Apple is steadily building up the hype ahead of its hands-on 'Apple Experience' event on Wednesday, and it is doing so primarily by unveiling a slew of new products in the intervening days. On Monday, we got the iPhone 17e and the M4 iPad Air. And today, it's the turn of the all-new MacBook Air, replete with the M5 chipset, 512GB of base storage, a faster SSD that goes all the way up to 4TB, the N1 wireless networking chip, a Liquid Retina display, and up to 18 hours of battery life.
Behold the stunning M5 MacBook Air
Apple has introduced a tons of new upgrades with the all-new MacBook Air. Stay tuned as we bring you all of the juicy details.
Apple's M5 MacBook Air retains its iconic slim form factor that is packaged within a light-as-air yet durable aluminum frame. The device's 13-inch and 15-inch variants are available in sky blue, midnight, starlight, and silver color options.
The M5 MacBook Air features a brilliant Liquid Retina display with 500 nits of brightness and support for 1 billion colors.
Internals
Of course, the star attraction of the new MacBook Air is its M5 chipset that features a 10-core CPU and a 10-core GPU, with a neural accelerator embedded within each GPU core. This means that the M5 MacBook Air can perform AI tasks up to 4x faster than the M4 MacBook Air, and up to 9.5x faster than the M1 MacBook Air.
What's more, the M5's GPU comes with enhanced shader cores and a third-generation ray-tracing engine, supercharging tasks like gaming and 3D rendering in the process. The chip also sports a higher unified memory bandwidth of 153GB/s, which constitutes a 28 percent improvement over the last-gen M4 chip.
Also, the device features Apple's bespoke N1 wireless networking chip that enables Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6, delivering improved performance and reliability.
Interestingly, Apple has doubled the base storage on the M5 MacBook Air to 512GB. What's more, the new SSD comes delivers 2x faster read/write performance compared to the previous generation, and can be configured all the way up to 4TB.
As far as connectivity options are concerned, the M5 MacBook Air features two Thunderbolt 4 ports for connecting accessories, with support for up to two external displays.
Other accessories include:
- A 12MP Center Stage camera with support for Desk View.
- A three-mic array that brings enhanced voice clarity.
- Immersive speakers with support for Spatial Audio and Dolby Atmos.
Software & AI
Apple's new M5 MacBook Air comes with the macOS Tahoe and its iconic Liquid Glass UI. Apple Intelligence features include:
- Live Translation in the Messages app.
- Updates in Reminders that automatically categorize the most relevant actions.
- More powerful Shortcuts actions that tap directly in to Apple Intelligence models to create automations, such as extracting information from a PDF and adding key details to a spreadsheet.
Continuity features:
- The Phone app on Mac lets users relay cellular calls from their nearby iPhone.
- Stay on top of notifications with Live Activities, which open in iPhone Mirroring so users can take immediate action right from their Mac.
Price
The 13-inch M5 MacBook Air starts at $1,099 ($999 for education), and its 15-inch variant starts at $1,299 ($1,199 for education). Pre-orders begin on March 04 at 06:15 a.m. PST, with in-store availability commencing from March 11.
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