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Apple MacBook Air 15.3" M5 Midnight 2026

★★★★★ 5.0 (3)
CPU Apple M5
RAM 16 GB
Storage 1 TB
Screen 15.3" 2880x1864
GPU Apple (10-Core)
OS macOS
Weight 1.5 kg
Battery 66 Wh
Apple MacBook Air 15.3" M5 Midnight 2026 laptop
78 Overall Score
Price $1,519
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Snapshot

Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Strong reliability (96th percentile) 96th
  • Strong screen (90th percentile) 90th
  • Strong cpu (82th percentile) 82th
  • Strong storage (81th percentile) 81th

Cons

  • Below average gpu (19th percentile)

What owners think

How owner sentiment changed over time

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Based on when customers actually wrote their reviews — so you can see whether early praise held up.

12Q1 '26Q2 '26
Happy (4-5★)Unhappy (1-2★)Bar height = number of reviews

Based on 3 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.

The proof

Performance

Performance Percentiles

CPU 81.8
GPU 18.5
RAM 53.4
Ports 46.5
Screen 89.7
Portability 52.9
Storage 81.4
Reliability 96.2
Social Proof 77.5

Specifications

Full Specifications

Processor

CPU Apple M5
Cores 10

Graphics

GPU Apple (10-Core)

Memory & Storage

RAM 16 GB
RAM Generation LPDDR5
Storage 1 TB
Storage Type NVMe SSD

Display

Size 15.3"
Resolution 2880
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

Physical

Weight 1.5 kg / 3.3 lbs
Battery 66 Wh
OS macOS

vs Competition

Spec Apple MacBook Air 15.3" M5 ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WW-G14.R95080 Lenovo Legion Pro 7i 83F50018US MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US HP OmniBook X Flip 14-fk0033dx
CPU Apple M5 AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX Intel Core Ultra 7 258V Intel Core Ultra 7 256V AMD Ryzen AI 7 350
RAM (GB) 16 32 32 32 32 24
Storage (GB) 1024 2000 2048 1000 1024 1024
Screen 15.3" 2880x1864 14" 2880x1800 16" 2560x1600 13.3" 2880x1800 14" 2880x1800 14" 1920x1200
GPU Apple (10-Core) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Intel Arc Intel Arc AMD Radeon 860M
OS macOS Windows 11 Home Windows 11 Home Windows 11 Home Windows 11 Home Windows 11 Home
Weight (kg) 1.5 1.6 2.7 1 1.2 1.4
Battery (Wh) 66 - 100 - 15 -
Compare Compare Compare Compare Compare
Product CpuGpuRamPortScreenCompactStorageReliabilitySocial Proof
Apple MacBook Air 15.3" M5 81.818.553.446.589.752.981.496.277.5
ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare 86.491.492.266.495.372.689.958.297.4
Lenovo Legion Pro 7i 83F50018US Compare 96.792.490.397.994.48.697.478.688.9
MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare 63.66481.282.790.195.273.958.285
Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US Compare 66.86481.266.494.885.481.478.696.3
HP OmniBook X Flip 14-fk0033dx Compare 74.860.283.982.771.677.569.531.996.3

Price

Value & Pricing

From $1,519 2 offers across 1 retailers
B&H Photo 2 offers From $1,519
Best Price $1,519 $1,519

Price History

$1,500 $1,510 $1,520 $1,530 $1,540 Jun 8Jun 14 $1,519

Usage Scores

Overall (78.3)Ai Llm (41.3)Gaming (36.1)Compact (74)Creator (59)Student (79.3)Business (81.5)Developer (76.2)Entertainment (83.2)

A full written review is coming soon. The specs, scores, prices and charts above are always up to date.

78
Overall Scoreout of 100
Price $1,519
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Other Configurations33

MacBook Air 15.3" M515.3"Apple M5 16GB512GBMidnight$1,319MacBook Air 15.3" M515.3"Apple M5 16GB1000GBMidnight$1,349MacBook Air 13.6" M513.6"Apple M5 32GB512GBMidnight$1,499MacBook Air 13.6" M513.6"Apple M5 24GB1TBMidnight$1,519MacBook Air 15.3" M515.3"M524GB1000GBSilver$1,549MacBook Air 13.6" M513.6"Apple M5 32GB1TBStarlight$1,699MacBook Air 13.6" M515.3"Apple M5 32GB512GBSilver$1,699MacBook Air 13.6" M513.6"Apple M5 16GB2TBSky Blue$1,699MacBook Air 15.3" M515.3"Apple M5 24GB1TBMidnight$1,719
Show all 33 configurations
MacBook Air 13.6" M513.6"M5 Chip16GB512GBSky Blue$950MacBook Air 13.6" M513.6"Apple M5 16GB512GBMidnight$950MacBook Air 13.6" M513.6"Apple M5 16GB512GBMidnight$1,119MacBook Air 15.3" M515.3"M516GB512GBSky Blue$1,149MacBook Air 13.6" M513.6"Apple M5 16GB1000GBStarlight$1,149MacBook Air 13.6" M513.6"Apple M5 16GB1000GBMidnight$1,149MacBook Air 13.6" M513.6"Apple M5 16GB512GBSky Blue$1,199MacBook Air 13.6" M513.6"Apple M5 24GB512GBStarlight$1,299MacBook Air 15.3" M515.3"Apple M5 24GB512GBMidnight$1,299MacBook Air 15.3" M515.3"Apple M5 16GB512GBMidnight$1,299MacBook Air 13.6" M513.6"Apple M5 24GB1000GBMidnight$1,300MacBook Air 13.6" M513.6"Apple M5 32GB1TBMidnight$1,899MacBook Air 13.6" M515.3"Apple M5 16GB2TBSilver$1,899MacBook Air 13.6" M513.6"Apple M5 24GB2TBStarlight$1,899MacBook Air 13.6" M515.3"Apple M5 24GB2TBMidnight$2,099MacBook Air 13.6" M513.6"Apple M5 32GB2TBMidnight$2,099MacBook Air 15.3" M515.3"Apple M5 32GB2TBSky Blue$2,299MacBook Air 13.6" M513.6"Apple M5 16GB4TBMidnight$2,299MacBook Air 13.6" M513.6"Apple M5 24GB4TBSky Blue$2,499MacBook Air 13.6" M515.3"Apple M5 16GB4TBSilver$2,499MacBook Air 13.6" M515.3"Apple M5 24GB4TBSilver$2,699MacBook Air 13.6" M515.3"Apple M5 24GB4TBMidnight$2,699MacBook Air 13.6" M513.6"Apple M5 32GB4TBMidnight$2,699MacBook Air 13.6" M515.3"Apple M5 32GB4TBSky Blue$2,899

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