Apple MacBook Air 15" M5 (10-core CPU, 10-core GPU), 24GB/1TB — Silver

The fullest MacBook Air JLS carries: the 15-inch panel, 24 GB of unified memory and a 1 TB SSD. Worth comparing honestly against a 14-inch MacBook Pro at similar money — the Pro gives you a brighter XDR display with ProMotion, more ports and an active cooling system, while this gives you a larger screen, a fanless body and a lighter machine.

The M5 runs a 10-core CPU of four super cores and six efficiency cores, the full 10-core GPU, a 16-core Neural Engine and 153GB/s of memory bandwidth. Because Apple Silicon shares one memory pool across CPU, GPU and Neural Engine, 24 GB is what lets the machine hold a photo library, a video timeline and a full browser open together — and it cannot be added later.

The 15.3-inch Liquid Retina display runs 2880 × 1864 at 500 nits, with six speakers and force-cancelling woofers. MagSafe 3, two Thunderbolt 4 ports and a headphone jack, Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 6 and Thread, a 12 MP Center Stage camera with Desk View, and a 66.5 Wh battery rated up to 18 hours of video streaming, at 1.51 kg. Note: this unit is supplied without a power adapter. The MXN53 adapter must be purchased separately.