Apple, earlier this year in March, launched the MacBook Air M5 with 13-inch and 15-inch screen sizes with prices starting at Rs 1,19,900 in India.

Tata Group's Croma retail company, as part of the 'Everything Apple' programme, which, by the way, is in the last leg of its campaign, is offering big discounts on the new MacBook Air M5 series.

Now, the sleek laptop with M5 powerful can be purchased for less than Rs 74,000.

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Croma's Everything Apple Sale: MacBook Air M5 price drops below Rs 74,000 for students and teachers

In one lineCroma offers MacBook Air M5 at under Rs 74,000 for students and teachers with discounts and exchange benefits.Key points• Limited-time student discountStudents and teachers with an official university ID can avail a Rs 13,189 discount on the MacBook Air M5 during Croma's 'Everything Apple' sale.• Exchange and cashback offersProspective buyers can receive up to Rs 15,000 cashback for trading in a fully functional old device, plus an additional Rs 10,000 exchange discount and Rs 8,171 in Tata Neu coins.• MacBook Air M5 featuresThe MacBook Air M5 comes in 13.6-inch and 15.3-inch models with Liquid Retina displays, up to 500 nits brightness, and support for one billion colours.• Performance and AI capabilitiesPowered by Apple M5 silicon, it features a 10-core CPU, up to 10-core GPU, and a Neural Accelerator, delivering up to 4x faster AI performance than M4 and 9.5x faster than M1.• Battery and storage upgradesThe MacBook Air M5 offers up to 18 hours of battery life, fast charging, and standard 512GB storage (up to 4TB), doubling the previous generation's capacity.Key statisticsRs 1,19,900Original starting price of MacBook Air M5Below Rs 74,000Discounted price for students and teachersRs 15,000Maximum cashback from exchange offerRs 10,000Additional exchange discountRs 8,171Tata Neu coins voucher valueProcessed with AI. Reviewed by DH Digital Team.

As noted in the headline, this limited-time offer is available for students and teachers. If they have an official university ID, they instantly get a Rs 13,189 discount.

Additionally, with the exchange offer, prospective buyers can fetch up to Rs 15,000 cashback, provided the old device is in fully working condition without any physical damage.

Further, Croma promises to offer an extra Rs 10,000 bonus exchange discount and top it up with Tata Neu coins vouchers worth Rs 8,171. This effectively brings the starting price of MacBook Air M5 to Rs 73,540.

Apple MacBook Air M5: Key features you should know

The MacBook Air comes in two screen sizes-- 13.6-inch and 15.3-inch- with a Liquid Retina display, up to 500 nits of peak brightness and support for one billion colours, which ensures content on the screen looks vivid with sharp detail, and text appears super crisp.

Both are available in sky blue, midnight, starlight, and silver.

Apple MacBook Air M5.

Under the hood, it houses Apple M5 silicon. It features a 10-core CPU touted to be the world's fastest CPU core in a computer. Combined with an up-to-10-core GPU and a powerful Neural Accelerator in each core, MacBook Air with M5 promises to deliver up to 4x faster performance for AI tasks than MacBook Air with M4, and up to 9.5x faster than MacBook Air with M1.

It can handle any of the generative Artificial Intelligence Large Language Models, including Apple Intelligence, ChatGPT, Gemini and more across apps and system experiences.