New MacBook Airs come with M5, double the storage, and higher starting prices

Ars Technica
By Andrew CunninghamMar 3, 2026, 10:58 am89 pts
Most of Apple's laptop lineup is getting refreshed today—the high-end MacBook Pros are getting M5 Pro and M5 Max chip refreshes, and the MacBook Air is getting upgraded with an M5. The more significant update might be the storage, though: Apple is bumping the Air's base storage from 256GB up to 512GB, and…

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