In parallel with Tuesday's MacBook Pro launch with M5 Pro and M5 Max processors, Apple culled the 512GB storage option from the M5 14-inch MacBook Pro, raised the price by $100, and is now supplying 1TB of storage.
Apple's updated its online ordering system to accommodate the M5 Pro and M5 Max versions of the MacBook Pro. However, it also made a small change to the existing M5 14-inch MacBook Pro.
Bringing the entry-level MacBook Pro in line with the other chip tiers, the M5 now starts at 1TB of storage, with options for 2TB and 4TB. The previous 512GB storage option is no longer available from Apple directly.
The change does mean that the M5 MacBook Pro now costs more at its cheapest, with the price rising from $1,599 to $1,699. While it now costs more, it's actually a little bit less expensive than Apple charged for 1TB of storage on the model prior to Tuesday.
Previously, if you wanted to upgrade the storage from the base 512GB capacity to 1TB, you would have to pay an extra $200 for the privilege and raise the overall price to $1,799.
Apple's new price for the M5 could be framed as including the initial storage upgrade by default, but at half the price it would've cost.
AppleInsider often recommends consumers consider buying external SSDs or roll their own storage as an alternative to paying Apple's quite steep storage upgrade fees. On this occasion, it's an increase that's actually acceptable to consumers for once.
