{"id":49640,"date":"2025-10-15T14:49:13","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T18:49:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/?p=49640"},"modified":"2026-02-09T13:46:50","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T18:46:50","slug":"macbook-pro-m5-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2025\/10\/15\/macbook-pro-m5-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"MacBook Pro (M5, 2025)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Apple<\/a> (Hacker News<\/a>, MacRumors<\/a>, Slashdot<\/a>):<\/p>\n

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With M5, the 14-inch MacBook Pro gets even faster, more capable, and delivers a huge leap in AI performance.<\/p>\n

[…]<\/p>\n

Additionally, it offers phenomenal battery life of up to 24 hours, so users can take their pro workflows anywhere. With the latest storage technology, the new 14-inch MacBook Pro with M5 brings faster SSD performance than the previous generation for tasks like importing RAW image files or exporting large videos.<\/p>\n

[…]<\/p>\n

Altogether, the 14-inch MacBook Pro with M5 delivers an industry-leading combination of capabilities for the same starting price of $1,599 — making it an even better value and upgrade for current and new Mac users.<\/p>\n

[…]<\/p>\n

Up to 2.1x faster build performance when compiling code in Xcode when compared to the 13‑inch MacBook Pro with M1, and up to 1.2x faster than the 14-inch MacBook Pro with M4.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

Andrew Cunningham<\/a>:<\/p>\n

But unlike the last couple MacBook Pro refreshes, Apple isn’t ready with Pro and Max versions of the M5 for higher-end 14-inch MacBook Pros and 16-inch MacBook Pros. Those models will continue to use the M4 Pro and M4 Max for now, and we probably shouldn’t expect an update for them until sometime next year.<\/p>

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Aside from the M5, the 14-inch M5 MacBook Pro has essentially identical specs to the outgoing M4 version. It has a notched 14-inch screen with ProMotion support and a 3024×1964 resolution, 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 estimates 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 an option for a 4TB storage upgrade, which will run you $1,200 if you’re upgrading from the base 512GB SSD.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n

John Voorhees<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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Although I’m impatient to see what an M5 Pro and M5 Max MacBook Pro are capable of, and I’m dying to see a Mac Studio configured with the M5 generation of chips, I’m glad Apple didn’t wait to release the M5 in the 14” MacBook Pro. If the chip is ready, why not?<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

Marcin Krzyzanowski<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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MacBook Pro M5 comes without a charger in the Europe (not eu), and with a charger in the US. for the same base price 🤡<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

Tobi<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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EU requires that buyers have the option to buy products without a charging brick. Apple just decided to remove it entirely to fulfill that requirement.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

Rosyna Keller<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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The new iPad gets the N1 but the MBP is stuck with Bluetooth 5.x?!<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

Previously:<\/p>\n