Overview
- Reviews from AppleInsider and The Indian Express call the M5 MacBook Air the right pick for most people thanks to clear day‑to‑day speed and AI gains.
- AppleInsider’s tests show about 11% higher single‑core and 14% higher multi‑core Geekbench scores over M4, with Metal GPU results rising to about 64,000 from roughly 55,000.
- The laptop keeps the same thin, fanless build and the same ports—two Thunderbolt 4, MagSafe, and a headphone jack—which can lead to slower performance during long heavy tasks.
- Battery life impressed a reviewer at The Indian Express with roughly 14 to 16 hours in mixed use versus Apple’s up‑to‑18‑hour claim.
- Apple lifts the base SSD to 512GB with faster reads and writes and raises starting prices to $1,099 for the 13‑inch and $1,299 for the 15‑inch.