Apple The latest wave of MacBook products are officially on sale, equipped with M5 chips MacBook Air With M5 Pro/M5 Max MacBook Pro Appear simultaneously. There are many things worth noting, from price, delivery time to optional details. Especially between specification upgrades and actual selling prices, there are also some details that are easily overlooked. If you are planning to replace your laptop recently, this new wave of new products actually has many highlights worth studying.
M5 MacBook Air, M5 Pro/M5 Max MacBook Pro are officially on sale! Understand the arrival time and purchasing key points at once
Today (13th), the M5 MacBook Air is also officially open for pre-order in Taiwan. This time it is also available in 13-inch and 15-inch sizes, with prices starting from 35,900 yuan and 42,900 yuan respectively. Educational discounts start at 32,590 yuan and 39,590 yuan.
If you just upgrade the chip, the 13-inch version can be received as soon as 4/21. However, as long as it is the default configuration or has additional options, such as upgraded memory or SSD, most of them will arrive around April 24th.
There is a very important detail here that many people will overlook at first. When you select memory or SSD, the system will automatically upgrade the chip to the full version M5, which is a 10-core CPU paired with a 10-core GPU. In other words, the entry-level 13-inch version can actually only maintain 16GB memory and 512GB SSD. If you want to upgrade it, you will also increase the chip level.
The appearance of the M5 MacBook Air has basically remained unchanged, maintaining a thin and light design and two sizes of 13.6 inches and 15.3 inches. However, there are still several things worth noting about the internal upgrade. The first is the storage performance. SSD read and write speeds are directly increased to 2 times the original, and the starting capacity also starts from 512GB, with a maximum option of 4TB. Next is the wireless connection part. Apple’s self-developed N1 chip is introduced to support Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6. It will have more advantages in high-speed network and multi-device connections in the future.
As for the display screen, speakers, lenses and port configurations, they almost maintain the same level as the previous generation. Overall, it is a performance upgrade-oriented update.
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MacBook Pro goes on sale at the same time, performance gamers can buy it directly
On the other hand, M5 Pro MacBook Pro and M5 Max MacBook Pro are also open for order simultaneously. The price starts from 74,900 yuan, and the M5 Max starts from 119,900 yuan. Education discounts start from 69,790 yuan and 109,890 yuan respectively.
The arrival time is mostly between 4/24 and 4/25. However, if you choose a high-end configuration, such as M5 Max with 64GB or more of memory, it may be delayed to early May. Please pay special attention to this before placing an order.
The positioning of this generation of MacBook Pro is still very clear, that is, for users who need high-performance work. The appearance remains in two sizes, 14 inches and 16 inches, and the colors are space black and silver. The biggest highlight is that it is fully equipped with M5 Pro or M5 Max chips, and performance is naturally the core of this upgrade.
The storage aspect has also evolved simultaneously. The M5 Pro model starts from 1TB, and the M5 Max starts directly from 2TB, and also provides faster SSD read and write speeds. The connectivity capability is introduced with the N1 wireless chip, which supports Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6. Thunderbolt 5 is also added, which will be more convenient for users who need high-speed external devices.
In addition, the Nano Texture glass screen, keyboard configuration and various customization options are quite complete. It is basically a work machine that can be completely customized according to your needs.
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Conclusion
The direction of the M5 series MacBook update this time is actually very clear, which is to improve the performance and basic specifications by a notch while keeping the appearance almost unchanged. For daily users, MacBook Air can already meet most needs, and there are some small options that can save a little budget. If you are a video editor or a heavy worker, then MacBook Pro is still a more stable choice.
Overall, this wave of updates does not have many fancy changes, but it will be more solid in terms of actual use experience. If you happen to be waiting to see when to change your phone, now is actually a time to seriously consider it.
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Source: KOCPC Chinese