M5 MacBook Air & M5 Pro MacBook Pro Released by Apple
Apple has released spec-bumps to the MacBook Air and MacBook Pro lineup, bringing all of the laptops into the M5 chip world, with faster memory and storage. Additionally, the company has released two new 27″ Apple Studio Display models.
The updated Macs include nice new internal specs and options but are not redesigned, so the hardware enclosures and color options remain the same as prior models.
M5 MacBook Air
MacBook Air gains the M5 processor, larger base storage (512GB instead of 256GB) with faster read/write and options to upgrade to up to 4TB, and a higher price tag (starting at $1099), but disappointingly there’s no new color option this time around – however you’ll still have the sky blue, midnight blue, and starlight options to choose from. RAM options remain the same as well; 16GB, 24GB, 32GB.
The M5 MacBook Air 13″ starts at $1099, and the 15″ model starts at $1299.
Pre-orders are available on Wednesday, and will ship on March 11.
Check out the Apple press release page for more.
You can watch an Apple promo video for the M5 MacBook Air below:
MacBook Pro with M5 Pro and M5 Max Chips
The MacBook Pro lineup also has received spec bumps, bringing the M5 Pro chip and M5 Max option to the laptop line. Aside from faster chips, there are also higher RAM options (up to 64GB on the M5 Pro), and faster SSD speeds. The Pro lineup is still offered in Space Black and Silver color options.
The 14″ MacBook Pro with M5 Pro starts at $2,199, while the 16″ model starts at $2,699.
The new MacBook Pro will ship on March 11, and you can pre-order it starting tomorrow.
If you want to read all the fun marketing lingo and get more details, check out the Apple press release page here.
You can watch Apple’s promotional video for the new MacBook Pro series here:
New 27″ Studio Displays
Apple has released two new displays in 27″, the Studio Display and Studio Display XDR.
The standard model has a 60hz refresh rate, while the XDR model has a 27″ mini-LED backlit display in 5k resolution with 2000 nits of brightness, and a 120hz refresh rate.
The Studio Display is available for $1599 and the XDR for $3299, and are available next week.
You can check out the press release for more.
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Yesterday, Apple released the new spec-bumped M4 iPad Air lineup, along with the iPhone 17e model.
Apple is expected to launch an all new “MacBook Neo”, a smaller lower end MacBook model that is rumored to be available in various colorful options, tomorrow.
Additionally, iOS 26.3.1, iPadOS 26.3.1, and macOS Tahoe 26.3.1 are expected to launch soon to support the new hardware as well.
