The MacBook Air M5 starts at $1,099, up $100 from the M4

However, Apple has doubled the base storage to 512GB to help make up for the increase.

Reports had suggested that Apple wasn’t going to reveal a refreshed MacBook Air with an M5 chip during its week of announcements, but whaddyaknow? Apple just went ahead and did that exact thing.

Along with swapping in a more powerful chip, Apple has upgraded the starting storage by doubling it from 256GB to 512GB. You can kit out the MacBook Air with 4TB of internal storage if you have the will and the means. You’ll also get 16GB of RAM for starters too.

However, Apple is reverting a price cut from last year. It dropped the M4-powered MBA’s starting price down to $999, but for the M5-equipped model, you’ll need to shell out at least $1,099.

The M5 MacBook Air is available in 13-inch and ...