Overview
- Units began shipping on Friday and early reviews praise the PROLED tandem OLED for much higher peak brightness, deeper blacks and accurate color while describing touch as an occasional, optional input.
- Apple priced the 14-inch PROLED M5 Pro at $2,899 and the 16-inch at $3,399, leaving a roughly $700–$900 premium over entry M6 models that start at $1,999 and trade touch and some display gains for lower cost.
- M5 Pro/Max configurations retain higher CPU/GPU core counts and a larger unified memory ceiling (up to 64GB) while M6 models top out at 32GB, a distinction that affects heavy video, 3D work and running large local AI models.
- iFixit's teardown showed Apple uses four LEDs and a diffuser for the glowing logo, and confirmed the SSD and unified memory are soldered to the logic board, earning the laptop a 5 out of 10 repairability score.
- Reader polls and analysis show split demand driven by price and use case, and some reviewers say Windows laptops with larger RAM options and dedicated AI chips may be better value for users who need local AI headroom.