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March 3, 2026
Apple announces M5 MacBook Air and updated MacBook Pro
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TL;DR
- New M5 MacBook Air features double the base storage (512GB) and max storage (4TB) compared to the M4 model.
- The M5 MacBook Air offers 2x faster read/write performance and supports Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6.
- MacBook Air models see a $100 price increase, starting at $1,099 for the 13-inch and $1,299 for the 15-inch.
- Updated MacBook Pro models include M5 Pro and M5 Max chips with up to 18-core CPUs and 40-core GPUs.
- All M5 MacBook Pro models now start with 1TB of storage, a significant increase from the previous 512GB.
- MacBook Pro models have also increased in price, with the base 14-inch model starting at $1,699.
- Preorders for the new Macs start March 4th, and they will be available in stores on March 11th.
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