M5 14-inch MacBook Pro vs M5 13-inch MacBook Air: What’s the $600 difference?<div class="feat-image">

</div><p>The arrival of the M5 MacBook Air means that Apple once again has two laptops with the standard M5 chip inside. Apple first put the plain M5 chip inside a laptop with the 14-inch MacBook Pro.</p>
<p>Both machines occupy the “under $2000” space in Apple’s laptop lineup. Here’s how the two MacBooks with the same chip compare.</p>
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M5 14-inch MacBook Pro vs M5 13-inch MacBook Air: What’s the $600 difference?