Apple MacBook Air 13" M5 Chip with 10-Core CPU & 10-Core GPU 16GB-RAM 1TB-SSD - Starlight (2026)

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MacBook Air with the M5 chip brings blazing-fast speed and powerful AI capabilities into an incredibly portable design. With Apple Intelligence¹,up to 18 hours of battery life² and fast SSD storage starting with 512GB, you can work, create and play anywhere life takes you.

• SUPERCHARGED BY M5 - With its faster CPU and unified memory, M5 delivers even more performance and fluidity across apps, making multitasking and creative workflows smooth and responsive. A powerful Neural Engine and next-generation GPU with Neural Accelerators give you an impressive platform for AI.
• APPLE INTELLIGENCE - Apple Intelligence is the personal intelligence system that helps you write, express yourself and get things done effortlessly. With groundbreaking privacy protections, it gives you peace of mind that no-one else can access your data - not even Apple.¹
• UP TO 18 HOURS OF BATTERY LIFE² - MacBook Air delivers incredible battery life with amazing performance, so you can power through a full day of work or class without worrying about plugging in.
• A BRILLIANT 13.6-INCH DISPLAY³ - The Liquid Retina display supports 1 billion colours. Photos and videos pop with rich contrast and sharp detail, and text appears incredibly crisp.
• 12MP CENTER STAGE CAMERA - Automatically stay in frame during video calls with Centre Stage, or share a top-down view of your workspace with Desk View. And with a three-mic array and four-speaker sound system with Spatial Audio and Dolby Atmos, everything sounds great.

• CONNECT IT ALL - MacBook Air features two Thunderbolt 4 ports, a MagSafe charging port and a headphone jack - as well as the Apple N1 chip for Wi-Fi 7⁴ and Bluetooth^® 6. And it supports up to two external displays.
• MACOS RUNS APPS FAST - All your go-to apps run lightning-fast in macOS, including built-in apps like FaceTime and Messages.⁵ Plus, built-in virus protection and free software updates help keep your Mac running smoothly and securely.
• IF YOU LOVE IPHONE, YOU’LL LOVE MAC - Mac works like magic with your other Apple devices. View and control what’s on your iPhone from your Mac with iPhone Mirroring.⁶ Copy something on iPhone and paste it on Mac. Send texts with Messages from your Mac, or use your Mac to answer FaceTime calls.⁵

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¹Apple Intelligence is available in beta. Some features may not be available in all regions or languages. For feature and language availability, and system requirements, see support.apple.com/121115.

²Testing conducted by Apple in January 2026 using preproduction 13-inch MacBook Air systems with Apple M5, 10-core CPU and 8-core GPU, and preproduction 15-inch MacBook Air systems with Apple M5, 10-core CPU and 10-core GPU, all configured with 16GB of unified memory and 512GB SSD. Wireless web battery life tested by browsing 25 popular websites while connected to Wi-Fi. Video streaming battery life tested with 1080p content in Safari while connected to Wi-Fi. All systems tested with display brightness set to eight clicks from the bottom and keyboard backlight off. Battery life varies by use and configuration; see apple.com/nz/batteries for more information.

³Screen size is measured diagonally. The display on the 13-inch MacBook Air has rounded corners at the top. When measured as a standard rectangular shape, the screen is 13.6 inches diagonally (actual viewable area is less).

⁴Wi‑Fi 7 available in countries and regions where supported.

⁵FaceTime calling requires a FaceTime‑enabled device for the caller and recipient, and a Wi‑Fi connection.

⁶Available on Mac computers with Apple silicon and Intel-based Mac computers with a T2 Security Chip. Requires that your iPhone and Mac are signed in with the same Apple Account using two-factor authentication, your iPhone and Mac are near each other and have Bluetooth and Wi-Fi turned on, and your Mac is not using AirPlay or Sidecar. Some iPhone features (such as camera and microphone) are not compatible with iPhone Mirroring.

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Go to apple.com/nz/macbook-air/specs for a complete set.

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