The M5 MacBook Air Changed More Than It Looks

Five generations of MacBook Air go head-to-head to see what Apple actually fixed with the M5 and where the old models still hold up.
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⏱️ Chapters
00:00 MacBook Air Evolution
02:18 Hardware Changes
05:58 Developer Performance
09:43 Sustained Performance
15:11 Local AI

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