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Updated 6 Nov, 2026

Apple MacBook Air 13″ Apple M5 or Dell Inspiron 15 3530 15.6″ Core i7-1355U?

MacBook Air 13″ Apple M5 costs £270 less today and also has score 0.9 higher (8.2 vs. 7.3).

Apple MacBook Air 13″ Apple M5

8.2score · higher

Dell Inspiron 15 3530 15.6″ Core i7-1355U

7.3score

Apple wins 3by componentDell wins 1

  • 9.5Performance7.8
  • 7.3Memory and storage9.3
  • 8.0Screen7.0
  • 6.3Ports and how current it is2.5

Apple MacBook Air 13″ Apple M5 is £270 the cheaper

£1,179

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£1,449

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The comparison in detail

Score by component, side by side

MacBook Air 13″ Apple M5 wins on performance, screen and ports and how current it is; Inspiron 15 3530 15.6″ Core i7-1355U wins on memory and storage.

MacBook Air 13″ Apple M5ComponentInspiron 15 3530 15.6″ Core i7-1355U
  • 9.5 (wins)Performance7.8
  • 7.3Memory and storage9.3 (wins)
  • 8.0 (wins)Screen7.0
  • 6.3 (wins)Ports and how current it is2.5

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Both prices over the last 30 days

MacBook Air 13″ Apple M5Inspiron 15 3530 15.6″ Core i7-1355U

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 06/11/2026

MacBook Air 13″ Apple M5
Inspiron 15 3530 15.6″ Core i7-1355U

Spec sheet side by side

ItemMacBook Air 13″ Apple M5Inspiron 15 3530 15.6″ Core i7-1355U
Performance
Processor changesApple M5Core i7
Processor model changesM51355U
RAM changes16 GB32 GB
Storage changes512 GB1,024 GB
Storage typeSSDSSD
Screen
Size changes13 polegadas15.6 polegadas
Resolution changes3KFull HD
Screen type changesIPSnot listed
Refresh rate changesnot listed120Hz
Connections
Wi-Fi generation changesWi-Fi 7not listed
General
System changesnot listedWindows
Model code changes12MP1355U

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How we choose

Source: Amazon.co.uk catalog, checked on 06/11/2026.

Lowest price seen for the product on Amazon.co.uk, delivered to London SW1A 1AA, on the day it was read, including VAT. 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.