Apple's First M5 Laptop Is The 14-inch Macbook Pro

In a alteration of strategy compared to past year (and as it teased earlier), Apple has announced its caller entry-level 14-inch M5 MacBook Pro separately from nan upcoming M5 Pro and M5 Max versions. The caller model, starting astatine $1,599, arrives alongside nan caller 11- and 13-inch iPad Pros that stock nan aforesaid M5 processor.

In nan past, Apple has favored launching its full MacBook Pro lineup astatine once, arsenic it did successful 2024 pinch nan M4, M4 Pro and M4 Max models. However, it whitethorn person decided to merchandise nan M5 exemplary now truthful it could get a jump commencement connected sales, since nan M5 Pro and M5 Max versions are reportedly still respective months away. Apple whitethorn person besides decided connected a low-key merchandise since nan M5 MacBook Pro is mostly unchanged from nan erstwhile model.

With that, nan accent is squarely connected nan M5 spot and its other performance. Reportedly due to costs reasons, Apple decided to usage nan aforesaid 3-nanometer fab process for nan M5 arsenic it did for nan M4. The caller spot has 10 GPU cores and 10 CPU cores.

The 14-inch M5 MacBook Pro is now disposable for pre-order starting astatine $1,599 pinch 16GB representation and 512GB storage. Shipping will commencement October 22.