Apple unveils the M5 MacBook Air in 13" and 15" sizes, boosting its starting price by $100 to $1,099 and doubling base storage to 512GB, shipping from March 11

Apple has officially announced the new M5 MacBook Air. While the starting price has increased by $100, it now comes with double …

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@mkbhd Marques Brownlee on x
Apple doing the same thing as S26 phones from Samsung - higher base prices, but also higher base storage Macbook Air goes from $999 to $1099 but also starts at 512GB instead of 256GB Macbook Pro (M5 Pro) goes from $1999 to $2199 but now starts at 1TB instead of 512GB
@joannastern Joanna Stern on x
New MacBooks with M5 chips are here but the BIG upgrade? More base storage across lineup. MacBook Air at 512GB. MacBook Pro now starts at 1TB. Storage!! [image]
@leakerapple @leakerapple on x
The new MacBook Air is here with M5! - Starts at 512GB base storage and 16GB RAM - M5 chip with 10 core CPU and 8/10 Core GPU - Starts at $1099 ($100 more but double the storage) Base configuration is the perfect laptop for 99% of people.
@mweinbach Max Weinbach on x
MacBook Air now starts at 512GB storage and MacBook Pro at 1TB It was previously 256GB and 512GB at their lower prices
@nathievr @nathievr on x
@gregjoz This is going to be such a neat combo with Apple Vision Pro.
@markgurman Mark Gurman on x
Apple is hiking prices: MacBook Air from $999 to $1099, MacBook Pro from $1999 to $2199.
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@adrianweckler Adrian Weckler on x
Apple has announced new MacBook Air M5 and MacBook Pro today. Good news 1: twice the base storage Good news 2: no price increase here in € (but $100 more in US! Trump tariff!) Bad news: no charging adapters included anymore (charged separately!) [image]
@segalink @segalink on x
There is no better way to showcase the new MacBook Air with M5 than allow its unveiling flow to the rhythm of Fela Anikulapo Kuti whose Afrobeat genre of music defines a category globally. Powerful and durable...yet thin & light! True for both Legends! 🎶 [video]
@raywongy Ray Wong on x
New M5 MacBook Air has double the base storage (512GB vs. 256GB) for $100 more ($1,100 vs. $1,000) That is a fucking steal in this economy esp with the storage shortage going on [image]
@alz_zyd_ @alz_zyd_ on x
I generally dislike Apple but the Macbook Air is obviously the perfect laptop
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