Testing Apple’s 2026 16-inch MacBook Pro, M5 Max, and its new “performance” cores

M5 Pro Max's "performance" CPU cores definitely aren't just rebranded E-cores.

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"Apple is using the same external design for these laptops that it has been using since 2021—it’s aging pretty well, and we still mostly like it, especially compared to late-Intel-era MacBook Pros. There’s just not much else to say about the design that hasn’t been said." With good reason. Apple and the world are waiting for solid-state electrolyte Li-on batteries. When that happens, it will be worth changing the "external design." My money is on a a much thinner and lighter laptop when the new battery tech shows up. Until then, my M1 Pro 16-inch MacBook Pro looks and works just fine. Battery life is still livable for now.