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ZDNET's key takeaways

• A new iPad Pro is in the pre-order stage with the launch on October 22.
• MacBook Pro gets a refresh too, also with a October 22 launch.
• The Vision Pro headset also gets a performance boost thanks to an M5 chip upgrade

Although Apple's biggest update of the year is the iPhone, it wasn't Apple's last update of the year. The iPad Pro and MacBook Pro needed a refresh ahead of the holidays.

The iPad Pro gets a boost to the M5 chip, and it also features a few new Apple chips -- the N1 networking chip and the ...