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Apple Announces New 14-Inch MacBook Pro With M5 Chip
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Of course, European prices include each country's VAT. The US does not have a VAT and sales taxes vary by state, country and city (it is 10% combined where I live).
No cell modem.
Apple today updated the 14-inch MacBook Pro base model with its new M5 chip, which is also available in updated iPad Pro and Vision Pro models.
In addition, the base 14-inch MacBook Pro can now be configured with up to 4TB of storage on Apple's online store, whereas the previous model maxed out at 2TB. However, the maximum amount of unified RAM available for this model remains 32GB.
Like the M4 chip, Apple's next-generation M5 chip has a 10-core CPU, a 10-core GPU, and a 16-core Neural Engine, but it is faster. Apple only offers specific performance claims, including that the M5 chip offers up to 20% faster performance for tasks such as "code compiling," and up to 1.6× faster graphics performance "in pro apps."
Memory bandwidth has increased from 120GB/s to 153GB/s.
There are no major design changes, with the base 14-inch MacBook Pro still having a Liquid Retina XDR display with up to 1,000 nits (SDR) and up to 1,600 nits (HDR) of brightness, three Thunderbolt 4 ports, an HDMI port, an SD card slot, a headphone jack, a MagSafe 3 magnetic charging port, and a backlit Magic Keyboard with Touch ID.
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The new 14-inch MacBook Pro with the M5 chip is available to pre-order starting today, and it will begin arriving to customers and launch in stores on Wednesday, October 22. In the U.S., pricing starts at $1,599, for a configuration with 512GB of storage and 16GB of RAM. Available finishes include Silver and Space Black.
Apple says the 14-inch MacBook Pro continues to offer up to 24 hours of battery life, and it remains limited to Wi-Fi 6E, rather than Wi-Fi 7.
The new 14-inch MacBook Pro comes with a 70W USB-C Power Adapter, except in Europe.
Today's announcement does not include higher-end 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models with M5 Pro and M5 Max chips, which are expected to launch in early 2026.
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No touch screen.
No reason for me to buy.
I’m wondering how the M5 Pro will compare to the M4 Pro, because obviously an M5 Pro is only 60 or 90 days away.
At the moment, M5 over M4. Both before and after, better display and a fan
Yeah I was looking at the Apple website and that’s definitely confusing. They blend in M5 together with the M4p and M4M chips, purposely trying to make it look like it’s all new. It’s really shameless marketing by Apple to hoodwink people. Then they even have the gull to show how powerful the m4 and m5 is..against a 13”MBP with an intel chip….i like Apple products but that is ridiculous. It’s like Mercedes saying their 2026 AMG is 16x faster their 1977 AMG.
Along with AirTags offered at lowest price (same price as week before)
"Apple TV update spotted in iOS code ... here's the latest"
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How many people use a Macbook Pro with CarPlay? I guess a passenger could, but I've never even thought of it, to be honest, because it's more practical to connect a phone.
I'm getting worried about the Mac Pro, still on M2 :S
Note that "starting at the same price" but with the stronger new M5 chip is a value add, functionally a price reduction.
No charger…. There is no uk legistaion that says there can’t be ……apple is taking 💩
FWIW I checked the Best Buy app a few minutes ago and it hasn't been updated with the M5 MBP, so it's still M4 across the board.
That said, I don't get all the confusion here. Since Apple Silicon was launched Apple chose to have a "semi-Pro" base model MBP SKU, whether it was the grandfathered M1/M2 designs or the updated M3/M4. They always had corners cut, either memory or ports or storage options. That they're releasing this now in conjunction with other M5 products actually shows more confidence in their potential yields with the M5 as opposed to the M4, which was deployed in the iPad Pro and sat there for months before the MBP was updated with it. The M5 Pro/Max/Ultra variants will come at their own pace. Down the road one of them (M5 or M6) will come with an Apple modem, the C1X or a successor.
As for the power adapter kerfuffle, how many bricks do people need? I have several unused extras, the dual port 35W in my go bag, and a multi-port block on my desk that powers several devices. It's much more elegant than populating every outlet on your power strip and if you look around, not expensive in the slightest (mine was <$40 in 2024 through Amazon).
That said, I don't get all the confusion here. Since Apple Silicon was launched Apple chose to have a "semi-Pro" base model MBP SKU, whether it was the grandfathered M1/M2 designs or the updated M3/M4. They always had corners cut, either memory or ports or storage options. That they're releasing this now in conjunction with other M5 products actually shows more confidence in their potential yields with the M5 as opposed to the M4, which was deployed in the iPad Pro and sat there for months before the MBP was updated with it. The M5 Pro/Max/Ultra variants will come at their own pace. Down the road one of them (M5 or M6) will come with an Apple modem, the C1X or a successor.
As for the power adapter kerfuffle, how many bricks do people need? I have several unused extras, the dual port 35W in my go bag, and a multi-port block on my desk that powers several devices. It's much more elegant than populating every outlet on your power strip and if you look around, not expensive in the slightest (mine was <$40 in 2024 through Amazon).
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4TB storage without needing to upgrade to the Pro/Max chips is a pleasant surprise for users like myself who don’t need a ton of power but have decades worth of files they’d like to keep locally. 32GB RAM for this use case is also more than feasible.
I think I’ll stick with my ride-or-die M1 Air for now, but glad to see we’re moving in this direction.
I think I’ll stick with my ride-or-die M1 Air for now, but glad to see we’re moving in this direction.
Except for those in Europe (I am in the US where, apparently, the charger is still suppled) where they have decided to drop including a charger and kept the price the same. I am not sure how I feel about getting a new battery powered machine with no charger to keep it running. I know a lot of people have compatible chargers around but do they have the required charging capabilities and what if you are new to machines that require USB C compatible chargers and do not have one available? This all seems a little dubious to me and penny pinching. These are very expensive machines and I expect everything in the box to get it running and keep it running.
Interesting that you would ask "Why would anyone buy this over macbook air 15??"
I instead ask Why would anyone buy the MacBook Air 15" ?? when the
MacBook Pro 14" has:
Much better display
Better speakers
More memory bandwidth
1.3x More battery capacity
3 Thunderbolt ports instead of 2
Supports 4 external displays instead of 2
Fans available if needed for high performance
HDMI port
SDXC slot
M5 chip instead of M4
[edit: corrected reference to TB5]
Giving up all that just to save $200 and 0.3 pounds of weight with an MBA would make no sense to me.
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I wouldn't be surprised in a few years a power adapter option with monthly or lifetime subscription.
So call it the cost of upgrading to the M5 chip. If the M5 is not worth it to you, buy an M4 MBP.
Larger display. To me the 15" Air is only really up against the 16" Pro, which is more than a grand dearer. Even with a higher resolution, the smaller display is limiting for working on the machine and juggling more than one window at a time. Ultimately party tricks like stage manager and flicking between desktops can't make up for physical area past a certain point. While this may matter more or less to various use cases, it's a very real advantage for the Air if you do need to max the physical display area, and it's a fantastic machine if you just want a solid MacBook with a nice, big display.
Another small step in the right direction for AAA Mac gaming. The dream is to take my PC away from my desk, and get down to one computer.
Let this man dream.
Let this man dream.