M5 MacBook Air is already on discount with savings over Rs 15,000: Details
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It has been just over a month since Apple launched the all-new MacBook Air with an M5 chipset. While there is no major design change in the 2026 MacBook Air, it does come with internal upgrades that make it a suitable option for office goers and students. And the best part is that the new laptop, with its price starting from Rs 1,19,900, is already available at an attractive discount. You can save up to Rs 15,000 while buying the new MacBook Air. Curious to know how? Read on.
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M5 MacBook Air available at discount
First thing’s first, you won’t find this discounted price on Apple’s official website. The deal is available at Vijay Sales website. Currently, the price of the base model of M5 MacBook Air with 512GB storage and 16GB RAM is Rs 1,19,900. On Vijay Sales, the laptop is available at a direct discount of 8%, which takes its price down to Rs 1,10,290. In addition to this, you can also save Rs 7,000 if you avail the bank discounts available. Hence, in total this results in savings of around Rs 16,100. Check out the Vijay Sales website for more details.
About MacBook Air M5
Now, let’s talk about how the MacBook Air M5 is different from the MacBook Air M4 that was unveiled last year. In terms of design, the new Air looks similar. You have the familiar compact thin and light aluminium body, same 13 inch and 15 inch display options, and the same focus on portability. But when you take a look at the specs sheet, the upgrades become obvious.
The biggest upgrade is, of course, the new M5 chip. The MacBook Air M5 features a 10 core CPU and up to a 10 core GPU. Apple says it delivers up to four times faster AI performance compared to the M4 MacBook Air, and up to 9.5 times faster than the M1 model. For users working with AI tools, on device LLMs or Apple Intelligence features in macOS Tahoe, this is worth paying attention to.
Now, graphics have always been a strong point of all MacBooks. And the MacBook Air M5 comes with enhanced shader cores and a third generation ray tracing engine. Apple has also claimed up to 1.5 times faster 3D rendering compared to the M4 MacBook Air. This could lead to tasks like Blender renders and image processing in apps feel quicker and smoother.
Coming to the memory bandwidth, it has increased to 153GB per second, which is about 28% higher than M4.
The biggest change is now in terms of storage. Apple has done away with the 256GB storage variant and the base model of the MacBook Air M5 comes with 512 GB storage. Further, this storage can be configured up to a whopping 4TB. Apple also says the SSD is twice as fast as before, leading to faster file transfers and lesser project loading times.
Finally, talking about connectivity, the new model comes with Apple’s N1 wireless chip with Wi Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6, replacing the older wireless standard on the M4 model. You still get two Thunderbolt 4 ports, MagSafe charging, support for up to two external displays, and up to 18 hours of battery life. As far as display is concerned, there are the same 13.6 inch and 15.3 inch Liquid Retina screens with 500 nits brightness.
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