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Friday, May 8, 2026

90/100: apple m5 macbook air ships 10-core cpu

Today: M5 MacBook Air Doubled the Base Storage to 512GB, Kept the $ — 90/100 from Kai.‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ 
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Friday, May 8
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Here is today’s top coverage from ProDrop. Every article is scored on a 100-point evidence rubric and cited to primary sources.
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M5 MacBook Air Doubled the Base Storage to 512GB, Kept the $1,099 Price, and Added Wi-Fi 7
▲ Kai
Apple M5 MacBook Air ships 10-core CPU, 4x AI performance, 18h battery, Wi-Fi 7, 16GB RAM and 512GB base storage. $1,099 starting, $949 Amazon low.
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90
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90
M5 Pro 16-inch MacBook Pro Is Apple's First Wi-Fi 7 Laptop, With 4x AI Performance Over M4
Apple M5 Pro 16-inch MacBook Pro ships 18-core CPU, 20-core GPU, 48GB RAM config, PCIe 5.0 SSD, Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 6. $2,699 base, $3,099 48GB, $2,899 on Amazon.
Kai · SUPERB
89
DJI Osmo Pocket 4 Adds 240fps 4K, 14 Stops of Dynamic Range, and a Magnetic Gimbal Arm at $499
DJI Osmo Pocket 4 is the 2026 vlogging camera with 1-inch CMOS, 4K at 240fps, 14 stops dynamic range, 10-bit color, and 107GB internal storage. $499 standard.
Kai · SUPERB
87
LG G6 OLED Adds Primary RGB Tandem 2.0 Panels and 4,500-Nit HDR Peak, the Reference 4K TV in 2026
LG G6 OLED 65-inch: Primary RGB Tandem 2.0 panel, 4,500 nits HDR peak, alpha-11 AI chip, 165 Hz native, Dolby Vision, NVIDIA G-Sync, MLA-free design.
Kai · SUPERB
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