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MacBook Air 13" M5 16gb/512gb SSD - Starlight | MDHA4B-A

Features

  • M5 chip
  • 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.
  • macOS Tahoe

AI in the fast lane. - MacBook Air delivers blazing‑fast AI performance thanks to the powerful combination of the GPU, Neural Engine and unified memory in M5. With a Neural Accelerator built into each GPU core, AI tasks run with amazing efficiency. 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 Neverness to Everness. All with a silent, fanless design.

Live a full battery life. - MacBook Air has up to 18 hours of battery life. And it supports fast charging, getting up to 50 per cent in about 30 minutes.16 So you can power through everything from work to class to your favourite movies without worrying about your battery.

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.

Great powers come with great privacy. - Apple Intelligence is designed to protect your privacy at every step. It’s integrated into the core of your Mac through on‑device processing. So it’s aware of your personal information without collecting your personal information. And with groundbreaking Private Cloud Compute, Apple Intelligence can draw on larger server‑based models, running on Apple silicon, to handle more complex requests for you while protecting your privacy.

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 and hand off tasks.

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.

Specification

  • Apple M5 chip
  • 10‑core CPU with 4 super cores and 6 efficiency cores
  • Liquid Retina display
  • 13.6-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit display with IPS technology;2 2560x1664 native resolution at 224 pixels per inch
  • 500 nits brightness
  • Up to 18 hours video streaming
  • Up to 15 hours wireless web
  • Built-in 53.8‑watt‑hour lithium‑polymer battery
  • Height: 1.13 cm (0.44 inches)
  • Width: 30.41 cm (11.97 inches)
  • Depth: 21.5 cm (8.46 inches)
  • Weight: 1.23 kg (2.7 pounds)