As earlier than, the 11-inch iPad Professional prices $999, and the 13-inch iPad Professional begins at $1,299. They’re appropriate with the Apple Pencil Professional, Apple Pencil USB-C, Magic Keyboard, and Good Folio.
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The New MacBook Professional
Apparently, Apple didn’t utterly revamp its MacBook Professional lineup with the M5 chip. As a substitute, there’s only one new mannequin: a 14-inch MacBook Professional with 4 storage choices (512 GB, 1 TB, 2 TB, or 4 TB) and three unified reminiscence choices (16, 24, or 32 GB). The bottom model begins at $1,599, like earlier than, however in the event you max out all the upgrades, it could possibly price as a lot as $3,369. We’ll probably see M5 Professional and M5 Max chip choices in 2026 alongside a 16-inch MacBook Professional.
You may see comparable pace will increase like on the iPad Professional M5—3.5X sooner AI efficiency, 1.6X sooner graphics over the prior M4-powered MacBook Professional, and 2X sooner SSD efficiency. In any other case, this is similar 14-inch MacBook as earlier than, with the claimed “24-hour” battery life, mini-LED show with the nano-texture glass possibility, a six-speaker system, and a 12-MP webcam. There are three Thunderbolt 4 ports, an HDMI, an SDXC slot, a headphone jack, and the MagSafe charging port.
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The New Imaginative and prescient Professional
Extensively considered a miss with customers, Apple’s Imaginative and prescient Professional mixed-reality headset is again however with no main modifications to the {hardware}. Effectively, there is a new head strap: the Twin Knit Band. It is included within the field, and Apple says it is tender and cushioned, permitting for a comfier match. The headset is now powered by the M5 chip, which permits sooner efficiency, sharper particulars all through visionOS 26, and higher battery life. Particularly, Apple says the M5 renders 10 % extra pixels on the micro-OLED shows than earlier than, and the refresh price can even leap as much as 120 Hz.
Battery life is now two and a half hours of normal use, versus simply two hours on the unique Imaginative and prescient Professional. That extends to a few hours with video playback.
Sadly, the value stays agency at $3,499. It is arriving proper earlier than Samsung is predicted to unveil its Android XR mixed-reality headset, Mission Moohan, which is able to hopefully include a cheaper price tag.
