"Apple Inc. updated its top-of-the-line iPad Pro, Vision Pro headset and 14-inch MacBook Pro, rounding out a series of product refreshes ahead of the crucial holiday-shopping season. The new products, announced Wednesday, all use Apple's latest in-house chip, called the M5. With the exception of a new headband for the Vision Pro, the devices don't offer major exterior design changes. They are available to preorder now and will arrive in stores on Oct. 22. Prices remain unchanged from previous models."
"Across the board, Apple is touting the M5's faster artificial intelligence processing capabilities, saying in a press release that it delivers 3.5x the AI performance of the previous iPad Pro. The more powerful chip should help Apple's tablet surpass many high-end laptops in performance. Combined with long-overdue multitasking improvements that were introduced with iPadOS 26 last month, iPad owners will finally be able to put that horsepower to more practical use."
"Besides the M5, the company is outfitting the latest iPad Pro with other in-house components as well. The new tablets feature Apple's N1 networking chip and support the latest Wi-Fi 7 wireless data speeds. Cellular-enabled versions of the iPad Pro will include the C1X chip that first debuted in the iPhone Air in September. Apple is betting that the new models will bolster demand after disappointing iPad sales in the June quarter. Some shoppers may have been waiting for the updated version before making purchases."
Apple updated the iPad Pro, Vision Pro headset and 14-inch MacBook Pro with the in-house M5 chip and minimal exterior changes aside from a new Vision Pro headband. The devices are available for preorder and will arrive in stores on Oct. 22, with prices unchanged. The M5 delivers roughly 3.5x the AI performance versus the prior iPad Pro and is intended to help the tablet rival many high-end laptops. The latest iPad Pro adds Apple's N1 networking chip, Wi‑Fi 7 support, and cellular models include the C1X chip. The iPad continues to ship in 11‑ and 13‑inch sizes at the same starting prices.
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