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Updated 6 Nov, 2026

Apple MacBook Air 13″ Apple M5 or MSI Prestige 13.3″ Core Ultra 7 258V?

Prestige 13.3″ Core Ultra 7 258V costs £620 less today and also has score 0.3 higher (8.5 vs. 8.2).

Apple MacBook Air 13″ Apple M5

8.2score

MSI Prestige 13.3″ Core Ultra 7 258V

8.5score · higher

Apple wins 1by componentMSI wins 2

  • 9.5Performance8.3
  • 7.3Memory and storage9.3
  • 8.0Screen9.3
  • 6.3Ports and how current it is6.3

MSI Prestige 13.3″ Core Ultra 7 258V is £620 the cheaper

£1,179

today

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£559

today

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The comparison in detail

Score by component, side by side

MacBook Air 13″ Apple M5 wins on performance; Prestige 13.3″ Core Ultra 7 258V wins on memory and storage and screen.

MacBook Air 13″ Apple M5ComponentPrestige 13.3″ Core Ultra 7 258V
  • 9.5 (wins)Performance8.3
  • 7.3Memory and storage9.3 (wins)
  • 8.0Screen9.3 (wins)
  • 6.3Ports and how current it is6.3

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Both prices over the last 30 days

MacBook Air 13″ Apple M5Prestige 13.3″ Core Ultra 7 258V

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
Prestige 13.3″ Core Ultra 7 258V

Spec sheet side by side

ItemMacBook Air 13″ Apple M5Prestige 13.3″ Core Ultra 7 258V
Performance
Processor changesApple M5Core Ultra 7
Processor model changesM5258V
RAM changes16 GB32 GB
Storage changes512 GB1,024 GB
Storage typeSSDSSD
Screen
Size changes13 polegadas13.3 polegadas
Resolution3K3K
Screen type changesIPSOLED
Connections
Wi-Fi generationWi-Fi 7Wi-Fi 7
General
System changesnot listedWindows
Model code changes12MP258V

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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.