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Updated 12 Nov 2026

Apple MacBook Air 13″ Apple M5 or Microsoft Surface Pro 7 12.3″ Core i3-1005G1?

Surface Pro 7 12.3″ Core i3-1005G1 costs $459 less today; MacBook Air 13″ Apple M5 has score 5.1 higher (8.2 vs. 3.1).

Apple MacBook Air 13″ Apple M5

8.2score · higher

Microsoft Surface Pro 7 12.3″ Core i3-1005G1

3.1score

Apple wins 4by componentMicrosoft wins 0

  • 9.5Performance2.0
  • 7.3Memory and storage2.0
  • 8.0Screen7.5
  • 6.3Ports and how current it is0.0

Microsoft Surface Pro 7 12.3″ Core i3-1005G1 is $459 the cheaper

$1,790

Buy on Amazon

$1,331

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 performance, memory and storage and ports and how current it is.

MacBook Air 13″ Apple M5ComponentSurface Pro 7 12.3″ Core i3-1005G1
  • 9.5 (wins)Performance2.0
  • 7.3 (wins)Memory and storage2.0
  • 8.0Screen7.5
  • 6.3 (wins)Ports and how current it is0.0

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Both prices over the last 30 days

MacBook Air 13″ Apple M5Surface Pro 7 12.3″ Core i3-1005G1

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
Surface Pro 7 12.3″ Core i3-1005G1

Spec sheet side by side

ItemMacBook Air 13″ Apple M5Surface Pro 7 12.3″ Core i3-1005G1
Performance
Processor changesApple M5Core i3
Processor model changesM51005G1
RAM changes16 GB4 GB
Storage changes512 GB128 GB
Storage typeSSDSSD
Screen
Size changes13 polegadas12.3 polegadas
Resolution changes3KQHD
Screen type changesIPSnot listed
Connections
Wi-Fi generation changesWi-Fi 7not listed
General
Model code changesnot listed2736X1824

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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.