Apple MacBook (13-inch, Mid 2010) vs Apple MacBook Air 13″ (M5)

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MacBook (13-inch, Mid 2010) compared with MacBook Air 13″ (M5)

	AppleMacBook (13-inch, Mid 2010)	AppleMacBook Air 13″ (M5)
Overview
Released
Released	May 2010	March 2026
Display
Screen size
Screen size	13.3″	13.6″
Resolution
Resolution	1280 × 800	2560 × 1664 (better)
Panel
Panel	TN LCD	IPS LCD
Refresh rate
Refresh rate	–	60 Hz
Brightness
Brightness	–	500 nits
Touchscreen
Touchscreen	No	No
Display type
Display type	Glossy LED-backlit widescreen display, millions of colours; TN panel identified by Notebookcheck's exact-model review. Refresh rate and brightness unpublished by Apple.	Liquid Retina display; LED-backlit with IPS technology
Pixel density
Pixel density	–	224 ppi
Colour range
Colour range	–	Wide colour (P3); 1 billion colours
Display features
Display features	–	True Tone
Performance
Processor
Processor	Intel Core 2 Duo P8600	Apple M5
CPU cores
CPU cores	2	10
Graphics
Graphics	NVIDIA GeForce 320M (256 MB shared DDR3)	8-core GPU or 10-core GPU
Memory
Memory	2 GB or 4 GB	16 GB, 24 GB or 32 GB (better)
Storage
Storage	250 GB to 500 GB	512 GB to 4 TB (better)
CPU
CPU	2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo P8600, with 3 MB shared L2 cache and 1066 MHz front-side bus; exact processor identity confirmed by Notebookcheck	10-core CPU with 4 super cores and 6 efficiency cores
GPU
GPU	NVIDIA GeForce 320M with 256 MB DDR3 shared with main memory	Neural Accelerators; hardware-accelerated ray tracing; Media Engine with H.264, HEVC, ProRes and ProRes RAW acceleration and AV1 decode
AI engine
AI engine	–	16-core Neural Engine
Memory type
Memory type	Two SO-DIMM slots for 1066 MHz DDR3 SDRAM; 2 GB standard as two 1 GB modules, configurable to 4 GB. Larger aftermarket upgrades excluded from the maker-supported configurations.	Unified memory
Memory bandwidth
Memory bandwidth	–	153 GB/s
Storage type
Storage type	250 GB 5400 rpm Serial ATA hard drive, configurable to 320 GB or 500 GB; slot-loading 8x SuperDrive with 4x double-layer DVD burning	SSD, configurable up to 4 TB
Cooling
Cooling	–	Fanless
Battery and size
Battery life (maker's claim)
Battery life (maker's claim)	Up to 10 hours	Up to 18 hours
Battery capacity
Battery capacity	63.5 Wh (better)	53.8 Wh
Weight
Weight	2.13 kg	1.23 kg (better)
Thickness
Thickness	27.4 mm	11.3 mm (better)
Width × depth
Width × depth	330.3 × 231.7 mm	304.1 × 215 mm
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	Built-in 63.5 Wh lithium-polymer battery; up to 10 hours wireless productivity under Apple's test conditions. Maker reference weight varies by configuration and manufacturing process.	Up to 15 hours wireless web; lithium-polymer battery
Charger
Charger	60 W MagSafe Power Adapter	Sold separately in the UK (30 W, 35 W dual-port or 70 W Apple USB-C adapters offered); needs at least 30 W over USB PD
Fast charging
Fast charging	–	With a 70 W or higher USB PD power source
Materials
Materials	White polycarbonate unibody enclosure	100% recycled aluminium enclosure; 55% recycled content overall
Colours
Colours	White	Sky Blue, Silver, Starlight, Midnight
Connections
Ports
Ports	2 × USB-A, Ethernet, headphone jack, MagSafe	2 × Thunderbolt 4, MagSafe 3, headphone jack
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	802.11n AirPort Extreme; compatible with 802.11a/b/g	Wi-Fi 7
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	2.1 + EDR	6
Webcam
Webcam	iSight camera	12MP Center Stage
Operating system
Operating system	macOS	macOS
Port detail
Port detail	Two USB 2.0 ports, Gigabit Ethernet, MagSafe, Mini DisplayPort and combined optical digital output/headphone output with user-selectable analogue line input; audio jack also supports the Apple iPhone headset microphone. No FireWire or SD card slot.	2 × Thunderbolt 4 (USB-C) with charging, DisplayPort, Thunderbolt 4 and USB 4 (up to 40 Gb/s); MagSafe 3; 3.5 mm headphone jack with high-impedance headphone support
External displays
External displays	One external display up to 2560 × 1600 alongside the built-in screen; Mini DisplayPort to DVI, dual-link DVI and VGA adapters sold separately; HDMI audio and video through a compatible third-party Mini DisplayPort to HDMI adapter	Up to two at 6K 60 Hz or 4K 144 Hz, or one at up to 8K 60 Hz, 5K 120 Hz or 4K 240 Hz, alongside the built-in display
Keyboard
Keyboard	Full-size keyboard with 78 US or 79 ISO keys, 12 function keys and four arrow keys; no backlighting	Backlit Magic Keyboard, 78 (ANSI) or 79 (ISO) keys including 12 full-height function keys
Trackpad
Trackpad	Glass Multi-Touch trackpad supports scrolling, pinch, rotate, swipe, three-finger swipe, four-finger swipe and inertial scrolling	Force Touch trackpad
Speakers
Speakers	Built-in stereo speakers	Four-speaker sound system; Spatial Audio with Dolby Atmos
Microphones
Microphones	Built-in omnidirectional microphone	Three-mic array with directional beamforming; Voice Isolation and Wide Spectrum modes
Biometrics
Biometrics	–	Touch ID
In the box
In the box	MacBook, 60 W MagSafe Power Adapter with AC wall plug and power cord, install/restore DVDs and documentation; Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard and iLife	13-inch MacBook Air, USB-C to MagSafe 3 Cable (2 m); power adapter sold separately