Apple’s latest M5 chip, the newest addition to its Silicon family that powers MacBooks and iPads, has finally made its long-awaited debut – exclusive to the 14‑inch MacBook Pro for its laptop range.
The new entry-level MacBook Pro with M5 features a next-generation GPU with a Neural Accelerator in each core that delivers up to 3.5 times the AI (artificial intelligence) performance, with up to 1.6 times faster graphics than the M4. With claimed battery performance of up to 24 hours and a faster SSD drive, the base model, which comes with a 10-Core CPU, 10-Core GPU, 16GB of Unified Memory and 512GB of SSD storage is priced at S$2,199 with pre-orders starting from Friday, 17 October.
Available in Space Black and Silver, the top-of-the-line model, which comes with 32GB of Unified Memory and 4TB storage is priced at S$4,599, or slight more than double the price of the base model.
Aside from the CPU, almost everything else remains the same compared to the version before, the M4 MacBook Pro 14. Both come with a Liquid Retina XDR display with 3,024 x 1,964 pixel display, XDR brightness at 1,000 nits and 1,600 nits peak with HDR content, along with the same 12MP Center Stage camera, a six-speaker audio system, Thunderbolt 4 ports (x3) and Apple Intelligence capabilities.
Aside from the MacBook Pro 15, Apple also announced the new M5 powered iPad Pro line-up for the 11 and 13-inch models, as well as the Apple Vision Pro with M5. While previous years saw Apple also launch the Pro and Max versions of its latest chips at the start, it seems that the company is saving the best it has for a later date, likely in 2026.
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