{"id":219920,"date":"2026-03-04T16:25:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T21:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/04\/hands-on-with-the-macbook-pro-m5-apple-hides-a-monster-inside\/"},"modified":"2026-03-04T16:37:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T21:37:07","slug":"hands-on-with-the-macbook-pro-m5-apple-hides-a-monster-inside","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/04\/hands-on-with-the-macbook-pro-m5-apple-hides-a-monster-inside\/","title":{"rendered":"Hands On With the MacBook Pro M5: Apple Hides a Monster Inside"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcmag.com\/news\/hands-on-with-the-macbook-pro-m5-apple-hides-a-monster-inside\">Hands On With the MacBook Pro M5: Apple Hides a Monster Inside<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcmag.com\/news\/hands-on-with-the-macbook-pro-m5-apple-hides-a-monster-inside\">https:\/\/www.pcmag.com\/news\/hands-on-with-the-macbook-pro-m5-apple-hides-a-monster-inside<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-03-04 16:25:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.pcmag.com\">www.pcmag.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The MacBook Pro just received its major 2026 upgrade with the switch to newly unveiled M5 Max and M5 Pro processors. At Apple&#8217;s New York launch event (with the Pro showcased alongside the MacBook Neo and the 2026, M5-equipped MacBook Air), I got some hands on time with the MacBook Pro, in both 14- and 16-inch sizes. The MacBook Pro received some substantial changes, but you wouldn&#8217;t know it just by looking at it, since the exterior design is identical to the previous version&#8230;and the one before that.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"font-stretch-ultra-condensed text-xl font-semibold leading-tight md:text-2xl\">Check Out the New MacBook Pros&#8230;<\/h3>\n<p><h3 class=\"font-stretch-ultra-condensed line-clamp-3 text-base font-semibold md:w-full\">\n                                    Apple MacBook Pro 14-Inch (2026, M5)<br \/>\n                                <\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p>                                                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"order-last mx-auto my-0 max-h-full w-[120px] min-w-[120px] shrink-0 overflow-hidden object-contain object-center md:order-first\" src=\"https:\/\/i.pcmag.com\/imagery\/products\/05ph4S4vZd5Q1LE9Wlor09B.fit_lim.size_120x68.v1772657722.jpg\" data-lazy-sized=\"\" alt=\"Apple MacBook Pro 16-Inch (2026, M5 Pro)\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h3 class=\"font-stretch-ultra-condensed line-clamp-3 text-base font-semibold md:w-full\">\n                                    Apple MacBook Pro 16-Inch (2026, M5 Pro)<br \/>\n                                <\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"design-and-feel-the-old-reliable-pro\">Design and Feel: The Old Reliable Pro<\/h2>\n<p>Apple&#8217;s chassis design hasn&#8217;t changed, but its updated Fusion processor packaging and the massive jump in base storage make this the most significant internal overhaul we&#8217;ve seen in years. The outside remains the same: a sleek aluminum exterior in low-key, business-friendly shades of anodized aluminum.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i.pcmag.com\/imagery\/articles\/0662mZwz9lUy3ODIBoL2Jta-3.jpg\" data-lazy-sized=\"\" alt=\"Apple MacBook Pro M5 Pro M5 Max\" data-image-path=\"articles\/0662mZwz9lUy3ODIBoL2Jta-3.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n    (Credit: Brian&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcmag.com\/news\/hands-on-with-the-macbook-pro-m5-apple-hides-a-monster-inside\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hands On With the MacBook Pro M5: Apple Hides a Monster Inside https:\/\/www.pcmag.com\/news\/hands-on-with-the-macbook-pro-m5-apple-hides-a-monster-inside Publish Date:&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":219921,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/i.pcmag.com\/imagery\/articles\/0662mZwz9lUy3ODIBoL2Jta-1.fit_lim.size_1200x630.v1772653742.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[50,51],"class_list":["post-219920","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-macintosh","tag-macbook-air","tag-macbook-pro"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/219920"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=219920"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/219920\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":219922,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/219920\/revisions\/219922"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/219921"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=219920"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=219920"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=219920"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}