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14-inch MacBook Pro M5 vs Asus Zenbook A16: $2,000 shootout

AppleInsider • Fri, 10 Apr 2026

14-inch MacBook Pro M5 vs Asus Zenbook A16: $2,000 shootout

The Asus Zenbook A16 is a thin and light Windows notebook aiming to take the portability crown from Apple. Here's how it compares against a similarly-priced MacBook Pro . M5 14-inch MacBook Pro vs Asus Zenbook A16 For our spec-sheet brawl, we're going to put the $1,999 Asus Zenbook A16 against the 14-inch MacBook Pro with M5. As much as we would compare the similarly-sized 16-inch MacBook Pro , the other upgrades to the base-spec version pushes it to $2,699, which is a bit too high. To make it a little bit closer in price, we will set the 14-inch MacBook Pro as having an enhanced memory allowance of 24GB or 32GB. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

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The Asus Zenbook A16 is a thin and light Windows notebook aiming to take the portability crown from Apple. Here's how it compares against a similarly-priced MacBook Pro . M5 14-inch MacBook Pro vs Asus Zenbook A16 For our spec-sheet brawl, we're going to put the $1,999 Asus Zenbook A16 against the 14-inch MacBook Pro with M5. As much as we would compare the similarly-sized 16-inch MacBook Pro , the other upgrades to the base-spec version pushes it to $2,699, which is a bit too high. To make it a little bit closer in price, we will set the 14-inch MacBook Pro as having an enhanced memory allowance of 24GB or 32GB. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

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The Asus Zenbook A16 is a thin and light Windows notebook aiming to take the portability crown from Apple.

Here's how it compares against a similarly-priced MacBook Pro .

M5 14-inch MacBook Pro vs Asus Zenbook A16 For our spec-sheet brawl, we're going to put the $1,999 Asus Zenbook A16 against the 14-inch MacBook Pro with M5.

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