Apple’s M5 MacBook Pro, iPad Pro and Vision Pro + ROG Xbox Ally X review

The Engadget Podcast

Oct 17, 2025•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 284

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Episode description

Apple just announced its fall slate of devices powered by its new M5 chip: A 14-inch MacBook Pro, iPad Pro and revamped Vision Pro. In this episode, Devindra and Sam Rutherford dive into what's actually new this time around. (Spoiler: It’s really all about the new GPU.) Also, Sam goes deep on his review of the ROG Xbox Ally X, Microsoft’s first stab at a portable “Xbox.”

Apple refreshes of the Macbook Pro, Vision Pro and iPad Pro with M5 chips – 1:24

Sam Rutherford’s Review of the ASUS ROG Xbox Ally X – 18:45

Microsoft makes big promises with Copilot Voice, can it follow through? – 39:00

OpenAI’s Sora app reaches 1M downloads in less than 5 days, faster than ChatGPT – 50:42

Sam Altman announces you’ll be able to sext with ChatGPT starting in December – 54:00

Working on – 1:06:50

Pop culture picks – 1:09:41

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