Apple often releases a second wave of smaller new products in October after the dust has settled from the September iPhone announcement, and this year that wave revolves around its brand new M5 chip. The first Mac to receive the new processor will be new 14-inch MacBook Prowhich the company announced today on its press site along with the new iPad Pro M5 and an updated version of the Vision Pro headset.
But unlike the latest MacBook Pro updates, Apple isn't ready to release M5 Pro and Max versions of the more expensive 14-inch MacBook Pro and 16-inch MacBook Pro. These models will continue to use the M4 Pro and M4 Max for now, and we probably shouldn't expect an update for them until next year.
Apart from the M5, the 14-inch MacBook Pro M5 has almost the same specifications as the previous M4. It has a 14-inch screen with a notch, ProMotion support and a resolution of 3024 x 1964, three USB-C/Thunderbolt 4 ports, an HDMI port, an SD card slot and a 12 MP Center Stage webcam. It still weighs 3.4 pounds, and Apple still reckons the battery should last for “up to 16 hours” of wireless web browsing and up to 24 hours of video streaming. The main internal difference is the 4TB storage upgrade option, which will cost you $1,200 if you upgrade from the base 512GB SSD.
