Apple MacBook Air 15" M5 vs ASUS Zenbook S 14 (2025)

What Reviewers Agree On

• Best fanless large-screen laptop with this combination of performance and battery life
• Same M5 performance gains as 13-inch — ~15% CPU, ~20% GPU faster than M4
• Excellent speakers for a laptop at this size and weight
• 512GB base storage is a genuine quality-of-life improvement
• Wi-Fi 7 future-proofs the purchase

Deal Breakers

• $100 more expensive than M4 15-inch Air at launch
• Incremental upgrade for existing M4 15-inch Air owners