The 13-inch MacBook Air M5 with 16GB RAM and 512GB SSD is $899.99 at Amazon right now, a new all-time low and $200 off its $1,099 list price. The 15-inch model drops to $1,099.99 at Amazon or $1,149 at Best Buy, also $200 off.
This is the laptop The Verge recommends to most people. The M5 Air outpaces the new MacBook Neo on everyday workloads, ships with double the base storage compared to prior generations, and posts SSD read and write speeds that match the M5 MacBook Pro. Battery life lands at 13 hours. The 12-megapixel Center Stage webcam is best in class for a thin-and-light.
The full review breaks down exactly where the M5 Air beats the MacBook Neo, how storage performance stacks up against the Pro line on benchmarks, and whether the 2026 refinements are enough to justify upgrading from an M2 or M3 machine. Those details are worth reading before you buy.
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