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Updated 12 Nov 2026

Apple MacBook Air 15″ Apple M5 or MSI Katana A15 15.6″ Ryzen 9 8945HS RTX 4070?

MacBook Air 15″ Apple M5 costs $446 less today; Katana A15 15.6″ Ryzen 9 8945HS RTX 4070 has score 0.2 higher (8.6 vs. 8.4).

Apple MacBook Air 15″ Apple M5

8.4score

MSI Katana A15 15.6″ Ryzen 9 8945HS RTX 4070

8.6score · higher

Apple wins 1by componentMSI wins 2

  • 9.5Performance9.1
  • 7.3Memory and storage9.3
  • 8.0Screen8.8
  • 7.9Portability·
  • 8.0Ports and how current it is5.0

Apple MacBook Air 15″ Apple M5 is $446 the cheaper

$2,090

Buy on Amazon

$2,536

Buy on Amazon

The best for each use

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

The comparison in detail

Score by component, side by side

MacBook Air 15″ Apple M5 wins on ports and how current it is; Katana A15 15.6″ Ryzen 9 8945HS RTX 4070 wins on memory and storage.

MacBook Air 15″ Apple M5ComponentKatana A15 15.6″ Ryzen 9 8945HS RTX 4070
  • 9.5Performance9.1
  • 7.3Memory and storage9.3 (wins)
  • 8.0Screen8.8
  • 7.9PortabilityN/A
  • 8.0 (wins)Ports and how current it is5.0

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Both prices over the last 30 days

MacBook Air 15″ Apple M5Katana A15 15.6″ Ryzen 9 8945HS RTX 4070

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 15″ Apple M5
Katana A15 15.6″ Ryzen 9 8945HS RTX 4070

Spec sheet side by side

ItemMacBook Air 15″ Apple M5Katana A15 15.6″ Ryzen 9 8945HS RTX 4070
Performance
Processor changesApple M5Ryzen 9
Processor model changesM58945HS
Dedicated graphics card changesnot listedRTX 4070
RAM changes16 GB32 GB
Storage changes512 GB1,024 GB
Storage typeSSDSSD
Screen
Size changes15 polegadas15.6 polegadas
Resolution changes3KQHD
Screen type changesIPSnot listed
Refresh rate changesnot listed165Hz
Portability
Weight changes1.5 kgnot listed
Battery changes66.5 Whnot listed
Connections
USB-C changesYesnot listed
Thunderbolt changesYesnot listed
Wi-Fi generation changes7not listed
Bluetooth changesYesnot listed
General
System changesmacOSWindows
Model code changesnot listed8945HS

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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.