Apple MacBook Air 13″ Apple M5
Today
Typical price£1,179
Amazon: the cheapest today among the stores checked
8.2 out of 10 on the spec sheet +1.4
Buy on AmazonApple MacBook Air 13″ Apple M5 or Dell Inspiron 3520 15.6″ Core i7-1255U?
Inspiron 3520 15.6″ Core i7-1255U costs £30 less today; MacBook Air 13″ Apple M5 has score 1.4 higher (8.2 vs. 6.8).
Apple MacBook Air 13″ Apple M5
8.2score · higher
Apple wins 3by componentDell wins 1
- 9.5Performance7.3
- 7.3Memory and storage9.3
- 8.0Screen5.5
- 6.3Ports and how current it is2.5
Apple MacBook Air 13″ Apple M5 is the cheaperDell Inspiron 3520 15.6″ Core i7-1255U is £30 the cheaper
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 3520 15.6″ Core i7-1255U wins on memory and storage.
- 9.5 (wins)Performance7.3
- 7.3Memory and storage9.3 (wins)
- 8.0 (wins)Screen5.5
- 6.3 (wins)Ports and how current it is2.5
Dell Inspiron 3520 15.6″ Core i7-1255U
Today
Typical price£1,149
Amazon: the cheapest today among the stores checked
6.8 out of 10 on the spec sheet
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Both prices over the last 30 days
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
- Amazon Lowest price£1,179Buy on Amazon
Inspiron 3520 15.6″ Core i7-1255U
- Amazon Lowest price£1,149Buy on Amazon
Spec sheet side by side
| Item | MacBook Air 13″ Apple M5 | Inspiron 3520 15.6″ Core i7-1255U |
|---|---|---|
| Performance | ||
| Processor changes | Apple M5 | Core i7 |
| Processor model changes | M5 | 1255U |
| RAM changes | 16 GB | 32 GB |
| Storage changes | 512 GB | 1,024 GB |
| Storage type | SSD | SSD |
| Screen | ||
| Size changes | 13 polegadas | 15.6 polegadas |
| Resolution changes | 3K | Full HD |
| Screen type changes | IPS | not listed |
| Connections | ||
| Wi-Fi generation changes | Wi-Fi 7 | Wi-Fi 6 |
| General | ||
| System changes | not listed | Windows |
| Model code changes | 12MP | 1255U |
Other comparisons
MacBook Air 13″ Apple M5 orAcer Nitro V15 15.6″ Core i7-13620H RTX 5060£1,050 · score 7.5Compare
Inspiron 3520 15.6″ Core i7-1255U orMSI Cyborg 15.6″ Core i7-12650H RTX 4060£1,200 · score 6.6Compare
MacBook Air 13″ Apple M5 orAlienware 15 15.3″ Core 7 RTX 5050£1,084 · score 7.1Compare- MacBook Air 13″ Apple M5 orAlienware 15 15.3″ Core 7 RTX 5060£1,409 · score 7.2Compare
MacBook Air 13″ Apple M5 orAsus TUF A16 16″ Ryzen 7 260 RTX 5060£1,349 · score 8.0Compare
MacBook Air 13″ Apple M5 orAsus TUF Gaming A16 16″ Ryzen 9 8940HX RTX 5060£1,400 · score 8.1Compare
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- MacBook Air 13″ Apple M5 or Dell Inspiron 15 3530 15.6″ Core i7-1355U£1,449 · score 7.3
- MacBook Air 13″ Apple M5 or Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7640 16″ Core i7-13620H£1,354 · score 7.8
- MacBook Air 13″ Apple M5 or HP Omnibook 16″ Core Ultra 5 226V£1,099 · score 6.5
- MacBook Air 13″ Apple M5 or Lenovo IdeaPad Pro 5 16″ Core Ultra 7 155H RTX 4050£1,390 · score 7.3
- MacBook Air 13″ Apple M5 or Lenovo LOQ 15.6″ Core i7-13650HX RTX 5060£1,430 · score 7.8
- MacBook Air 13″ Apple M5 or Lenovo LOQ Essential 15.6″ Ryzen 7 170 RTX 3050£995 · score 7.1
- MacBook Air 13″ Apple M5 or Lenovo LOQ Essential 15.6″ Ryzen 7 170 RTX 5050£1,050 · score 7.4
- MacBook Air 13″ Apple M5 or Lenovo LOQ Gen 10 15.6″ Core i5-13450HX RTX 5060£1,349 · score 7.4
- MacBook Air 13″ Apple M5 or Lenovo LOQ Gen 10 15.6″ Ryzen 5 220 RTX 5050£1,070 · score 7.2
- MacBook Air 13″ Apple M5 or Lenovo ThinkPad E16 Gen 3 16″ Core Ultra 5 225U£1,059 · score 6.9
- MacBook Air 13″ Apple M5 or Lenovo ThinkPad X13 Gen 4 13.3″ Ryzen 7 7840U£1,025 · score 6.7
- MacBook Air 13″ Apple M5 or MSI Cyborg 15.6″ Core 5 210H RTX 5050£985 · score 6.7
- MacBook Air 13″ Apple M5 or MSI Cyborg 15.6″ Core 7 240H RTX 5050£1,029 · score 7.1
- MacBook Air 13″ Apple M5 or MSI Cyborg 15.6″ Core i7-12650H RTX 4060£1,200 · score 6.6
- MacBook Air 13″ Apple M5 or MSI Cyborg 15.6″ Core Ultra 7 155H RTX 4050£1,205 · score 7.3
- MacBook Air 13″ Apple M5 or MSI Katana 15.6″ Ryzen 7 8845HS RTX 4050£1,160 · score 7.2
- MacBook Air 13″ Apple M5 or MSI Thin 15.6″ Core i5-13420H RTX 4050£998 · score 6.5
- MacBook Air 13″ Apple M5 or MSI Thin GF63 15.6″ Core i7-12650H RTX 4060£1,099 · score 6.3
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.