Customer Ratings & Reviews

If you’re looking at this specific configuration—the M5 MacBook Air with 32GB of RAM and a 1TB SSD—you’re likely trying to answer one big question: should I buy this or just get a 14-inch MacBook Pro? After two weeks of pushing this maxed-out Air through heavy programming builds, continuous Docker containers, and casual 4K video editing, I can safely tell you that this machine is an absolute stealth powerhouse. While the base models are great for casual users, upgrading to 32GB of unified memory fundamentally transforms the Air. Because the Air has a silent, fanless design, it relies entirely on its chip design and massive memory headroom to muscle through heavy workloads without throttling. With 32GB of RAM, memory pressure simply stays in the green all day long, allowing you to run complex code environments, multiple virtual desktops, and infinite browser tabs simultaneously without a single hiccup. Plus, jumping up to the 1TB drive gives you the speed and capacity to cache large media libraries and code repos natively on the drive without constantly juggling external SSDs.  The real genius of going this route is that you get near-Pro levels of sustain and speed while retaining the classic, incredibly lightweight portability of the Air form factor. It slips into a backpack effortlessly and handles an entire 15-hour day away from an outlet without breaking a sweat. If your work involves extreme 3D graphics rendering or you absolutely must have a 120Hz liquid crystal screen and a HDMI port, then you should still spend the extra cash on a bulky MacBook Pro. But for mobile developers, data analysts, or creators who want maximum longevity and desktop-class multitasking in a razor-thin chassis that never makes a sound, this exact 32GB/1TB configuration is the definitive sweet spot. It's a massive upfront investment, but it's a machine that will easily feel just as fast five years from now.

I loveeee this new macbook! my old one was from 2018 so i’ve had one for quite a while. the product is so clear and precise. it moves fast and very light weight. Battery life is amazing, speed and display

I just upgraded to the 13-inch MacBook Air with the M5 chip and 24GB of RAM, and the performance is mind-blowing. Everything feels instantaneous—from booting up to running heavy creative apps. I went with the 1TB storage to make sure I’m future-proofed. It’s thin, light, and dead silent. If you’re looking for Pro-level performance in the Air's portable form factor, this is it!

What I like : * The color. I got the Sky Blue, fully expecting a flat color, but NO. It changes as I move it around. Yes, it is still blue, but at certain angles it appears silver. I really like that. Makes me wonder how the other colors perform. * The "Feel" - I know, this too is totally subjective, but I like the way it FEELS in my hands, the way it handles, the smooth body. Okay, so I am weird * The Keyboard : I didn't realize how much I was enjoying the backlit keys until I turned them off. The key "click" is responsive, with just enough feedback to let me know the key was indeed engaged. * Portability : easily fits in my backpack, it is light weight, and has a low footprint on whatever surface I am using * Value for the money : I realize we are in the midst of RAMageddon and therefore prices are going to be generally higher. That said, BestBuy ran a sale on the AIR M5 - the most recent AIR, just released this Spring. Sweet ... What I wish was different: * keyboard : there is no number pad. I am having to learn to type again! I am so dependent on the number pad, especially for entering more that 2 digits! APPLE: please give us a number pad?? Even if it has to be only on the 15" models... * Screen Size : the 13" is small, and the fonts as shipped are minuscule. Yes, that can be adjusted, but then that takes up way more screen real estate. Besides, I am So Used to the 40" curved screen I use for my PC. Yes, I understand I could connect the AIR to that screen ... just haven't yet figured out HOW. I am toying with exchanging this for a 15", but am concerned about how that would affect the portability. * Learning Curve : Okay, but I am a total newbie, and I knew that would be coming. Nothing anyone can do about that.

Out performs anything I’ve ever had in the past. It’s so light and feels so smooth. The battery life is great, it lasts all day for me at school. I’m so happy with it.

Amazingly fast and sooo light! This laptop is awesome! I used to always get a MacBook Pro, but with the M5 chip I no longer even notice this laptop is not a pro model (other than it's so much lighter to carry around). The midnight color is gorgeous! This thing is amazing. The team at Best Buy are always very professional and polite. I will continue to be a Best Buy fan for life.

It’s a pretty good laptop for music, it runs FL Studio pretty smoothly, Battery life is amazing and it’s just an incredible powerful light laptop.

Love my Mac air m5 fast and pretty! Would recommend in a heartbeat! Thx Apple! Fast, light, productive. Nothing less than the best!

Excellent laptop, perfect size and love it in the new SkyBlue and biometric feature. Glad I waited for this latest fast processing model!

This computer's performance is amazing, the seed of this computer is blazing fast, this is great computer for all your needs.

First MacBook laptop ever. Really light and portable for college. I like the integration with the iPhone. Unlocks with the Apple Watch. I recommend watching YouTube videos on what to do with a new MacBook to unlock some hidden features and download anything else needed to optimize your user experience.

If you’re ready to upgrade your laptop, the 13-inch MacBook Air (M5) is basically the "God tier" of ultraportables right now. It looks the same as the last one, but the new M5 chip is a low-key beast—it’s roughly twice as fast as the old M1, so everything feels instant. The best part? Apple finally stopped being stingy and doubled the base storage to 512GB, plus they bumped the starting RAM to 16GB, so you won't outgrow it in a year. It's still dead silent because there’s no fan, and the battery is a tank that’ll easily get you through 15+ hours of browsing or streaming. It’s a bit pricier now at $1,099, but for a machine this thin that can actually handle "pro" tasks without breaking a sweat, it’s a total steal.

Apple always finds a way to make previous accessories incompatible. It would have been awesome if they moved the mag safe power cable to the back or to the other side of the laptop. This way the double USB C connection can still be used with double USB C attachments. Then the added connections can be used while the laptop is charging. Otherwise a very nice upgrade, still 5 star imho.

Love my MacBook works great for my real estate and everything else!

Works great. I love it. It’s everything I wanted. Works perfect in ever condition

Love my new MacBook Air!!! So nice!!! This thing is as fast as my desktop.

I love this laptop. Very good, I like everything, so far

I’m enjoying my new MacBook. My salesman was amazing.

I will start off by noting that this review contains my own thoughts and experiences and I was not compensated in any way for sharing this post. Having said that, Apple’s latest MacBook Air with the M5 chip feels like the machine the Air line has been quietly building toward for years. It keeps everything people love about the Air—portability, silence, and premium build—while pushing performance far enough that you start to forget you’re using Apple’s non-pro laptop. The headlining feature here is the M5 processor. Everyday tasks are fast, but more importantly, sustained workloads feel smoother than ever on a fanless machine. Editing large photos, working with multiple high-resolution video streams, or juggling dozens of browser tabs doesn’t produce the slow creep of heat and throttling you might expect. Even using local language models is very capable. It just keeps going. Mine is the 24GB memory model and seems to have the kind of headroom that makes it feel more future-proof. You’re not constantly thinking about what to close or optimize. Mine is the 1TB storage model and, for my uses, hits a sweet spot for a travel-first device. It’s enough space for large creative projects, offline media, and documents without forcing constant cloud reliance. Physically, this is still one of the best-designed laptops available. It’s incredibly thin and light without feeling fragile, and the balance between screen size and portability makes it ideal for planes, cafés, and hotel desks. Battery life remains a standout—easily stretching through a full workday and then some—so the charger becomes more of a just-in-case item versus a necessity. The display is very good, the keyboard remains comfortable, and the trackpad is as precise as you'd expect from an Apple machine. There are still the familiar limitations. Port selection is minimal, and if your workflow involves a lot of peripherals, you’ll live the "dongle life". And while the M5 is impressively powerful, sustained pro-level workloads like heavy 3D rendering still belong to the MacBook Pro line most likely. But that’s the thing—this MacBook Air blurs that line. For most people, even those doing moderately demanding creative or development work, this configuration feels like overkill in the best possible way. If you want a laptop that disappears into your bag but steps up when you need it, you'll want the Air. It’s a genuinely capable primary machine that happens to also be very easy to carry.

I have used MacBooks for the last one years and have loved all of them but I think this one is my favorite. I have an M4 pro 14 inch MacBook Pro that I use for my heavy tasks but it is a little bulky and heavy not to mention expensive to bring around with me on the regular. This little machine is so lightweight that you barely even know it’s there but it is performant enough to do everything I need a portable computer to do, the battery life is insane, the display is top notch for an IPS LCD panel, the trackpad is second to none and the keyboard is fantastic. Sure, it only has two USB-C ports but a small dock attaches to the side and gives me all the ports I need while leaving the MagSafe port free for charging. This gives me all of the portability and functionality that I was hoping I would get with the 13” iPad Pro, assuming that Apple might actually allow this incredibly powerful tablet to run macOS at some point in the future. Since Apple does not seem likely to ever allow that to happen, this little lightweight powerhouse makes me extremely happy.