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Apple MacBook Air CTO 13", Silver, M5 chip (10-core CPU, 10-core GPU, 16-core Neural Engine), 32GB unified memory, 2TB SSD, Backlit Magic Keyboard with Touch ID - British English, 70W USB-C Power Adapter

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CTO Macbook Air 13", Silver, Apple M5 chip (10-core CPU, 10-core GPU, 16-core Neural Engine), 32GB unified memory, 2TB SSD, Backlit Magic Keyboard with Touch ID - British English, 70W USB-C Power Adapter

Key Features

  • The M5 chip isn’t just an upgrade, it’s a game changer, delivering phenomenal performance. Prepare for liftoff
  • Up to 18 hours of battery life. Won’t call it a day until you do
  • A powerful platform for AI. And Apple Intelligence is built right in. Now that’s smart
  • 512GB of storage and 16GB of unified memory. Superfast straight out of the box
  • macOS Tahoe features a stunning new design with Liquid Glass, intuitive productivity tools, and a reimagined Spotlight. Fast just flows
  • With powerful Continuity features, all your Apple devices work together seamlessly, so you can get things done faster and more efficiently

Reasons To Buy

Built to go places.

MacBook Air is remarkably light at just 1.23 kilos and only 11.3 mm thin. It’s designed to fit easily into your bag, so you can always take it with you. It’s also made with over 50 per cent recycled materials and has a durable recycled aluminium enclosure built to withstand daily use.

M5. The chip that zips.

AI in the fast lane. MacBook Air delivers blazing‑fast AI performance thanks to the powerful combination of the M5 chip’s GPU, Neural Engine and unified memory. With a Neural Accelerator built into each GPU core, AI tasks run even more efficiently. From AI image upscaling to running the latest large language models, you’ll be more productive and creative than ever.

Multitasker. Multifaster. The M5 chip brings even more speed and fluidity to everything you do, like seamless switching between loads of apps and tabs, editing 4K video, or playing immersive games like InZOI. All with a silent, fanless design.

Built for AI. From the silicon up.

For everyone from students to small business owners to creative professionals, MacBook Air with M5 is designed to leverage AI in everyday workflows while preserving your privacy. Whether using powerful Apple Intelligence features across apps and macOS, running LLMs on your Mac, or vibe coding, you’ll stay productive — and protected.

Apple Intelligence. Do more. Effort less.

Apple Intelligence is the personal intelligence system that helps you write, express yourself and get things done effortlessly. With ground­breaking privacy protections, it gives you peace of mind that no one else can access your data — not even Apple.

macOS Powering possibility.

macOS is designed to support the way you work, create and connect, with powerful apps and seamless multitasking.

Better together.

Mac and iPhone are incredible on their own. But when you use them together, they work wonders. Thanks to Continuity features, you can move seamlessly across devices to share files and photos, hand off tasks, and even control your iPhone from your Mac.

Love at every sight.

The Liquid Retina display on MacBook Air supports 1 billion colours and delivers absolutely stunning resolution. Photos and videos pop with rich contrast and sharp detail, and text appears super‑crisp.

Well connected.

The MagSafe charging cable attaches and detaches magnetically in case anyone trips over it. Two Thunderbolt 4 ports let you connect high‑speed accessories and charge your Mac. The headphone jack supports high‑impedance headphones. And the Apple N1 wireless chip provides Wi‑Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6, improving performance and reliability.

Peace of mind at your fingertip.

Touch ID on the Magic Keyboard gives you a fast, easy and secure way to unlock your Mac, sign in to accounts and authorise payments for purchases. And built-in, industry-leading encryption, robust virus protections, and free, automatic security updates help keep your data safe.

Description

MacBook Air

Might takes flight.

Specifications

Design
Product type Laptop
Form factor Clamshell
Product colour Silver
Display
Display number of colours 1.07 billion colours
Pixel density 224 ppi
Panel type IPS
LED backlight Yes
Display brightness 500 cd/m²
Touchscreen No
Display resolution 2560 x 1664 pixels
Display diagonal 34.5 cm (13.6")
High Dynamic Range (HDR) technology High Dynamic Range 10+ (HDR10 Plus), Dolby Vision, High Dynamic Range 10 (HDR10), Hybrid Log-Gamma (HLG)
True Tone technology Yes
High Dynamic Range (HDR) supported Yes
Display technology marketing name Liquid Retina
Number of external displays supported 2
Processor
Processor generation Apple M 5th Gen
Processor model M5
Processor cores 10
Processor manufacturer Apple
Processor family Apple M
Neural processor unit (NPU)
Neural processor unit (NPU) Apple Neural Engine (ANE)
Neural processor unit (NPU) cores 16
Memory
Memory form factor On-board
Internal memory 32 GB
Storage
Storage media SSD
Optical drive type No
Number of SSDs installed 1
SSD capacity 2 TB
Total storage capacity 2 TB
Total SSDs capacity 2 TB
Graphics
Discrete graphics card No
On-board graphics card family Apple
On-board graphics card 4K support Yes
On-board graphics card Yes
On-board graphics card model Apple GPU
Discrete graphics card model Not available
On-board graphics card cores 10
On-board graphics card 6K support Yes
Memory bandwidth (max) 153 GB/s
On-board GPU manufacturer Apple
On-board graphics card 8K support Yes
Ray tracing acceleration Yes
Audio
Number of microphones 3
Number of built-in speakers 4
Built-in microphone Yes
Microphone modes Voice Isolation, Wide Spectrum
Spatial audio Yes
Camera
Front camera Yes
Front camera resolution (numeric) 12 MP
Front camera resolution 1920 x 1080 pixels
Front camera HD type Full HD
Optical drive
Optical drive type No
Network
Mobile network connection No
Top Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
Wi-Fi standards Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
Bluetooth Yes
Bluetooth version 6.0
Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) Yes
Wireless networking chip Apple N1
Thread networking technology Yes
Ports & interfaces
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity 0
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantity 0
USB Type-C DisplayPort Alternate Mode Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantity 0
HDMI ports quantity 0
Headphone outputs 1
Docking connector Yes
USB Power Delivery (USB PD) Yes
Charging port type MagSafe 3
Thunderbolt 4 ports quantity 2
Intel® Thunderbolt 4 Yes
Performance
Ambient light sensor Yes
Repairability index 6.8
Accessibility features VoiceOver, Zoom, Voice Control, Switch Control, Closed Captions, Live Captions, Accessibility Reader, Live Speech, Motion & display and text settings, Personal Voice
Keyboard
Pointing device Trackpad
Numeric keypad No
Keyboard backlit Yes
Keyboard language UK English
Pressure sensing trackpad Yes
Software
Pre-installed software App Store, Books, Calendar, Contacts, FaceTime, Find My, Freeform, Games, GarageBand, Home, iMovie, iPhone Mirroring, Journal, Keynote, Mail, Maps, Messages, Music, News, Notes, Numbers, Pages, Passwords, Phone, Photo Booth, Photos, Podcasts, Preview, QuickTime Player, Reminders, Safari, Shortcuts, Stocks, Time Machine, Tips, TV, Voice Memos, Weather
Operating system installed macOS Tahoe
Apple Intelligence Yes
Technical details
Form factor Clamshell
Product colour Silver
Repairability index 6.8
Processor special features
Video encode engine Yes
Video decode engine Yes
Brand-specific features
Accessibility features VoiceOver, Zoom, Voice Control, Switch Control, Closed Captions, Live Captions, Accessibility Reader, Live Speech, Motion & display and text settings, Personal Voice
Brand specific technologies Wide color (P3)
Battery
Battery technology Lithium Polymer (LiPo)
Battery capacity 53.8 Wh
Fast charging Yes
Browsing time (Wi-Fi) 15 h
Continuous video playback time (streamed) 18 h
Power
AC adapter power 70 W
AC adapter frequency 50 - 60 Hz
AC adapter input voltage 100 - 240 V
USB Power Delivery (USB PD) Yes
USB Type-C charging port Yes
USB Type-C required charging power (min) 30 W
USB Type-C required charging power (max) 72 W
Security
Fingerprint reader Yes
Operational conditions
Operating temperature (T-T) 10 - 35 °C
Storage temperature (T-T) -25 - 45 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H) 0 - 90%
Operating altitude 0 - 3000 m
Non-operating altitude 0 - 4500 m
Maximum shipping altitude 10500 m
Weight & dimensions
Width 304.1 mm
Depth 215 mm
Height 11.3 mm
Weight 1.23 kg
Packaging data
Package width 55.4 mm
Package height 244.8 mm
Package depth 335.5 mm
Cables included USB Type-C to MagSafe 3
AC adapter included Yes
Other features
Ambient light sensor Yes
On-board graphics card Yes
Maximum shipping altitude 10500 m
AC adapter included Yes
Video formats supported HEVC, H.264, AV1, ProRes
Sensors
Ambient light sensor Yes
Packaging content
Cables included USB Type-C to MagSafe 3
AC adapter included Yes