Apple Removes 512GB Storage Option From M5 MacBook Pro, Drops SSD Upgrade Prices

With the debut of the M5 Pro and M5 Max MacBook Pro models, Apple tweaked the disposable configurations for the modular M5 ‌MacBook Pro‌.


The 14-inch M5 ‌MacBook Pro‌ utilized to commencement with 512GB of storage, but Apple has removed that option. All ‌MacBook Pro‌ models, including the entry-level M5 version, commencement with a 1TB SSD that tin beryllium upgraded to 4TB.

The starting terms of the M5 ‌MacBook Pro‌ was $1,599, but present it starts astatine $1,699 due to the fact that of the updated storage. While the starting terms has gone up, the terms for SSD upgrades has technically shifted down.

Upgrading to 1TB antecedently would person resulted successful a instrumentality that costs $1,799, but that aforesaid basal configuration is present $1,699 and $100 much affordable.

Upgrading to 2TB from the basal starting retention utilized to beryllium $600, but present the 2TB upgrade is $400. The 4TB upgrade is $1,000, $200 little than the $1,200 that it utilized to cost.

In short, Apple has removed the 512GB retention enactment and dropped the terms of SSD retention astatine the aforesaid time. The basal instrumentality is much expensive, but you're getting a higher capableness SSD for less.

Apple has de-emphasized banal configurations and options are nary longer listed connected the acquisition leafage for Macs. There are inactive banal models that volition beryllium sold successful stores, however, and those pre-configured machines person been updated.

Apple has removed the basal exemplary that had 512GB of retention and 16GB RAM, replacing it with the mentation that has 16GB RAM and a 1TB SSD. There's besides a $1,899 banal exemplary with 1TB SSD and 24GB memory, and a caller higher-end exemplary with the 1TB SSD and 32GB RAM for $2,099.

Standard M5 ‌MacBook Pro‌ models with the caller retention tiers are disposable for acquisition arsenic of today, and volition present to customers arsenic soon arsenic tomorrow. The M5 Pro and M5 Max models tin beryllium pre-ordered starting astatine 6:15 a.m. Pacific Time connected March 4, with a motorboat to travel connected March 11.
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