,8 | M4 Pro | 14" | 2024 |
| Mac16,6 | M4 Max | 14" | 2024 |
| Mac16,7 | M4 Pro | 16" | 2024 |
| Mac16,5 | M4 Max | 16" | 2024 |
| Mac17,2 | M5 | 14" | 2025 |
| Mac17,9 | M5 Pro | 14" | 2025 |
| Mac17,7 | M5 Max | 14" | 2025 |
| Mac17,8 | M5 Pro | 16" | 2026 |
| Mac17,6 | M5 Max | 16" | 2026 |
What sellers are asking.
Across 4,884 live asking prices, MacBook Pro listings run $899 to $2,000, typically $1,300. All configurations pooled; the per-configuration pages below carry the tighter bands.
What goes wrong with used MacBook Pro deals.
After a logic-board repair the serial in About This Mac can differ from the one on the chassis, or read blank.
The same chassis spans very different machines and prices: a serial check pins the exact year and chip before you pay for the sticker on the box.
Buying or selling a MacBook Pro?
A serial names the model. A Macfax report proves the Mac in front of you is really that machine, in the condition claimed, hardware-signed and verifiable online.