Price/spec verdict
£979.98: what you get for the money
Good value if the checkout reduction appears: a new 13in MacBook Air with M5, 16GB RAM and 512GB SSD below £1,000 is meaningfully stronger than many base-storage MacBook Air offers.
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Terms that affect the real price
- The £979.98 figure relies on a Costco automatic checkout reduction; the product page itself started at £1,049.98 in the browser check.
- Costco pricing requires membership and local warehouse prices may differ from online pricing.
- Costco states the 13in MacBook Air includes a USB-C to MagSafe 3 cable but not a USB-C power adapter.
Why it works
Reasons it is worth a look
- Under £1,000 is a strong price for a new 13in MacBook Air with 16GB RAM and a 512GB SSD rather than the base 256GB storage.
- The M5 Air should suit study, travel and everyday creative work while staying fanless and portable.
- Costco shows the product page live with shipping included and member pricing, so the remaining question is the final checkout reduction.
Key buyer specs
Readable spec snapshot
The main facts a UK laptop buyer should compare before clicking through.
CPU Apple M5
RAM 16GB unified memory
SSD 512GB SSD
Screen 13.6in Liquid Retina display
GPU Apple integrated GPU
Weight about 1.24kg
OS macOS
Comparison and filter data Normalised fields used for filtering, comparisons and quality checks.
Brand Apple
Model MacBook Air 13 M5 / Costco MacBookAir13M510CGPU16GB512GB
CPU brand Apple
CPU model Apple M5
CPU family Apple M-series
NPU TOPS Not verified
RAM (GB) 16
RAM type Unified memory
Storage (GB) 512
Storage type SSD
GPU brand Apple
GPU model Apple integrated GPU
GPU type integrated
GPU VRAM (GB) Not verified
GPU TGP (W) Not verified
Screen size (in) 13.6
Resolution 2560x1664
Screen type Liquid Retina IPS
Screen finish glossy
Refresh rate (Hz) 60
Brightness (nits) 500
Colour gamut P3 wide colour
Weight (kg) 1.24
OS macOS
Keyboard layout UK assumed from Costco UK listing context; confirm selected variant at checkout
Charger included No