Apple just dropped a new MacBook Pro with a new M5 chip, and it’s the perfect one to get if you’re coming off an older M1-powered machine.
Apple has just introduced its next-gen MacBook Pro, kickstarting the era of Macs powered by the new M5 silicon. The latest 14-inch MacBook draws power from the baseline M5 processor, though the more powerful Pro and Max versions should arrive in the coming months. Pre-orders for the machine are now live, while shipments kick off on September 22 in the U.S., starting at $1,599 for the base variant, which includes 16GB of RAM and 512GB of storage, but you can go all the way up to 4TB of internal storage for an additional $1,200.
Not much has changed externally. The design language remains identical to the M1 MacBook lineup launched back in 2021, but the gains in terms of raw firepower are pretty significant — you get a faster CPU and GPU, a souped-up neural engine to speed up AI-related chores, faster storage, and higher memory bandwidth. The more notable quality of life upgrade is the battery life.
