Apple has announced its new entry-level 14-inch M5 MacBook Pro separately from the upcoming M5 Pro and M5 Max versions. The latest model starts at $1,599, the same as last year's M4-powered model. It arrives alongside new 11- and 13-inch iPad Pros and a refreshed Apple Vision Pro that have the same M5 chipset.

Apple has been using this laptop design for about four years now, since it released the M1 Pro and M1 Max versions of the MacBook Pro in late 2021. But for people who are upgrading from an older design—Apple did use the old Intel-era design, Touch Bar and all, for the low-end M1 and M2 MacBook Pros, after all—we’ll quickly hit the highlights.

The MacBook Pro M5 proves that Apple’s focus on refinement over reinvention can still deliver a near-perfect balance of form and function.

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We've seen a slew of new Apple products hit shelves in the last couple of months, from yet another new iPhone to a much-needed AirPods Pro upgrade to an M5 chip debut in the form of a new iPad and MacBook.

The combination of powerful new hardware and the revamped iPadOS 26 makes the iPad Pro closer than ever to a real laptop replacement. But at what cost?