Apple has refreshed its MacBook Air and MacBook Pro lineup with the new M5 family of chips, delivering performance gains, enhanced on-device AI processing, faster storage, and support for Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6. Pre-orders open March 4, with availability starting March 11 in India and select global markets.
The new MacBook Air comes in 13-inch and 15-inch variants, powered by the M5 chip with a 10-core CPU and up to a 10-core GPU featuring a Neural Accelerator in each core. Apple claims up to 4x faster AI performance over M4 and up to 9.5x faster performance compared to M1 models.
Base storage has been doubled to 512GB, configurable up to 4TB, with SSD speeds up to 2x faster than the previous generation. The M5 also delivers 153GB/s unified memory bandwidth, a 28% increase over M4.
The laptop retains its thin, fanless aluminium design and Liquid Retina display (13.6-inch or 15.3-inch) with up to 500 nits brightness and support for 1 billion colours.
India pricing for MacBook Air:
The new MacBook Air is available in sky blue, midnight, starlight and silver.The 13-inch MacBook Air with M5 is priced from ₹1,19,900 (₹1,08,900 for education), while the 15-inch model starts at ₹1,44,900 (₹1,33,900 for education).
Pre-orders open March 4, with sales beginning March 11 through Apple Store locations, Apple Authorised Resellers, and Apple’s online store in India.
India pricing for MacBook Pro:
The new MacBook Pro models are available in space black and silver. The 14-inch MacBook Pro with M5 Pro starts at ₹2,49,900 (₹2,32,900 for education), while the 16-inch M5 Pro model is priced from ₹2,99,900 (₹2,77,900 for education). The 14-inch MacBook Pro with M5 Max starts at ₹3,99,900 (₹3,66,900 for education), and the 16-inch M5 Max model begins at ₹4,29,900 (₹3,94,900 for education).
Availability
All new MacBook Air and MacBook Pro models can be pre-ordered starting March 4 through Apple’s online store and app, with in-store and authorised reseller availability from March 11 in India and other markets.
Apple has updated its 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models with M5 Pro and M5 Max chips, featuring Fusion Architecture that combines two dies into a single system-on-chip. Both chips offer up to an 18-core CPU and a next-generation GPU with Neural Accelerators, delivering up to 4x faster AI performance over the previous generation and up to 8x compared to M1 models. The M5 Pro supports up to 64GB unified memory, while the M5 Max goes up to 128GB with high memory bandwidth.
New MacBook Pro models offer:
Graphics performance is enhanced by up to 50% compared to the M4 Pro and M4 Max.
SSD performance is up to twice as fast, reaching speeds of up to 14.5GB/s.
The M5 Pro models start with 1TB of storage, while the M5 Max models begin with 2TB.
Battery life can last up to 24 hours, and fast charging can reach 50% in 30 minutes using a 96W or higher adapter.
The Liquid Retina XDR display offers a peak HDR brightness of up to 1600 nits and can be equipped with optional nano-texture glass.
It includes three Thunderbolt 5 ports, an HDMI port supporting up to 8K resolution, an SDXC card slot, and MagSafe 3 charging.
Connectivity features include Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6 powered by the N1 chip.
The M5 Pro model supports up to two external displays, while the M5 Max model can support up to four external displays.