Overview
- Apple’s new 14-inch MacBook Pro with the M5 chip is now available in multiple markets, including India where it starts at ₹1,69,900 and is stocked at Apple’s online and retail stores.
- Reviewers highlight the M5 as an on-device AI upgrade, with a Neural Accelerator integrated into each GPU core and a 16‑core Neural Engine aimed at local LLMs and creative workflows.
- Independent testing cites around 20% CPU uplift and up to 35% GPU gains versus M4, while The Verge and PetaPixel measured SSD read and write speeds at just over twice those of the prior model.
- Apple claims up to 24 hours of battery life, and the laptop retains the mini‑LED 120 Hz display, expanded ports and active cooling, reinforcing that this is a chip and storage update rather than a redesign.
- Starter pricing matches the previous generation in some regions such as £1,599 in the UK, and retailers are discounting M3/M4 MacBook Pro and MacBook Air M4 models to clear inventory.