We've been busy testing many new MacBooks, ranging from the new $1,099 M5 MacBook Air, going all the way up the $6,149 16-inch MacBook Pro with the M5 Max chip. While these computers are identical in design to last year's models, they have some things in common: neither delivers a significa nt lead over their M4 counterparts, although their faster SSDs might be enough reason for folks with older laptops to consider upgrading. We'll have full reviews of both laptops soon; in the meantime, here's how the M5 Max compares to its predecessors. The biggest actual change: Apple claims that its 2026 models can deliver "up to 2x" the sustained read … Read the full story at The Verge. ...read more read less