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MacBook Air

Name: MacBook Air
Brand: Apple
SKU: apple-macbook-air-5
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)
Fast multithreaded compute powered by the Apple M5 10 Core (26,866 PassMark score)
Dedicated Apple M5 graphics card (14,200 3D score) enables smooth gaming and acceleration
Generous 16GB memory enables fluid multi-application workflows without slowdowns

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: £1254.05).