MBW 1014: iPhone 17e: The "Enough" Phone - New iPad Air, M5 Pro, and M5 Max Chips
MacBreak Weekly (Audio)
Leo Laporte
3.8 • 2.4K Ratings
🗓️ 3 March 2026
⏱️ 133 minutes
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Summary
New iPhone 17e! M5 Pro M5 Max chips are here! The New M5 MacBook Air! And the budget MacBook's name may have been accidentally revealed ahead of its expected announcement Wednesday!
- Apple introduces iPhone 17e.
- Apple introduces the new iPad Air, powered by M4.
- Apple debuts M5 Pro and M5 Max to supercharge the most demanding pro workflows.
- Apple introduces the new MacBook Air with M5.
- Apple's touch-screen MacBook Pro to have Dynamic Island, new interface.
- Apple accidentally leaks 'MacBook Neo'.
- Apple unveils new Studio Display and all-new Studio Display XDR.
- Apple's new Studio Display boxes designed to fit in your recycling bin.
- Some Apple AI servers are reportedly sitting unused on warehouse shelves, due to low Apple Intelligence usage.
Picks of the Week
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- Andy's Pick: Self Bag
- Christina's Pick: Spank
- Mikah's Pick: Spigen Classic LS Collection
Hosts: Mikah Sargent, Andy Ihnatko, and Christina Warren
Guest: Shelly Brisbin
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| 0:00.0 | Coming up on Mac Break Weekly, I'm Micah Sargent. |
| 0:02.4 | I'm subbing in for Leo Laporte. |
| 0:04.4 | And Apple has released a bunch of new products. |
| 0:07.4 | We've got Andy and Notco here, Christina Warren, and joined by Shelley Brisbane. |
| 0:12.0 | We break down what you need to know about the iPhone 17E, the new iPad Air, the new M5 chips, |
| 0:18.4 | and the new Macs from Apple. Plus, some rumors of things to come. All of that coming up |
| 0:25.3 | on Mac Break Weekly. |
| 0:29.5 | Podcasts you love. From people you trust. This is Twitter. |
| 0:38.3 | This is Mac Break Weekly, episode 1,014, recorded Tuesday, March 3rd, 26. |
| 0:47.3 | iPhone 17E, the Enough Phone. |
| 0:52.3 | Hello, you're probably wondering what's going on because you do not hear Leo Leport's voice. |
| 0:59.0 | Well, that's because Leo's out. |
| 1:00.0 | Ha, ha ha, and I, Micah Sarton, am subbing in for him today. |
| 1:04.0 | I believe he's in the very humid, very humid, Florida. |
| 1:08.0 | Yes, it is humid, humid. |
| 1:10.0 | And so I am excited to be joining you today for this, the show known as Mac Break Weekly, |
| 1:17.4 | where we talk all things Apple all the time. |
| 1:21.3 | Very excited to be here today in the new era of Mac Break Weekly. Let's kick things off by talking to my neighbor to |
| 1:32.5 | the north. Hello, Christina Warren. Hello. Hello. I'm so happy to be here. Happy M5 Day |
| 1:40.0 | to all who celebrate. Oh, yeah, that's right. It is the M5 Day. Yes. And we are also joined by my |
| 1:48.8 | neighbor to the South, Shelly Brisbane. Hello, Shelly. I was wondering what you're going to do with that, |
| 1:55.5 | Micah. And happy Pie Day in three days for those who celebrate that, including me. |
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