Laptops

What happened # Apple announced the MacBook Pro with M5 Pro and M5 Max chips on March 3, 2026, with pre-orders opening March 4 and general availability beginning March 11. The M5 Max represents a significant architectural shift from the M4 Max, moving from a 16-core CPU to an 18-core design featuring six “super cores” and 12 efficiency-focused performance cores. The M4 Max used a 14-core to 16-core design depending on configuration.

What happened # Apple announced the MacBook Neo on March 4, 2026, and released it a week later on March 11, 2026. The laptop starts at $599 for regular buyers and $499 for students, making it Apple’s most affordable MacBook in years. The device runs on the A18 Pro chip with a 6-core CPU and 5-core GPU, paired with 8GB unified memory and 256GB SSD storage in the base configuration.