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Apple - MacBook Air 13-inch Laptop - M5 chip with 10-core CPU and 8-core GPU - 16GB Memory…

$149.01 under Amazon's own figure. The question this page answers is whether the laptop is worth $1,149.99 in the first place.

Apple - MacBook Air 13-inch Laptop - M5 chip with 10-core CPU and 8-core GPU - 16GB Memory - 512GB SSD - Silver

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Apple - MacBook Air 13-inch Laptop - M5 chip with 10-core CPU and 8-core GPU - 16GB Memory - 512GB SSD - Silver

Key features

Chip

Apple M5 with 10 core CPU and 8 core GPU, the core setup that drives everyday apps and light creative work

Memory

16GB unified memory, enough headroom for many browser tabs and multitasking without slowdown

Storage

512GB SSD, a comfortable middle size for apps, documents and a photo library

Display

13 inch screen, the size that keeps the machine small enough to carry daily

Battery and power

Fanless Apple silicon design, so it runs quiet and sips power for long unplugged sessions

Connectivity

Apple wireless and port standards for this model, covering Wi Fi, Bluetooth and charging

In the box

The MacBook Air and its charging cable and power adapter, ready to set up out of the box

Model

MDH74LL/A, the specific Apple part number to match when comparing listings

Compiled from the Best Buy listing and the manufacturer's published data

The desk's read

The 13-inch MacBook Air with the Apple M5 chip, a 10-core CPU, an 8-core GPU, 16GB of memory, and a 512GB SSD is a lightweight laptop built for everyday productivity, web browsing, and light creative work. −11% off the list price — $149.01 saved, on a listing that stands up on its own.

$1,149.99$1,299.00
−11% · $149.01 offagainst the list price
Amazon
In stock

Listing dated to end 19 November 2026

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Price verified 10 November 2026, 23:26 ET

The 13-inch MacBook Air with the Apple M5 chip, a 10-core CPU, an 8-core GPU, 16GB of memory, and a 512GB SSD is a lightweight laptop built for everyday productivity, web browsing, and light creative work. Its M5 chip and unified memory design make it stand out for balancing performance and power efficiency in a thin, fanless form factor.

Apple's 13 inch MacBook Air with the M5 chip suits students, commuters and office users who want a light laptop with strong everyday performance.

Reading the discount

−11%$149.01 below the $1,299.00 that Amazon publishes as its own list price, recorded when the listing was last read.

That is an ordinary sale price rather than a clearance — around the middle of what we see across the listings we check. It is real money off, but it is not a reason to hurry.

One caveat we will not paper over: this is measured against Amazon's own listed price, not against the lowest figure the product has ever carried. Our record of this listing starts on 9 September 2026, so it is a comparison, not a history.

The listing carries an end date of 19 November 2026. Retailers pull pages early and without warning, so read that as the outer edge rather than a promise.

What else the tracker has at this money

The closest tracked listings in laptops are HP - Victus 15.6" 144Hz Full HD Gaming Laptop - Intel Core i5 13420H at $649.99 (Best Buy) and Dell - XPS 13.4" 3K Touchscreen Laptop - Intel Core 5 Series 3 320 2026 - 8GB Memory - 512GB Storage - Sky at $599.99 (Best Buy). Both undercut it, so the case for paying more has to come from the table below rather than from the price.

These are the nearest listings by price that our tracker currently holds, not a survey of the market. Anything not on sale at one of the six retailers we follow does not appear here at all.

The strongest reason to pick it is the M5 chip paired with 16GB memory and a 512GB SSD in a 13 inch body, a balance of performance and portability that covers most daily work.

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Against the alternatives

Best figure in row
Apple - MacBook Air 13-inch Laptop - M5 chip witMDH74LL/AHP - Victus 15.6" 144Hz Full HD Gaming Laptop - 15-FA2013DXDell - XPS 13.4" 3K Touchscreen Laptop - Intel CLDX13260-5953SKY-PUS
Deal price$1,149.99$649.99$599.99
List price$1,299.00——
Discount−11%——
BrandAppleIn Windows LaptopsDell
ModelMDH74LL/A15-FA2013DXLDX13260-5953SKY-PUS
RetailerAmazonBest BuyBest Buy
Offer ends19 November 202612 November 202627 November 2026

The nearest tracked listings by price in laptops. Figures are the retailer’s own, collected when each listing was last read.

What works

  • −11% against the Amazon list price of $1,299.00
  • Listed in stock at Amazon when last checked

What to weigh

  • The listing is dated to end 19 November 2026
  • The retailer has not published a full specification table for this listing, so the details below are limited to what the listing itself states
  • No buyer rating was published on the listing at the time it was read, so there is no owner feedback to weigh
  • Listed at 2 retailers — compare the current page price at each before buying
  • ElectroFinds does not test products. Everything above comes from the listing, the manufacturer's published data and generated summaries of them

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Common questions

It is −11% below the $1,299.00 that Amazon lists for this configuration, a saving of $149.01. That is a comparison against the retailer's own listed price on the date shown, not against every price the product has ever carried.

$1,149.99$1,299.00−11%

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