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MacBook Air

Apple M5 10 CoreCPU (Score: 26.866)
Apple M5GPU (Score: 14.200)
55VALUE SCORE
16 GBRAM
512 GBSTORAGE
13.6" DISPLAY
Best Price
£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
  • Solid value index (55/100), balancing price against hardware performance
  • Apple M5 10 Core processor achieves an impressive 26,866 CPU score for demanding workloads
  • Discrete Apple M5 GPU delivers dedicated graphics horsepower (14,200 benchmark rating)
  • 16GB system RAM ensures reliable multitasking and future-proof operation
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: £1251.54).

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Technical Specifications

Processor

  • Processor modelApple M4
  • CPU speed0.01 GHz

Memory

  • Internal memory16 GB

Storage

  • Total storage capacity512GB
  • Hard disk descriptionSSD

Display

  • Display diagonal13.6 Inches

Graphics

  • On-board graphics card modelIntegrated

Software

  • Operating system installedMac OS

General

  • Product colourSilver