{"id":218661,"date":"2025-10-17T01:46:09","date_gmt":"2025-10-17T01:46:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/218661\/"},"modified":"2025-10-17T01:46:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T01:46:09","slug":"new-14-inch-macbook-pro-has-two-key-upgrades-beyond-the-m5-chip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/218661\/","title":{"rendered":"New 14-Inch MacBook Pro Has Two Key Upgrades Beyond the M5 Chip"},"content":{"rendered":"

Apple on Wednesday updated the 14-inch MacBook Pro<\/a> base model with an M5 chip, and there are two key storage-related upgrades beyond that chip bump.<\/p>\n

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First, Apple says the new 14-inch MacBook Pro offers up to 2\u00d7 faster SSD performance than the equivalent previous-generation model, so read and write speeds should get a significant boost. Apple says it is using “the latest storage technology,” but it did not provide any further details, and there are no SSD benchmark results yet.<\/p>\n

Second, Apple says the 14-inch MacBook Pro base model can now be configured with up to 4TB of storage, whereas the highest storage capacity offered for the equivalent previous-generation model was 2TB. However, the highest-end 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models with M4 Max chips can be configured with up to 8TB of storage.<\/p>\n

The new 14-inch MacBook Pro can be pre-ordered now, and it launches Wednesday, October 22. In the U.S., pricing for this model continues to start at $1,599.<\/p>\n

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