Apple Rumored to Launch MacBook Pro With M5 Chip Before M5 Pro and M5 Max Models

[AdamHarbour]

We’re not going to launch phones together , we’re not going to release MacBook Pros together , we’re making it harder for consumers to buy the right product ……. Steve wanted simplicity, we want confusion and complexity…… ❤️ Tim

 

[Corefile]

So if they don't release something, you might not buy the thing that wasn't released.

Got it.

If the basics pass you by then I can't help you. Remedial English comprehension might help you.

 

[tenthousandthings]

Actually, that's often not been their strategy.

For instance, had they wished, they obviously could have released the M4 Max Studio at the same time as the M4 Max MacBook Pro, particularly since it used the same case as the M2 Studio. Yet they delayed it so they could release it at the same time as the M4 Ultra Studio.

I.e., you could just as well say "There's no reason to hold back the M4 Max Studio just because the M4 Ultra chip isn't yet ready". Yet they did hold it back. So there must have been some reason.

I'm not saying they will or won't hold back the base M5 MacBook Pro, just that Apple does sometimes does hold back product releases for non-engineering reasons.

Similarly the M5 Mini will probably be held until the M5 Pro Mini is ready.

I think the point is that Apple may have learned something when they launched M4 in the iPad Pro without also launching it in the base M4 MacBook Pro. They want Snapdragon X2 Elite laptop comparisons to be made to the MacBook Pro with its active cooling system, not the passive iPad Pro.

 

[anthony13]

Bummer if true my company was waiting till the end of the month to pull the trigger on new machines. Won’t be able to wait any longer on at least some as we are short.

 

[dougnash]

I don't entirely understand who might buy a base (any generation) MBP. For the vast majority of folks, the Macbook Air is all the laptop they would need. But for "power" users - design, animation, engineering; the Max chips are the only way to go.

 

[johannnn]

It's pretty frustrating as one of the relatively few people who is willing to spend $2-3K on a laptop to see the flagship chips go into iPads and lower-end Mac laptops.

Huh? They will start with MacBook Pro and iPad Pro

 

[Jumpthesnark]

If the basics pass you by then I can't help you. Remedial English comprehension might help you.

Hey, you're the one who said you would refuse to buy a thing that Apple doesn't release, not me.

Enjoy what you buy or enjoy not buying things you don't buy. Either way.

 

[smulji]

I don't entirely understand who might buy a base (any generation) MBP. For the vast majority of folks, the Macbook Air is all the laptop they would need. But for "power" users - design, animation, engineering; the Max chips are the only way to go.

The base MBP is essentially a nicer MBA: better speakers, better screen, better sustained performance because of the fan, more standard ports included. There is definitely a buyer for this.

 

[bigandtasty]

So, sounds like they way they released M4, prior to M4Pro and M4Max.

Same same

 

[jb333]

If only a single model is going to launch now, don't think there will be any event. iPad Pro with M5 is also a very minor update. Will be nice if Apple releases a 16" MacBook Pro with base M series chip. Don't think that will ever happen though.

Why do you think they havent or wont release a base 16 macbook pro?

 

[jb333]

The base MBP is essentially a nicer MBA: better speakers, better screen, better sustained performance because of the fan, more standard ports included. There is definitely a buyer for this.

wish they would release a base 16 macbook pro

 

[smulji]

wish they would release a base 16 macbook pro

Agreed.

 

[turbineseaplane]

Agreed.

Me too … I basically want Air-ish specs with as big and as nice of a screen as possible

 

[MRSugarD]

They're more than "just minor". From the article,

"An early unboxing video for the next iPad Pro already revealed that the M5 chip will offer up to 12% faster multi-core CPU performance, and up to 36% faster graphics performance, compared to the M4 chip in the current iPad Pro."

Yeah, exactly a minor chip upgrade. Only.