
We’ve been busy testing many new MacBooks, ranging from the new MacBook Air with the M5 processor that’s $1,099, going all the way up the $6,149 16-inch MacBook Pro with the M5 Max chip. While these computers are identical in design to last year’s models, they have some things in common: neither delivers a significant lead over their M4 counterparts, although their faster SSDs might be enough reason for folks with older laptops to consider upgrading. We’ll have full reviews of both laptops soon; in the meantime, here are the benchmarks.
The biggest actual change: Apple claims that its 2026 models can deliver “up to 2x” the sustained read a …
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