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MacBook Air

Name: MacBook Air
Brand: Apple
SKU: apple-macbook-air-3
Price: 1258.97 GBP
Availability: InStock
Rating: 7.9 (1 reviews)

Apple M5 10 CoreCPU (Score: 26.866)

Apple M5GPU (Score: 14.200)

55VALUE SCORE

16 GBRAM

512 GBSTORAGE

13.6" DISPLAY

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£1258.97

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Apple MacBook Air 13.6-inch Laptop M5 chip with 10-core CPU and 8-core GPU: Liquid Retina Display, 16GB Unified Memory, 512GB SSD, Touch ID, Wi-Fi 7; Midnight; with Apple 70W USB-C Power Adapter

£1258.97

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RatioLog Objective Verdict

Deterministic performance ratings and market evaluation based on verified benchmarks.

Hardware Capability:7.9/10

Fair Market Price

Editorial Executive Summary

How we evaluate

MacBook Air is a high-performance gaming laptop engineered for demanding 3D titles and high-framerate gameplay, powered by the Apple M5 10 Core paired with dedicated Apple M5 graphics, 16GB RAM for seamless multitasking. Priced at £1258.97, it is currently tracking near its typical UK market baseline. Consider that features standard IPS display; lacks the true inky blacks and infinite contrast of OLED panels.

Gaming Performance

8.0/10

High-End 1440p Gaming

Work & Productivity

9.0/10

Fast Heavy Workloads & Coding

Creation & Media

5.5/10

Light Photo Editing & Graphic Design

Portability & Commute

8.5/10

Commute & Campus Friendly Form Factor

Key Strengths

Above-average price-to-performance ratio (55/100 Value Score)
High-performance Apple M5 10 Core delivers a robust 26,866 multi-core benchmark rating
Dedicated Apple M5 graphics card (14,200 3D score) enables smooth gaming and acceleration
Capacious 16GB RAM provides plenty of headroom for heavy multi-tab browsing and office tools

Trade-offs to Consider

Features standard IPS display; lacks the true inky blacks and infinite contrast of OLED panels
512GB SSD storage fills up quickly with modern 100GB+ game installations

* Consistent with typical UK pricing (30-day median: £1249.37).