The Macbook Pro M5 Review - It Changes EVERYTHING

Published on 15 Feb 2026, 16:55

Remember when MacBooks and Apple laptops were too expensive and over rated? Well, that's changing pretty quickly and the Macbook Pro M5 feels like it has it all. Amazing performance, crazy battery life and more...and now its priced LOWER than many Windows laptops. In this review we compare the Apple Macbook Pro M5 against previous generation Macbook M series chips to see if its really that much of an improvement.

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Timestamps
0:00 – $1599 for this?
0:40 - Intel is getting competitive BUT…
1:47 - What’s new with M5?
2:22 - Real-world Benchmarks
4:19 - Creator Workloads
5:07 - Gaming Performance Improvements
5:57 - Thermals
7:37 - Battery Life
8:28 - This Display is AWESOME!
9:51 - Why mess with a good formula?
10:21 - macOS Tahoe NEEDS WORK!
11:58 - Conclusion

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