MacBook Air (M5) - Best Buy

Might takes flight.

Now supercharged by M5.

MacBook Air features the M5 chip, delivering even greater performance and speed. Apple Intelligence is built right in for all‑out productivity in everyday AI workflows.Refer to legal disclaimers. Including up to 18 hours of battery life and double the starting storage from previous generations, the incredibly light MacBook Air is ready to go wherever the day takes you.Refer to legal disclaimers. Prepare for liftoff.

Two perfectly portable sizes.

13”

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15”

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Four beautiful colors will have you on cloud nine.

Sky Blue

Silver

Starlight

Midnight
The chip that zips.

LLM prompt
processing performance

Up to

3.8x

faster than PC laptop with Intel Core Ultra X7Refer to legal disclaimers.

Up to

9.5x

faster than MacBook Air with M1Refer to legal disclaimers.
Live a full battery life.Refer to legal disclaimers.

Up to

18 hrs
MacBook Air
is built for AI.
Apple Intelligence.

Personal, private, powerful.Refer to legal disclaimers.
macOS.
Powering possibility.

The stunning design with Liquid Glass brings even more clarity to navigation and controls.

Spotlight helps you find files, apps, and more in a click.

The customizable controls and menu bar put what you want right where you want it.

Live Translation lets you communicate across languages in real time.
Mac + iPhone.
Even better together.
Liquid Retina display. Love at every sight.
A camera that moves when you move.

12MP Center Stage camera with Desk View

Three‑mic array

Immersive sound system with Spatial Audio
Well connected.

Two Thunderbolt 4 ports

MagSafe

Headphone jack

The Apple N1 wireless chip provides Wi‑Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6, improving performance and reliability.Refer to legal disclaimers.
Peace of mind at your fingertip.

Touch ID

There’s never been a better time to upgrade.

Here’s what you get with the MacBook Air with M5.

Bigger, brighter
Liquid Retina display.

Fly through demanding
AI tasks up to 9.5x faster.Refer to legal disclaimers.
Fly through demanding
AI tasks up to 9.5x faster.Refer to legal disclaimers.

Bigger, brighter Liquid Retina display.
12MP Center Stage camera
with Desk View.

Beautiful color options. Find the right one for you.

Sky Blue

Silver

Starlight

Midnight
Beautiful color options. Find the right one for you.

Sky Blue

Silver

Starlight

Midnight

12MP Center Stage camera with Desk View.

Here’s what you get with the MacBook Air with M5.

Breakthrough performance for AI apps.
12MP Center Stage camera
with Desk View.

Beautiful color options. Find the right one for you.

Sky Blue

Silver

Starlight

Midnight
The Apple N1 wireless chip provides Wi‑Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6, improving performance and reliability.Refer to legal disclaimers.

12MP Center Stage camera with Desk View.
Beautiful color options. Find the right one for you.

Sky Blue

Silver

Starlight

Midnight

The Apple N1 wireless chip provides Wi‑Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6, improving performance and reliability.Refer to legal disclaimers.

Here’s what you get with the MacBook Air with M5.

Apple silicon and macOS Tahoe deliver enhanced speed, performance, privacy, and security.
Up to 18 hours of battery life.
Up to 6 more hours than previous models.Refer to legal disclaimers.

Built for AI, including powerful Apple Intelligence features.Refer to legal disclaimers.
Built for AI, including powerful Apple Intelligence features.Refer to legal disclaimers.

Up to 18 hours of battery life. Up to 6 more hours than previous models.Refer to legal disclaimers.
Bigger, brighter
Liquid Retina display.

New to Mac?

Easy to learn.

Mac is designed to be easy to learn and use — so you can start doing what you love in no time at all.

Superfast.

The combination of Apple silicon and macOS means Mac delivers incredible power and speed to everything you do.

Built to last.

With a durable aluminum enclosure and free software updates, Mac is in it for the long haul — inside and out.

Accessories

Explore Mac accessories.

Explore keyboards, devices, and other essentials.Refer to legal disclaimers.

Shop Apple accessories

Mac accessories: AirPods, Studio Display, Magic Keyboard, Magic Mouse, Magic Trackpad, MagSafe charge cable

Your Mac. Handled with AppleCare+.

Enjoy easy, fast repairs for accidents like drops and spills, and 24/7 priority care.

Learn more about AppleCare+

Legal Disclaimers

Accessories: Accessories sold separately; availability varies by region.
App Store: Apps are available on the App Store.
Apple Intelligence: Available in beta. Some features may not be available in all regions or languages. For feature and language availability and system requirements, see support.apple.com/121115.
Display: Screen size is measured diagonally as a standard rectangular shape; the actual screen area is slightly less due to the rounded corners at the top of all MacBook displays. Actual screen size of the 24‑inch iMac and 13‑inch MacBook Neo is 23.5 inches and 13.0 inches.
FaceTime: FaceTime calling requires a FaceTime‑enabled device for the caller and recipient and a Wi‑Fi connection.
Feature, App, and Service Availability: Features are subject to change. Some features, applications, and services may not be available in all regions or languages.
iPhone Mirroring: Available on Mac computers with Apple silicon and Intel‑based Mac computers with a T2 Security Chip. Requires that your iPhone and Mac are signed in with the same Apple Account using two‑factor authentication, your iPhone and Mac are near each other and have Bluetooth and Wi‑Fi turned on, and your Mac is not using AirPlay or Sidecar. Some iPhone features (e.g., camera and microphone) are not compatible with iPhone Mirroring.
Microsoft 365 Copilot in Excel: Some apps may require a subscription.
Power and Battery: Testing conducted by Apple in January 2026 using preproduction 13‑inch MacBook Air systems with Apple M5, 10‑core CPU, and 8‑core GPU, and preproduction 15‑inch MacBook Air systems with Apple M5, 10‑core CPU, and 10‑core GPU, all configured with 16GB of unified memory and 512GB SSD. Wireless web battery life tested by browsing 25 popular websites while connected to Wi‑Fi. Video streaming battery life tested with 1080p content in Safari while connected to Wi‑Fi. All systems tested with display brightness set to 8 clicks from bottom and keyboard backlight off. Battery life varies by use and configuration. See apple.com/batteries for more information.
Storage: 1GB = 1 billion bytes and 1TB = 1 trillion bytes; actual formatted capacity less.
Touch ID: Magic Keyboard with Touch ID is included with iMac (M4) systems with 10‑core GPU, iMac (M3) systems with 10‑core GPU, and iMac (M1) systems with 8‑core GPU. It is available as an option on iMac (M3) systems with 8‑core GPU and iMac (M1) systems with 7‑core GPU.
Up to 3.8x Faster than PC Laptop with Intel Core Ultra X7: Testing conducted by Apple in February 2026 using preproduction 15‑inch MacBook Air systems with Apple M5, 10‑core CPU, 10‑core GPU, 16GB of unified memory, and 512GB SSD, as well as production Intel Core Ultra X7 300H Series‑based PC systems with Intel Arc Graphics, 32GB of RAM, 1TB SSD, and the latest version of Windows 11 available at the time of testing. Time to first token measured with an 8K‑token prompt using a 14‑billion parameter model with 4‑bit quantization, and LM Studio 0.4.2 (Build 2). Tested with equivalent display brightness settings for all units. Performance tests are conducted using specific computer systems and reflect the approximate performance of MacBook Air.
Up to 9.5x Faster than MacBook Air with M1: Testing conducted by Apple in January 2026 using preproduction 13‑inch and 15‑inch MacBook Air systems with Apple M5, 10‑core CPU, 10‑core GPU, 32GB of unified memory, and 4TB SSD, and production MacBook Air systems with Apple M1, 8‑core CPU, 8‑core GPU, 16GB of unified memory, and 2TB SSD. Time to first token measured with an 8K‑token prompt using a 14‑billion parameter model with 4‑bit quantization, and LM Studio 0.4.1 (Build 1). Performance tests are conducted using specific computer systems and reflect the approximate performance of MacBook Air.
Up to 6 More Hours Battery Life than the Intel‑Based MacBook Air (Up to 18 Hours Total): Compared with 1.1GHz dual‑core Intel Core i3‑based MacBook Air. Testing conducted by Apple in February 2020 using preproduction 1.1GHz dual‑core Intel Core i3‑based MacBook Air systems with 8GB of RAM and 256GB SSD. The iTunes movie playback test measures battery life by playing back HD 1080p content. Testing conducted by Apple in January 2026 using preproduction 13‑inch MacBook Air systems with Apple M5, 10‑core CPU, and 8‑core GPU, and preproduction 15‑inch MacBook Air systems with Apple M5, 10‑core CPU, and 10‑core GPU, all configured with 16GB of unified memory and 512GB SSD. Video streaming battery life tested with 1080p content. Equivalent display brightness settings used for all units. Battery life varies by use and configuration. See apple.com/batteries for more information.
Wi‑Fi 7: Wi‑Fi 7 available in countries and regions where supported.