Apple Unveils M5 Pro and M5 Max MacBook Pros and First New Monitors in Years

Apple announced its most significant hardware refresh in years on Tuesday, unveiling MacBook Pro laptops powered by the new M5 Pro and M5 Max chips alongside the company's first new display products since the Studio Display launched in 2022. The M5 Pro and M5 Max represent 'surprisingly big departures from older Apple Silicon,' with substantial improvements in performance, efficiency, and memory bandwidth that position the new machines as serious workstations for video editors, developers, and creative professionals. Apple also refreshed the MacBook Air with the standard M5 chip, doubled base storage across the lineup, and introduced the Studio Display XDR — a long-requested premium monitor option. The announcements came alongside Monday's iPhone 17e and M4 iPad Air launches, making this the most product-dense week in Apple's recent history.