Apple MacBook Pro 14-inch M5 512GB

The 14-inch MacBook Pro is the step up from an Air for people who need the display and the ports rather than more raw speed. It has an XDR screen with real HDR brightness, a 120Hz refresh rate, an HDMI output and an SD card slot, so a camera card and a projector both plug straight in.

What you get

14.2-inch Liquid Retina XDR display with a 1,000,000:1 contrast ratio , so HDR footage shows genuine highlights instead of a flat grey approximation

ProMotion adaptive refresh up to 120Hz , which makes scrolling and timeline scrubbing look smooth rather than stepped

HDMI output and an SDXC card slot built in , so a camera card or a meeting-room projector connects without carrying a dongle

Apple M5 with a 10-core CPU and 10-core GPU , enough for editing, compiling and heavy multitasking on battery

Up to 24 hours of video streaming , the longest battery life Apple puts in a laptop

512GB SSD and 16GB unified memory , a working baseline rather than a starter configuration

Three-microphone array and a six-speaker system , so client calls and rough audio review both work without accessories

MagSafe 3 charging , which frees both Thunderbolt ports for drives and displays while the laptop charges

Specs

• Chip: Apple M5, 10-core CPU, 10-core GPU

• Memory: 16GB unified

• Storage: 512GB SSD

• Display: 14.2-inch Liquid Retina XDR, 3024 x 1964, ProMotion up to 120Hz, 1,000,000:1 contrast

• Camera: 12MP Center Stage

• Ports: MagSafe 3, two Thunderbolt 4 (USB-C), HDMI, SDXC card slot, 3.5mm headphone jack

• Battery: up to 24 hours video streaming

• Weight: 3.4 lb

• Nano-texture display: optional on this model

In the box

• MacBook Pro

• USB-C power adapter

• USB-C to MagSafe 3 cable