Apple MacBook Air 15" M5 vs Apple MacBook Air 13-Inch (M5)

Both are M5 MacBook Airs with the same chip, 16GB of memory and 512GB of storage, so the real choice is screen size against weight. The 15-inch gives you a bigger canvas and a longer list of ports, while the 13-inch is the one you can carry all day without thinking about it. Reviewers rate the 13-inch slightly higher and call the design unchanged but still the best value ultraportable; owners of the 15-inch rate it 4.7 out of 5 and mostly praise the screen and battery. Buy the 15-inch for desk-heavy work and split-screen multitasking, the 13-inch for travel and classes.

• Choose the 15-inch MacBook Air if you work in split screen, edit photos or video, or want HDMI and an SD card slot without a hub.
• Choose the 13-inch MacBook Air if you carry a laptop every day and want the lightest M5 Air with the same chip and memory.