Apple introduced the new MacBook Air with the M5 chip, offering better performance and more AI features. The M5 includes a faster CPU and a new GPU, both with neural accelerators for creative and AI tasks. The laptop starts with 512GB of faster storage, expandable to 4TB. The N1 wireless chip supports Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6. The MacBook Air keeps its slim design, liquid retina display, up to 18 hours of battery, and two Thunderbolt 4 ports. It runs macOS Tapo, comes in 13- and 15-inch sizes, and is available in several colors. Pre-orders begin March 4. It goes on sale on March 11.
The new MacBook Air with M5 brings incredible performance and even more capability to the world’s most popular laptops, said John Ternus, Apple’s senior vice president of hardware engineering. With M5, the MacBook Air powers through a wide range of tasks, from everyday productivity to creative workloads, and is even faster for AI, featuring now double the starting storage, as well as Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6, in a sleek, durable design with long battery life. MacBook Air is the perfect laptop for anyone who values the unrivaled combination of performance and portability.
Incredible Performance With M5 For AI And More
The M5 chip delivers strong performance across a wide range of tasks, from daily work to creative projects. The MacBook Air with M5 features a 10-core CPU, including the world’s fastest CPU core for better responsiveness. It also has up to a 10-core GPU, each with a neural accelerator, making AI tasks up to four times faster than the MacBook Air with M4 and up to 9.5 times faster than the MacBook Air with M1. This renders it a powerful choice for AI, whether you are using Apple intelligence at home or running large language models on the device for business.
The M5 chip features improved shader cores and a third-generation ray tracing engine, boosting performance for gaming and 3D rendering. It also offers faster unified memory with 153 GB/s of bandwidth, a 28% increase over the M4, enabling more seamless multitasking and quicker app launches. Altogether, the MacBook Air with M5 delivers better performance than previous models, including:
- AI video enhancement is much faster compared to earlier MacBook Air models.
- 3D rendering is significantly faster on the new MacBook Air than on other models.
- The image processing is faster on the new MacBook Air than on its predecessors.
- Web browsing is markedly faster than on similar PC laptops, with demanding tasks also improved.
Double The Starting Storage And A Faster SSD
The MacBook Air with M5 starts with 512 GB of storage, double the previous amount, and can be configured up to 4 TB for large projects and games. The new SSD is twice as fast as before, making file access and work quicker. This speed benefits you when importing photos or running AI tasks.
Tremendous value for upgraders with the world’s most popular laptop
Want to upgrade from an older MacBook Air, whether it has Apple silicon or an Intel chip? Now is the time. With the fast M5 chip, the new MacBook Air offers these features:
- Stunning Liquid Retina display: The 13.6- or 15.3-inch Liquid Retina display is bright at 500 nits and supports 1 billion colors for vivid detail and extra-sharp text.
- Battery lasts up to 18 hours. This is 6 hours more than the Intel-based MacBook Air. Faster charging lets you work, create, or play all day. You do not have to plug in often.
- The 13-inch MacBook Air is easy to carry. The 15-inch gives you more space for multitasking. Both are thin, light, silent, and come in four colors: sky blue, midnight, starlight, and silver.
- The 12 MP center stage camera with desk view helps you look your best on video calls. The three-mic array keeps your voice clear, and the sound system with spatial audio and Dolby Atmos delivers rich, three-dimensional audio for music and movies.
- Wi-Fi 7 & Bluetooth 6: the New Apple-designed N1 chip supports both, delivering better performance and improved connection reliability.
- The MacBook Air has two Thunderbolt 4 ports for accessories. It supports up to two external displays, which is ideal for more workspace. MagSafe gives you a dedicated charging port. You get extra security when plugged in.
The Power of Mac OS Tahoe Mac OS completes the MacBook Air experience, bringing it to life with features and built-in apps like Safari, Photos, Messages, and FaceTime. Mac OS Tahoe helps you get more done and lets you personalize your Mac with a new color app for folders, app icons, and widgets.
Apple Intelligence has powerful features and strong privacy, including:
- live translation in Messages for talking across languages
- smarter reminders that sort your tasks
- better shortcuts that use Apple Intelligence to automate things like pulling info from a PDF and adding it to a spreadsheet
Continuity features include:
- The phone app on Mac, which lets you make cellular calls from your iPhone
- live activities, which allow notifications and iPhone mirroring so you can act on them right from your Mac
For video calls, the new edge light effect provides even lighting for your face in any condition.
MacBook Air And the Environment
The MacBook Air with M5 was created with the environment in mind and helps Apple move closer to its goal of being carbon-neutral by 2030. It uses 55% recycled materials, including 100% recycled aluminum for the enclosure and 100% recycled cobalt for the battery. Half of the electricity used in its manufacturing comes from renewable sources, for example, wind and solar. The MacBook Air is built to last and can be repaired while still meeting Apple’s standards for energy efficiency and safer materials. Its paper packaging is made entirely from fiber and is easy to recycle.
