Apple Macbook Pro Buying Guide

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^{Apple Intelligence and Siri AI: Apple Intelligence is available with Siri and device language set to Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish or Vietnamese. Some features may not be available in all regions or languages. Siri AI is available in beta in macOS 27 and requires an Apple Intelligence–enabled device set to a supported language. Available in English, French, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese and Spanish to start. Siri AI will not be initially available in the EU on iOS, iPadOS and watchOS. Siri AI is not available for users under 13. Certain Apple Intelligence features that rely on server-side models are subject to daily usage limits, including but not limited to Siri AI, Intelligent Photo Editing Tools, Image Playground and AFM 3 Cloud models in Shortcuts. Daily limits may vary by feature, request complexity, system demand, system policies and other factors. Expanded access to such features will be available for a fee in the future. Use of these features is subject to the Apple Intelligence terms and conditions. Learn more at support.apple.com/en-au/148587.}

^{Apple One Offer: Offer available to new and qualified returning subscribers with new eligible devices for a limited time only. Includes only subscriptions that you are not currently using through a free trial or subscription. One offer per Apple Account and Family Sharing group. Plan automatically renews at your region’s price per month until cancelled. Restrictions and other terms apply; see apple.com/au/promo for more information.}

^{Apps: Apps shown may be available on the App Store; some software may be sold separately. Some apps and services may require a subscription.}

^{Display: Screen size is measured diagonally. Actual diagonal screen size of the 24‑inch iMac is 23.5 inches. The displays on the MacBook Neo, 13‑inch and 15‑inch MacBook Air, and 14‑inch and 16‑inch MacBook Pro have rounded corners at the top. When measured as a standard rectangular shape, the screens are 13.0 inches, 13.6 inches, 15.3 inches, 14.2 inches and 16.2 inches diagonally (actual viewable area is less). The displays on the 14‑inch and 16‑inch MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR Display have rounded corners. When measured as a standard rectangular shape, the screens are 14.2 inches and 16.3 inches diagonally (actual viewable area is less).}

^{Display Brightness: Sustained full-screen brightness up to 1,000 nits in temperatures less than 25° C.}

^{FaceTime: FaceTime calling requires a FaceTime-enabled device for the caller and recipient, and a Wi‑Fi connection. Availability over a mobile network depends on carrier policies; data charges may apply.}

^{Feature, App and Service Availability: Features are subject to change. Some features, applications and services may not be available in regions or all languages.}

^{Live Activities: Available on Mac computers with Apple silicon and Intel‑based Mac computers with a T2 Security Chip. Requires that your iPhone and Mac are signed in with the same Apple Account using two-factor authentication, your iPhone and Mac are near each other and have Bluetooth® and Wi‑Fi turned on, and your Mac is not using AirPlay or Sidecar. Some iPhone features (such as camera and microphone) are not compatible with iPhone Mirroring.}

^{Power and Battery: Battery life varies by use and configuration; see apple.com/au/batteries for more information. Up to 24 hours applies to the 16‑inch MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR Display with Apple M5 Pro.}

^{Storage: Actual formatted capacity of SSD storage is less.}

^{Touch ID: Magic Keyboard with Touch ID is included with iMac (M6) systems with 12‑core GPU, iMac (M4) systems with 10‑core GPU, iMac (M3) systems with 10‑core GPU and iMac (M1) systems with 8‑core GPU. It is available as an option on iMac (M6) systems with 10‑core GPU, iMac (M4) systems with 8‑core GPU, iMac (M3) systems with 8‑core GPU and iMac (M1) systems with 7‑core GPU.}

^{Up to 13 More Hours Battery Life than the 15- or 16‑inch Intel‑Based MacBook Pro: Testing conducted by Apple in September 2026 using preproduction 16‑inch MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR Display systems with Apple M5 Pro, 18‑core CPU, 20‑core GPU, 48GB of unified memory and 2TB SSD. Wireless web battery life tested by browsing 25 popular websites while connected to Wi‑Fi. Video streaming battery life tested with 1080p content in Safari while connected to Wi‑Fi. Display brightness set to eight clicks from the bottom and keyboard backlight was off. Battery life varies by use, configuration and environmental factors. See apple.com/au/batteries for more information.}

^{Up to 12x Faster AI Performance than MacBook Pro with M1 Pro or M1 Max: Testing conducted by Apple in September 2026 using preproduction 14‑inch MacBook Pro PROLED XDR Display systems with Apple M5 Max, 18‑core CPU, 40‑core GPU, 128GB of unified memory and 16TB SSD, as well as production 14‑inch MacBook Pro systems with Apple M4 Max, 16‑core CPU, 40‑core GPU and 128GB of unified memory, and production 14‑inch MacBook Pro systems with Apple M1 Max, 10‑core CPU, 32‑core GPU and 64GB of unified memory, both configured with 8TB SSD. Time to first token measured with an 8K-token prompt using a 14‑billion parameter model with 4‑bit quantisation and LM Studio v0.4.25+1. Performance tests are conducted using specific computer systems and reflect the approximate performance of MacBook Pro.}

^{Up to 24 Hours of Battery Life: Testing conducted by Apple in September 2026 using preproduction 16‑inch MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR Display systems with Apple M5 Pro, 18‑core CPU, 20‑core GPU, 48GB of unified memory and 2TB SSD. Wireless web battery life tested by browsing 25 popular websites while connected to Wi‑Fi. Video streaming battery life tested with 1080p content in Safari while connected to Wi‑Fi. Display brightness set to eight clicks from the bottom and keyboard backlight was off. Battery life varies by use, configuration and environmental factors. See apple.com/au/batteries for more information.}

^{Up to 2x Faster Storage: Testing conducted by Apple in September 2026 using preproduction 16‑inch MacBook Pro PROLED XDR Display systems with Apple M5 Max, 18‑core CPU, 40‑core GPU, 128GB of unified memory and 16TB SSD, as well as production 16‑inch MacBook Pro systems with Apple M4 Max, 16‑core CPU, 40‑core GPU, 128GB of unified memory and 8TB SSD. Tested with FIO 3.43, 1024KB request size, 10GB test file and IO depth=8. Performance tests are conducted using specific computer systems and reflect the approximate performance of MacBook Pro.}

^{Weight: Weight varies by configuration and manufacturing process.}

^{Wi-Fi 7: Wi-Fi 7 availability varies by country. For more information, visit support.apple.com/148165.}