Apple 13" MacBook Air (M4) vs Apple MacBook Air 13-inch (M5)

Both are 13-inch MacBook Airs with the same 2.7 lb body, 18-hour battery and 13.6-inch Liquid Retina display, so the choice comes down to the chip and the storage. The M5 model doubles the SSD to 512GB and adds a faster CPU, GPU and Neural Engine, and its owners rate it higher. Buy the M5 if you keep many apps and files open or plan to keep the laptop for years; the M4 is the smarter pick only if you work mostly in the cloud and want the lowest entry into a MacBook Air.

• Choose the MacBook Air M4 if you want the lightest way into a current MacBook Air and 256GB is enough for your files, since the body, screen and battery match the M5.
• Choose the MacBook Air M5 if you want more storage out of the box and the extra headroom for video editing, AI tools and heavy multitasking.