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Updated 6 Nov, 2026

Apple MacBook Air 13″ Apple M5 or Lenovo ThinkPad E16 Gen 3 16″ Core Ultra 5 225U?

ThinkPad E16 Gen 3 16″ Core Ultra 5 225U costs £120 less today; MacBook Air 13″ Apple M5 has score 1.3 higher (8.2 vs. 6.9).

Apple MacBook Air 13″ Apple M5

8.2score · higher

Lenovo ThinkPad E16 Gen 3 16″ Core Ultra 5 225U

6.9score

Apple wins 2by componentLenovo wins 1

  • 9.5Performance6.8
  • 7.3Memory and storage7.3
  • 8.0Screen6.5
  • 6.3Ports and how current it is7.5

Lenovo ThinkPad E16 Gen 3 16″ Core Ultra 5 225U is £120 the cheaper

£1,179

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£1,059

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The comparison in detail

Score by component, side by side

MacBook Air 13″ Apple M5 wins on performance and screen; ThinkPad E16 Gen 3 16″ Core Ultra 5 225U wins on ports and how current it is.

MacBook Air 13″ Apple M5ComponentThinkPad E16 Gen 3 16″ Core Ultra 5 225U
  • 9.5 (wins)Performance6.8
  • 7.3Memory and storage7.3
  • 8.0 (wins)Screen6.5
  • 6.3Ports and how current it is7.5 (wins)

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Both prices over the last 30 days

MacBook Air 13″ Apple M5ThinkPad E16 Gen 3 16″ Core Ultra 5 225U

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
ThinkPad E16 Gen 3 16″ Core Ultra 5 225U

Spec sheet side by side

ItemMacBook Air 13″ Apple M5ThinkPad E16 Gen 3 16″ Core Ultra 5 225U
Performance
Processor changesApple M5Core Ultra 5
Processor model changesM5225U
RAM16 GB16 GB
Storage512 GB512 GB
Storage typeSSDSSD
Screen
Size changes13 polegadas16 polegadas
Resolution changes3KFull HD
Screen typeIPSIPS
Connections
Wi-Fi generation changesWi-Fi 7not listed
General
System changesnot listedWindows
Model code changes12MP21SR0044UK

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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.