Apple MacBook Pro 14" M5 (10-core CPU, 10-core GPU), 32GB/1TB — Space Black

The M5 MacBook Pro at its maximum memory: 32 GB of unified memory with a 1 TB SSD. Worth comparing carefully against the 15-core M5 Pro, which sits only slightly higher in price but ships with 24 GB — so the choice is genuinely between more memory on the M5 and more cores on the M5 Pro, not simply between a cheaper and a better machine.

If your work is memory-hungry rather than core-hungry — large photo libraries, many applications open at once, virtual machines, big datasets in a notebook — this is the configuration that suits it. The chip is a 10-core M5 with a 10-core GPU, a 16-core Neural Engine and 153GB/s of memory bandwidth.

The 14.2-inch Liquid Retina XDR display runs 3024 × 1964 at 254 ppi with ProMotion to 120 Hz, 1000 nits sustained and 1600 peak. Three Thunderbolt 4 ports, HDMI, SDXC, headphone and MagSafe 3, with Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.3, and a 72.4 Wh battery rated up to 24 hours of video streaming at 1.55 kg. Note: this unit is supplied without a power adapter. The MXN53 adapter must be purchased separately.