AFAIK, currently MBP with M5 Pro starts with 24GB and 1TB SSD at $2499.

Wonder if this seals the fate that M6 Pros will be at absolute minimum $100 more expensive?

Oooff did not see it coming. I doubt it will sell well, considering that chip isn’t exactly the top performer

For 2.5k a 512Gb SSD seems extremely disappointing, I'd expect 1Tb on something half that price.