MacBook Pro M5: Powerful, but worth waiting for
I think I’ll wait until next year, when there are rumored to be major updates to the MacBook Pro platform, even though my MacBook Pro M2 Max 1 TB is starting to show its age, especially the battery… 🪫 surely it can make it… just 1 more year 😅
MacBook Pro M5 (2025) delivers surprisingly strong all-round performance, solid battery life and classic sleek Apple polish. Great buy at S$2,199—unless pricey RAM/storage upgrades and fingerprint-prone black bug you.
Summary
The 2025 Apple MacBook Pro with the base M5 chip delivers strong all-round performance, good battery life, and Apple’s familiar sleek design. The review says it offers noticeable improvements and feels nearly as capable as the earlier M4 Pro model despite using a non-Pro chip. Main drawbacks are the high cost of storage and memory upgrades and fingerprint smudges on the black version.
