Apple MacBook Pro M5 Series Launches With £1,699 Starting Price

TL;DR: Apple’s new MacBook Pro starts at £1,699, offering a 70% multicore performance increase and up to 16 hours of battery life for routine tasks.

Apple has refreshed its workhorse MacBook Pro line with the M5 chip family to meet the demands of professional users. The update introduces a new tier of processing power while maintaining the durable aluminum design and high-resolution screen that define the series.

The 14-inch MacBook Pro base model starts at £1,699, with the M5 Pro model priced at £2,199 and the M5 Max model at £3,599. Choosing the M5 Pro boosts multicore processing performance by roughly 70% and doubles graphics capability, while the M5 Max doubles the GPU cores again to deliver workstation-level output. In testing, the 14-inch model with the M5 Max chip achieved approximately 16 hours of battery life during light activities like web browsing and word processing, plus several additional hours handling photo editing.

The new chips also integrate faster wireless connectivity, including wifi 7, and utilize Thunderbolt 5 ports for high-speed accessory support. The result is a mobile device that can deliver raw performance comparable to desktop workstations while remaining fully operational on battery power. What to watch next is how these performance and efficiency gains influence adoption in creative and enterprise workflows.