Apple MacBook Pro 14.2" M5 Space Black 2025
The M5 chip and 24GB of unified memory drive a 3024x1964 Mini-LED display with 1000 nits sustained brightness, making HDR content exceptionally clear. Its 1.50kg weight and 72Wh battery deliver genuine all-day portability without sacrificing the robust build quality and connectivity of an HDMI port and SDXC slot. This laptop is best for mobile business users and content consumers who need a color-accurate screen and strong compute performance in a compact chassis.
CPU Apple M5
RAM 24 GB
Storage 512 GB
Screen 14.2" 3024x1964
GPU Apple (10-Core)
OS macOS
Weight 1.5 kg
Battery 72 Wh
86 Overall Score
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong screen (99th percentile) 99th
- Strong reliability (98th percentile) 98th
- Strong user sentiment (93rd percentile) 93rd
- Strong social proof (89th percentile) 89th
Cons
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
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Owner sentiment has held steady over time
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The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Apple M5 |
| Cores | 10 |
Graphics
| GPU | Apple (10-Core) |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM Type | System Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 24 GB |
| RAM Generation | LPDDR5 |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 14.2" |
| Resolution | 3024x1964 |
| Panel | Mini-LED |
| Refresh Rate | 120 Hz |
| Brightness | 1600 nits |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 3 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI Output |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6E |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.3 |
Physical
| Weight | 1.5 kg / 3.3 lbs |
| Battery | 72 Wh |
| OS | macOS |
vs Competition
| Spec | Apple MacBook Pro 14.2" M5 | ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 | Lenovo Legion Pro Series 7i Gen 10 | HP OMEN Transcend | MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 | Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Apple M5 | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Intel Core i9 14900HX | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 |
| RAM (GB) | 24 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 64 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 2000 | 1024 | 1024 | 2048 | 1024 |
| Screen | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 3840x2160 | 15" 2496x1664 |
| GPU | Apple (10-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 | Qualcomm Adreno GPU |
| OS | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro |
| Weight (kg) | 1.5 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 1.7 |
| Battery (Wh) | 72 | - | 99 | 71 | 100 | 66 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | User Sentiment | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple MacBook Pro 14.2" M5 | 80.7 | 73.1 | 65.6 | 74.5 | 98.8 | 71.7 | 51.7 | 92.5 | 97.5 | 88.9 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare | 88.6 | 94.2 | 91.4 | 90.1 | 96.2 | 74.2 | 88.9 | 98.7 | 59.9 | 98.3 |
| Lenovo Legion Pro Series 7i Gen 10 Compare | 96 | 90.4 | 89.6 | 98.7 | 95.4 | 9.4 | 79.7 | 95 | 80.7 | 99.9 |
| HP OMEN Transcend Compare | 88 | 93 | 90.2 | 90.1 | 96.2 | 72.7 | 66.6 | 79.7 | 32.8 | 97.3 |
| MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 Compare | 91.7 | 88.1 | 87 | 98.7 | 97.7 | 9.1 | 94 | 79.7 | 59.9 | 54.5 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition Compare | 98.7 | 27.9 | 98.6 | 59.8 | 90.9 | 57.3 | 79.7 | 79.7 | 80.7 | 80 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Other Configurations43
MacBook Pro 14.2" M514.2"Apple M5 16GB512GBSpace Black$1,386MacBook Pro 14.2" M514.2"Apple M5 16GB1TBSilver$1,669MacBook Pro 14.2" M514.2"Apple M5 24GB512GBSilver$1,799MacBook Pro 14.2" M514.2"Apple M5 16GB1000GBSpace Black$1,839MacBook Pro 14.2" M514.2"Apple M5 32GB512GBSpace Black$1,999MacBook Pro 14.2" M514.2"Apple M5 24GB1000GBSpace Black$1,999MacBook Pro 14.2" M514.2"Apple M5 24GB1TBSilver$2,039MacBook Pro 14.2" M514.2"Apple M5 32GB1TBSpace Black$2,099MacBook Pro 14.2" M514.2"Apple M5 32GB1TBSpace Black$2,119
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MacBook Pro 14.2" M514.2"Apple M5 32GB512GBSilver$2,149MacBook Pro 14.2" M5 Pro14.2"Apple M5 Pro24GB1TBSilver$2,199MacBook Pro 14.2" M514.2"Apple M5 16GB2TBSilver$2,199MacBook Pro 14.2" M5 Pro14.2"M524GB1000GBSpace Black$2,199MacBook Pro 14.2" M5 Pro14.2"Apple M5 Pro24GB1TBSpace Black$2,219MacBook Pro 14" M5 Pro14.2"Apple M5 Pro24GB1000GBSpace Black$2,289MacBook Pro 14.2" M5 Pro14.2"Apple M5 Pro48GB1TBSpace Black$2,299MacBook Pro 14.2" M514.2"Apple M5 24GB2TBSilver$2,399MacBook Pro 14.2" M514.2"Apple M5 32GB2TBSilver$2,499MacBook Pro 14.2" M514.2"Apple M5 24GB2TBSpace Black$2,549MacBook Pro 14.2" M5 Pro14.2"Apple M5 Pro24GB2000GBSpace Black$2,649MacBook Pro 14.2" M514.2"Apple M5 16GB2TBSpace Black$2,649MacBook Pro 14.2" M5 Pro14.2"Apple M5 Pro24GB2000GBSpace Black$2,893MacBook Pro 14.2" M514.2"Apple M5 32GB2TBSpace Black$2,899MacBook Pro 14.2" M514.2"Apple M5 16GB4TBSilver$2,949MacBook Pro 14.2" M514.2"Apple M5 24GB4TBSilver$2,999MacBook Pro 14.2" M514.2"Apple M5 32GB4TBSilver$3,099MacBook Pro 14" M5 Max14.2"Apple M5 Max36GB2000GBSpace Black$3,499MacBook Pro 14.2" M514.2"Apple M5 16GB4TBSpace Black$3,499MacBook Pro 14" M5 Pro14"M548GB1000GBSilver$3,699MacBook Pro 14.2" M5 Max14.2"Apple M5 Max64GB2TBSilver$4,799MacBook Pro 14.2" M5 Max14.2"Apple M5 Max48GB2TBSpace Black$4,849MacBook Pro 14.2" M5 Max14.2"Apple M5 Max48GB2TBSilver$4,849MacBook Pro 14.2" M5 Max14.2"Apple M5 Max128GB2TBSilver$5,099MacBook Pro 14.2" M5 Max14.2"Apple M5 Max128GB2TBSilver$5,249MacBook Pro 14.2" M5 Max14.2"Apple M5 Max128GB4TBSpace Black$5,699MacBook Pro 14.2" M5 Max14.2"Apple M5 Max48GB4TBSilver$5,849MacBook Pro 14.2" M5 Max14.2"Apple M5 Max64GB4TBSpace Black$6,099MacBook Pro 14.2" M5 Max14.2"Apple M5 Max64GB4TBSilver$6,249MacBook Pro 14.2" M5 Max14.2"Apple M5 Max128GB8TBSpace Black$6,899MacBook Pro 14.2" M5 Max14.2"Apple M5 Max48GB8TBSilver$7,699MacBook Pro 14.2" M5 Max14.2"Apple M5 Max128GB4TBSilver$7,699MacBook Pro 14.2" M5 Max14.2"Apple M5 Max64GB8TBSilver$8,099MacBook Pro 14.2" M5 Max14.2"Apple M5 Max64GB8TBSpace Black$8,249
