Apple has unveiled its next-gen MacBook Pro laptop. The device is powered by a new M5 Apple Silicon.
Apple's newest in-house chip has a 10-Core CPU with 4 performance cores and 6 efficiency cores, a 10-Core GPU that supports hardware-accelerated ray tracing, a 16-Core Neural Engine, and neural accelerators. The laptop comes with 16GB/24GB/32GB of Unified Memory (RAM) with 153GB/s memory bandwidth, and 512GB/1TB/2TB/4TB of SSD storage. The M5 MacBook Pro sports a 120Hz ProMotion 14.2” Liquid Retina XDR display (mini-LED), that has a resolution of 3024 x 1964 pixels, 1000 nits sustained brightness, and 1600 nits peak for HDR. There is an option for a Nano-texture screen that will set you back by $150.
The M5 MacBook Pro comes with a 12MP Center Stage camera that supports 1080p HD video recording, and a High-fidelity six-speaker sound system with force-cancelling woofers, wide stereo sound, spatial audio, Dolby Atmos, and a 3-mic array. As for connectivity, the M5 MacBook Pro supports Wi-Fi 6E 802.11 ax, Bluetooth 5.3, has 3 Thunderbolt 4 ports, an HDMI port, an SDXC card slot, a headphone jack, and a MagSafe 3 port. The laptop runs on macOS Tahoe 26 out of the box, and supports Apple Intelligence AI features.
Apple's new laptop is equipped with a backlit Magic Keyboard that supports Touch ID, and has a Force Touch trackpad. The device supports 70W/96W fast charging via a USB-C Power Adapter. The Cupertino company says that the laptop's 72.4 watt-hour battery offers up to 24 hours of battery life (video streaming). The device measures 12.31 x 8.71 x 0.61 inches (31.26 x 22.12 x 1.55 cm), and weighs 3.4 pounds (1.55kg).
Apple has priced the 14-inch M5 MacBook Pro starting at $1599. It is available in 2 colorways: Space Black and Silver. The laptop is available for pre-order now, it will start shipping from October 22.
Apple has not included the M5 MacBook Pro charger in the box in the UK, and EU region, the charger is included in the US. It is selling the 70W charger separately for £59.00 in the UK, and €65,00 in the EU. The 96W charger costs £79.00 or €85,00. The EU has a common charger rule that say manufacturers should offer devices without a charger, for a lower price. This law was announced in December 2024. But the rule doesn't come into effect for laptops until April 2026.
Apple has also launched a new iPad Pro with an M5 chip, starting at $999.
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