Apple has released three new devices with the M5 processor, but very few other changes. The new MacBook Pro, Apple Vision Pro, and iPad Pro are all better than their predecessors — and they are at the same price — but the question is whether or not they are worth upgrading to.

Back in September, Apple launched its iPhone 17 range and one of your hosts bought nothing while the other came pretty close to buying everything. Now it's the turn of the M5 devices and both hosts are suddenly out a lot of money.

Some of the reasons are surprising, though, as while the new M5 devices are unquestionably better than their predecessors, there is the issue of just how much better they are. The short answer ought to be that if you have the previous latest model of the MacBook Pro, iPad Pro, or Apple Vision Pro, you shouldn't upgrade.

And yet, it's not quite that simple. Find out just what Apple announced — plus what we've learned since the launch — and just precisely whether it's time for you to upgrade or not.

Note that of course there will always be another update at some point. As this edition was being recorded, the first rumors began to come in about the M6 MacBook Pro. Unsurprisingly, it's expected to be better than this week's M5 model — but you can't keep waiting, at some point you have to buy.

BONUS: Subscribe via Patreon or Apple Podcasts to hear AppleInsider+, the extended edition. This time, alongside the details of this week's new releases, let's examine just exactly what makes a good hardware update and what doesn't.

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