The MacBook Air with the M5 chip is Apple’s light everyday laptop. It weighs 1.23 kg and has a 13.6-inch Liquid Retina screen, which is easy to carry to college or the office.
The base model comes with 16 GB of memory and a 512 GB SSD, which is more generous than many laptops in this class. Apple lists battery life at up to 18 hours of video streaming. You get two Thunderbolt 4 ports, MagSafe charging and a headphone jack.
Who it is for: students, writers and office users who want a quiet, fast, light laptop. What to think about: the screen is 500 nits, so it is fine indoors but not the brightest for outdoor use, and there are only two USB-C ports. If you need a bigger screen, look at the 15-inch model, and for heavy video work the MacBook Pro M5 14-inch is the step up.
Specifications from Apple India. Image: Apple (apple.com/in).