Amazon has the 13-inch MacBook Air with M5 in its 24GB and 1TB build at $1,599.00, against the $1,799.00 Apple still charges for that exact machine. The more useful figure is the $500.00 it costs to climb from the cheapest M5 Air to this one, because Apple charges the same $500.00 for the same two upgrades.
The configuration is 24GB of unified memory and a 1TB SSD, with an M5 carrying a 10-core CPU and a 10-core GPU, in Midnight. Apple builds the memory into the chip package, so 24GB is the ceiling for the life of this laptop.
Amazon.com holds the buy box, with no marketplace reseller involved. The $1,599.00 is open to every buyer, with no Prime-exclusive figure sitting beside a higher open price.
What the $500 step-up actually buys
Apple's configurator prices the entry 13-inch M5 Air at $1,299.00 and this 24GB and 1TB build at $1,799.00. Amazon sells the same two at $1,099.00 and $1,599.00, so the climb costs $500.00 at either store.
Apple itemises that $500.00 in its own configurator. The 10-core GPU tier adds $100.00, moving from 512GB to 1TB adds $200.00, and moving from 16GB to 24GB adds another $200.00.
That matters because the Amazon discount does not grow with the price. The cut is $200.00 on the entry machine and $200.00 here, which is 15.4% there against 11.1% on this listing.
The memory step can be isolated. Amazon's 16GB and 1TB version sits at $1,399.00, so the extra 8GB costs $200.00 at Amazon, exactly what Apple charges for it.
Who the 24GB and 1TB build is for
Memory is the half of this upgrade that can never be undone. Apple offers 24GB only as a build-time option, so an owner who needs it in two years has to buy a different laptop.
The people it suits are the ones who keep many heavy apps resident at once, run models locally, or hold a virtual machine open beside their normal work. Memory bandwidth stays at 153GB/s regardless, so this is about capacity rather than speed, and the heavier end of the M5 range targets a different buyer again.
The 1TB SSD is the easier half to reason about, because an external drive can cover a shortfall later. The internal drive is still fixed at purchase, and the machine has two Thunderbolt 4 ports to hang anything else from.
The extra graphics cores arrive as a side effect rather than a choice. Apple notes in its store that selecting 24GB on a 13-inch Air includes the upgrade to the M5 with a 10-core GPU.
Anyone whose work fits in 16GB has no reason to be here, and older Airs fall much further, as the M3 model did at $799.
Apple MacBook Air 13-inch M5 24GB specifications
| Specification | MacBook Air 13-inch (M5, 24GB, 1TB) |
|---|---|
| Unified memory | 24GB, fixed at purchase, configurable to 32GB only at build time |
| Storage | 1TB SSD, fixed at purchase, configurable to 2TB or 4TB at build time |
| GPU | 10-core, included with the 24GB option on 13-inch models |
| Memory bandwidth | 153GB/s |
| Display | 13.6-inch Liquid Retina, 2560 by 1664, 500 nits |
| Ports | MagSafe 3, two Thunderbolt 4 (USB-C), 3.5mm headphone jack |
| Battery | 53.8Wh, up to 18 hours video streaming, up to 15 hours wireless web |
| Weight | 2.7 pounds (1.23 kg) |
| Item model number | MDHG4LL/A |
Apple's MacBook Air tech specs page is the source for every row above. The battery figures carry a caveat Amazon does not repeat, because Apple tested preproduction units with 16GB and 512GB, an 8-core GPU, brightness eight clicks from the bottom and the keyboard backlight off.
So the published 18 hours was never measured on this configuration. Readers tracking the line since launch will recognise the tiers from the expected specs and pricing for the M5 Air.
How the three M5 Air builds line up at Amazon
| Configuration | Amazon price | Apple price | Buy box |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24GB, 1TB, 10-core GPU (this deal) | $1,599.00 | $1,799.00 | Amazon.com |
| 16GB, 1TB, 10-core GPU | $1,399.00 | $1,599.00 | Amazon.com |
| 16GB, 512GB, entry build | $1,099.00 | $1,299.00 | Amazon.com |
The middle row is the real competition for this deal. It keeps the 1TB SSD and the 10-core GPU and gives up only the extra 8GB of memory, for $200.00 less.
The entry build at $1,099.00 remains the cheapest way into the M5 Air. It is $500.00 below this listing and carries the deepest percentage cut of the three.
Amazon.com is named as shipper and seller on all three, so no marketplace holder sits in any of these buy boxes. Apple's own store is the fourth option, at $1,799.00 for the identical 24GB and 1TB machine.
Availability and what Amazon does not publish
The listing reads in stock, with an 11% savings badge and no limited-time countdown attached. Its $1,799.00 anchor matches Apple's current price to the dollar, which is rarer than it sounds.
The page is less careful elsewhere. Its technical details block is headed MacBook Air 15-inch and quotes a 15.3-inch 2880 by 1864 display and a 66.5-watt-hour battery. None of that belongs to this 13-inch machine, and the CPU model field simply reads Unknown.
Neither the title nor the bullets state the GPU core count, and nothing on the listing says the memory and SSD cannot be changed later. Amazon publishes no end date for the price, no stock figure beyond the in-stock label and no price history at all.
Prices and stock were checked on October 5, 2026, and both can move without notice. For buyers weighing a wait instead, Apple's next chip generation is already taking shape.
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