Ars Technica
It's a weird time to buy a laptop, but the new MacBook Pro doesn't skimp on quality
xCruzo Brief
Apple’s new MacBook Pro delivers standout display quality and strong hardware, but the timing and price make it a tougher buy than usual. The laptop is set up for 24 hours of battery life (with conservative use), keeps familiar ports—three Thunderbolt, one HDMI, one SDXC slot, and MagSafe—and uses the N1 chip for Wi‑Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6. It offers M5 Pro and M5 Max options, and benchmark performance appears similar to the prior model. The biggest question is future-proof AI inference, as Apple is reportedly skipping M6 Pro/Max variants introduced earlier. Touchscreen returns for the first time in years.
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