MacBook Air 13-inch | Apple M5 | 10‑core CPU 8‑core GPU | 16GB | 512GB SSD - Starlight
MacBook Air 13-inch. Supercharged by M5. MacBook Air with the M5 chip brings blazing speed and powerful AI capabilities into an incredibly portable design. With Apple Intelligence,¹ up to 18 hours of battery life² and fast SSD storage starting with 512GB, you can work, create and play anywhere life takes you. Features Supercharged by M5 With its faster CPU and unified memory, M5 delivers even more performance and fluidity across apps, making multitasking and creative workflows smooth and responsive. A powerful Neural Engine and next-generation GPU with Neural Accelerators give you a powerful platform for AI. Apple Intelligent 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.¹ Up to 18 Hours of Battery life² MacBook Air delivers incredible battery life with amazing performance, so you can power through a full day of work or class without worrying about plugging in. A Brilliant 13.6-inch Display³ The Liquid Retina display supports 1 billion colours. Photos and videos pop with rich contrast and sharp detail, and text appears super-crisp. 12MP Center Stage Camera Automatically stay in frame during video calls with Centre Stage, or share a top-down view of your workspace with Desk View. And with a three-mic array and four speaker sound system with Spatial Audio and Dolby Atmos, everything sounds great. Connect it all MacBook Air features two Thunderbolt 4 ports, a MagSafe charging port, a headphone jack as well as the Apple N1 wireless chip for Wi-Fi 74 and Bluetooth 6. And it supports up to two external displays. MacOS Runs APP Fast All your go-to apps run lightning fast in macOS, including built-in apps like FaceTime4 and Messages. Plus, built-in virus protection and free software updates help keep your Mac running smoothly and securely. If you love iPhone, You'll love Mac Mac works like magic with your other Apple devices. View and control what’s on your iPhone from your Mac with iPhone Mirroring.6 Copy something on iPhone and paste it on Mac. Send texts with Messages from your Mac, or use your Mac to answer FaceTime calls.5 Power Adapters Please be aware: MacBook Air (13-inch) comes with a USB-C to MagSafe 3 charging cable, but does not include a power adapter. A USB-C power adapter or other USB PD power source that can provide 30W or higher is required to charge this device. For optimal charging, Apple recommends pairing this Mac with the Apple 30W USB-C Power Adapter, or the 70W USB-C Power Adapter to take advantage of fast charge (charging up to 50% in 30 minutes).7 Note: 1. Apple Intelligence is available in beta. Some features may not be available in all regions or languages. For feature and language availability and system requirements, see support.apple.com/en-za/121115. 2. Testing conducted by Apple in January 2026 using pre-production 13-inch MacBook Air systems with Apple M5, 10-core CPU and 8-core GPU, and pre-production 15-inch MacBook Air systems with Apple M5, 10-core CPU and 10-core GPU, all configured with 16GB of unified memory and 512GB SSD. Wireless web battery life tested by browsing 25 popular websites while connected to Wi-Fi. Video streaming battery life tested with 1080p content in Safari while connected to Wi-Fi. All systems tested with display brightness set to 8 clicks from bottom and keyboard backlight off. Battery life varies by use and configuration. See apple.com/za/batteries for more information. 3. Screen size is measured diagonally. The display on the 13-inch MacBook Air has rounded corners at the top. When measured as a standard rectangular shape, the screen is 13.6 inches diagonally (actual viewable area is less). 4. Wi-Fi 7 available in countries and regions where supported. 5.FaceTime calling requires a FaceTime-enabled device for the caller and recipient and a Wi-Fi connection. 6.Available on Mac computers with Apple silicon and Intel-based Mac computers with a T2 Security Chip. Requires that your iPhone and Mac are signed in with the same Apple Account using two-factor authentication, your iPhone and Mac are near each other and have Bluetooth and Wi-Fi turned on, and your Mac is not using AirPlay or Sidecar. Some iPhone features (e.g. camera and microphone) are not compatible with iPhone Mirroring. 7. FAST CHARGE: Testing conducted by Apple in January 2026 using pre-production 13-inch MacBook Air systems with Apple M5, 10-core CPU, 8-core GPU, 16GB of unified memory and 512GB SSD. Tested with Apple 70W USB-C Power Adapter (Model A2743) with USB-C to MagSafe 3 Cable (Model A2363). Fast-charge testing conducted with drained MacBook Air units. Times measured from the beginni²ng of wake from hibernate, or from the appearance of the Apple logo as the unit started up. Charge time varies with settings and environmental factors; actual results will vary.