The M5 MacBook Air is the anti-Neo: No colors, no compromises
Published on March 13, 2026.
Apple's most popular laptop, the MacBook Air, now starts at $1,099 with the M5 chip delivering impressive year-on-year performance improvements. However, with the launch of the $599 Neo, the Air is now positioned in the mid-range of Apple's laptop lineup. The new M5 model has the same four colors as the MacBook Neo. Apple also updated the wireless chip to its own N1 and doubled the starting storage to 512GB, while raising the price by $100. The keyboard now has glyphs on the Tab, Caps Lock, Return, and Shift keys instead of words. The MacBook Air continues to be a stable workhorse in Apple's lineup and a great laptop for most.
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