Critic Score
What's this?based on 7 expert reviews
Pros
- Solid performance for price(3)
- Excellent battery life (24+ hours)(2)
- Enhanced gpu capabilities(2)
Cons
- Expensive(3)
- No thunderbolt 5 or wi-fi 7(2)
- Severe thermal throttling(2)
7 Publication Reviews
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The 2025 MacBook Pro 14-Inch looks identical to its predecessor, but the M5 chip delivers vastly amped-up AI and graphics muscle, vaulting Apple's 'basic' power MacBook into a new class of mighty mach...
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The MacBook Pro 14-inch M5 has fixed my biggest MacBook problem, and I’m never going back
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The M5 MacBook Pro 14 delivers excellent performance and display quality, with meaningful GPU improvements for AI and ray-traced graphics, though gaming gains are limited by the 10-core GPU.
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The MacBook Pro M5 Max is incredibly powerful and excels at intensive tasks like AI model training and video editing, though it's heavy and expensive.
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Apple's performance improvements with the M5 in the MacBook Pro make it a strong option for people in need of an upgrade, and we appreciate the faster storage.
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The 14-inch MacBook Pro with M5 chip is Apple's entrenched, well-worn, and still elegant stepping stone into 2026.
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The new MacBook Pro 14 with the M5 Max SoC is problematic and while you get familiar advantages like the excellent chassis design, modern ports, excellent speakers, great Mini-LED panel (with a matte ...
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