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Apple MacBook Air 13.6" M5 Silver 2026
The 15.3-inch MacBook Air runs on a 3nm M5 chip with 10-core CPU, 10-core GPU, 24GB unified RAM, and a 16-core Neural Engine for on-device AI tasks like LLM inference. Weighing just 1.24kg with a 54Wh battery and fanless design, it offers all-day portability and a crisp Liquid Retina display. Best for students and professionals who need a lightweight, quiet laptop for AI-assisted productivity, office work, and media consumption—not gaming.
CPU Apple M5
RAM 24 GB
Storage 512 GB
Screen 13.6" 2560x1664
GPU Apple (10-Core)
OS macOS
Weight 1.2 kg
Battery 54 Wh
81 Overall Score
Price $1,349
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (98th percentile) 98th
- Strong portability (91st percentile) 91st
- Strong social proof (88th percentile) 88th
- Strong screen (87th percentile) 87th
Cons
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Apple M5 |
| Cores | 10 |
Graphics
| GPU | Apple (10-Core) |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM Type | System Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 24 GB |
| RAM Generation | LPDDR5 |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 13.6" |
| Resolution | 2560x1664 (QHD) |
| Panel | IPS |
| Refresh Rate | 60 Hz |
| Brightness | 500 nits |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 2 |
| USB Ports | 0 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 6.0 |
| Ethernet | None |
Physical
| Weight | 1.2 kg / 2.7 lbs |
| Battery | 54 Wh |
| OS | macOS |
vs Competition
| Spec | Apple MacBook Air 13.6" M5 | ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 | Lenovo Legion Pro Series 7i Gen 10 | MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 | Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition | Acer Predator Helios Neo PHN16-73-95G8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Apple M5 | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core i9 14900HX | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX |
| RAM (GB) | 24 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 64 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 2000 | 1024 | 2048 | 1024 | 1024 |
| Screen | 13.6" 2560x1664 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 2560x1600 | 16" 3840x2160 | 15" 2496x1664 | 16" 2560x1600 |
| GPU | Apple (10-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 | Qualcomm Adreno GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| OS | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.2 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 2.7 |
| Battery (Wh) | 54 | - | 99 | 100 | 66 | 90 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple MacBook Air 13.6" M5 | 80.7 | 73 | 65.6 | 53.2 | 86.8 | 91.2 | 51.7 | 97.6 | 87.7 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare | 88.7 | 94.2 | 91.4 | 90.1 | 96.2 | 74.3 | 88.8 | 60.2 | 98.3 |
| Lenovo Legion Pro Series 7i Gen 10 Compare | 96.1 | 90.3 | 89.6 | 98.7 | 95.4 | 9.4 | 79.7 | 81 | 99.9 |
| MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 Compare | 91.7 | 88.1 | 86.9 | 98.7 | 97.7 | 9.2 | 94 | 60.2 | 54.6 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition Compare | 98.7 | 27.9 | 98.6 | 59.7 | 90.9 | 57.4 | 79.7 | 81 | 80.1 |
| Acer Predator Helios Neo PHN16-73-95G8 Compare | 96.1 | 93 | 89.6 | 99.8 | 91.8 | 9.9 | 79.7 | 9.8 | 83 |
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Other Configurations17
MacBook Air 13.6" M516GB512GBSky Blue$1,099MacBook Air 13.6" M516GB1TBMidnight$1,319MacBook Air 13.6" M516GB512GBStarlight$1,399MacBook Air 13.6" M516GB1000GBMidnight$1,439MacBook Air 13.6" M516GB1TBSilver$1,439MacBook Air 13.6" M532GB512GBStarlight$1,499MacBook Air 13.6" M532GB512GBSky Blue$1,499MacBook Air 13.6" M524GB1TBMidnight$1,519MacBook Air 13.6" M524GB1000GBSky Blue$1,599
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MacBook Air 13.6" M532GB1TBSilver$1,699MacBook Air 13.6" M516GB2TBSilver$2,099MacBook Air 13.6" M532GB2TBStarlight$2,099MacBook Air 13.6" M524GB2TBStarlight$2,299MacBook Air 13.6" M516GB4TBSilver$3,099MacBook Air 13.6" M516GB4TBStarlight$3,099MacBook Air 13.6" M524GB4TBSilver$3,299MacBook Air 13.6" M532GB4TBSky Blue$3,499
