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Adding Touch Didn't Cost the MacBook Pro Any Battery Life

The PROLED MacBook Pro models continue to offer up to 24 hours of battery life despite the switch to a new OLED display and touch capabilities.

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Both the PROLED and the mini-LED 14-inch and 16-inch ‌MacBook Pro‌ models offer the same maximum battery life estimates.

  • 16-inch, M5 Max - Up to 22 hours streaming video, up to 16 hours web
  • 16-inch, M5 Pro - Up to 24 hours streaming video, up to 17 hours web
  • 14-inch, M5 Max - Up to 20 hours streaming video, up to 13 hours web
  • 14-inch, M5 Pro - Up to 22 hours streaming video, up to 14 hours web

The mini-LED and PROLED models have the same M5 Pro and M5 Max chips inside, so the display is the main difference between them. The ‌OLED‌ display's efficiency likely offsets the power used by the touch integration. The 14-inch PROLED and mini-LED models have a 72.4-watt-hour battery, while the 16-inch models have a 100-watt-hour battery.

Pricing on the 14-inch ‌MacBook Pro‌ starts at $2,899, while the 16-inch model starts at $3,399. Pre-orders are available now.

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Top Rated Comments

Populus Avatar
2 weeks ago
This is quite anti-ergonomic. Just seeing that image, my arm already hurts… and my wallet.[Click to view video attachment]
Score: 14 Votes (Like | Disagree)
ShivneelSingh Avatar
2 weeks ago
The PROLED looks nice but the prices are insane for the base model. I guess I’ll be keeping my 2021 16” MacBook Pro M1 Max.
Score: 11 Votes (Like | Disagree)
jz0309 Avatar
2 weeks ago
that photo is awkward to me, un-natural, but to each their own
Score: 9 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Astuces iOS Avatar
2 weeks ago
Yes because nobody is gonna use it and apple knows that
Score: 9 Votes (Like | Disagree)
sw1tcher Avatar
2 weeks ago

On an infinite timescale, everything goes up in price.
Not everything.

Flatscreen tv's have gotten cheaper. When they first came out (mid 90s), they were over $10,000. I bought a 42-inch Panasonic plasma about 25 years ago for $2,500. You can now buy a 43-inch flat scren tv for a under $200. If you adjust prices for inflation, the difference is even greater.

Plane ticket costs are down significantly as well. An international flight to London, when adjusted for inflation, would have cost $4,000 to $5,000 in the 1970s.

Long distance (international) phone calls are practically free now whereas they cost a few dollars per minute back in the 70s and 80s.

You must be young.
Score: 7 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Populus Avatar
2 weeks ago

That's a very good point. This technology's seems very appealing but ergonomics on touching devices that rests in surface are a demon
It is such a good point, that Steve Jobs already made it more than a decade ago.



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