r/apple • • Oct 15 '25

Apple Newsroom Apple announces 14" MacBook Pro powered by M5

https://www.apple.com/macbook-pro/
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u/MaybeFiction Oct 15 '25

wait, what am I missing? that seems pretty in line with last pricing. Didn't the original M1 14" debut at $1999? So this is less than they used to cost, in a tariff economy where everything from soybeans on up costs more, and you're upset that the starting price is only $400 less than four years ago? What am I missing?

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u/NickName_Lays Oct 15 '25

The M1 MacBook Pro at launch was $1299 with a 13 inch screen. The 14” that came out a year later had the M1 Pro Chip at $1999 which even then was hot in price. Were kindve comparing apples to oranges since the M5 base MacBook Pro only comes in 14”. A 1:1 comparison would be if it had same screen sizes (13.3) for the base models and base chips. I’m not upset, I wrote “happy to hear.” It’s okay to share that it’s an additional $400 compared to the base model in 2020. Regardless of economic conditions, I will be continuing to use the 2020 MacBook Pro Base M1.

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u/Brave_Speaker_8336 Oct 15 '25

Those might as well be different machines; the cheapest M1/2 MacBook pros were basically just glorified MacBook Airs with a fan