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Updated 12 Nov 2026

Apple MacBook Air 13″ Apple M5 or Dell 14 Plus 14″ Core Ultra 9?

MacBook Air 13″ Apple M5 costs $978 less today; 14 Plus 14″ Core Ultra 9 has score 0.2 higher (8.4 vs. 8.2).

Apple MacBook Air 13″ Apple M5

8.2score

Dell 14 Plus 14″ Core Ultra 9

8.4score · higher

Apple wins 2by componentDell wins 1

  • 9.5Performance9.4
  • 7.3Memory and storage9.3
  • 8.0Screen7.5
  • 6.3Ports and how current it is5.0

Apple MacBook Air 13″ Apple M5 is $978 the cheaper

$1,790

Buy on Amazon

$2,768

Buy on Amazon

The best for each use

By the spec rule for each use, the same one the lists on this site use.

Neither one fits: Laptops for work and office, Gaming laptops, Light laptops to carry every day.

The comparison in detail

Score by component, side by side

MacBook Air 13″ Apple M5 wins on ports and how current it is; 14 Plus 14″ Core Ultra 9 wins on memory and storage.

MacBook Air 13″ Apple M5Component14 Plus 14″ Core Ultra 9
  • 9.5Performance9.4
  • 7.3Memory and storage9.3 (wins)
  • 8.0Screen7.5
  • 6.3 (wins)Ports and how current it is5.0

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Both prices over the last 30 days

MacBook Air 13″ Apple M514 Plus 14″ Core Ultra 9

First data point for one of the two: the chart appears as the days go by.

Still only a few days of data for both to read the trend; the chart fills in as the days go by.

Where is each one cheapest today?

Updated 12/11/2026

MacBook Air 13″ Apple M5
14 Plus 14″ Core Ultra 9

Spec sheet side by side

ItemMacBook Air 13″ Apple M514 Plus 14″ Core Ultra 9
Performance
Processor changesApple M5Core Ultra 9
Processor model changesM5not listed
RAM changes16 GB32 GB
Storage changes512 GB1,024 GB
Storage typeSSDSSD
Screen
Size changes13 polegadas14 polegadas
Resolution changes3KQHD
Screen type changesIPSnot listed
Connections
Wi-Fi generation changesWi-Fi 7not listed
General
Model code changesnot listed2560X1600

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How we choose

Source: Amazon.ca catalog, checked on 12/11/2026.

Lowest price seen for the product on Amazon.ca, delivered to Toronto M5V 3L9, on the day it was read, before GST/HST. The model is the brand plus the name of the laptop; the versions go in the table. The price range, the median and the position use only models with a score; the price comparison looks at models whose score is within 0.5 points.

The spec score doesn’t measure real-world performance or durability, and the strong or weak point reading is just a comparison of numbers, not a buying recommendation.