Apple MacBook Pro 14-inch (M5/M5 Pro/M5 Max): a small upgrade unless you love AI
Apple MacBook Pro 14-inch (M5/M5 Pro/M5 Max): Two-minute review With the initial release of the MacBook Pro 14-inch (M5) at the tail-end of 2025, Apple seemed to have settled into a reliable pattern. Coming pretty much exactly a year after the MacBook Pro 14-inch (M4, 2024) , very few people were surprised by the reveal of the M5 chip and 14-inch MacBook Pro. However, there are a few things that are different this time around. Alongside the launch of the Apple MacBook Pro 14-inch (M5, 2025), Apple also revealed the iPad Pro (M5, 2025) , unlike with the M4 generation, when Apple launched the iPad Pro around half a year before any Macs or MacBooks got the M4 . @techradar ♬ original sound - TechRadar So, it’s good to see the MacBook reclaiming its role as a showcase device for Apple’s M-series chips – but there are a few other odd things about this launch. For a start, there’s still no sign of an M5-powered Mac mini or iMac, and we had to wait until March 2026 for the M5 Pro an...