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Updated Nov 6, 2026

Acer Swift 16″ Core Ultra 7 355 or Apple MacBook Pro 16.2″ Apple M5 Pro?

Swift 16″ Core Ultra 7 355 costs $1,989 less today; MacBook Pro 16.2″ Apple M5 Pro has score 0.4 higher (9.2 vs. 8.8).

Acer wins 1by componentApple wins 2

  • 8.3Performance10.0
  • 9.3Memory and storage9.4
  • 8.8Screen9.3
  • 10.0Ports and how current it is6.3

Acer Swift 16″ Core Ultra 7 355 is $1,989 the cheaper

$1,299

today

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$3,288

today

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The comparison in detail

Score by component, side by side

Swift 16″ Core Ultra 7 355 wins on ports and how current it is; MacBook Pro 16.2″ Apple M5 Pro wins on performance.

  • 8.3Performance10.0 (wins)
  • 9.3Memory and storage9.4
  • 8.8Screen9.3
  • 10.0 (wins)Ports and how current it is6.3

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Both prices over the last 30 days

First data point for one of the two: the chart appears as the days go by.

Still only a few days of data for both to read the trend; the chart fills in as the days go by.

Where is each one cheapest today?

Updated 06/11/2026

Spec sheet side by side

ItemSwift 16″ Core Ultra 7 355MacBook Pro 16.2″ Apple M5 Pro
Performance
Processor changesCore Ultra 7Apple M5 Pro
Processor model changes355M5 Pro
RAM changes32 GB48 GB
Storage1,024 GB1,024 GB
Storage typeSSDSSD
Screen
Size changes16 polegadas16.2 polegadas
Resolution changesQHD3K
Screen typeOLEDOLED
Connections
Wi-Fi generation changesnot listedWi-Fi 7
General
System changesWindowsnot listed
Model code changesWIN11not listed

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How we choose

Source: Amazon.com catalog, checked on 06/11/2026.

Lowest price seen for the product on Amazon.com, shipped to New York 10001, on the day it was read, before sales tax. The model is the brand plus the name of the laptop; the versions go in the table. The price range, the median and the position use only models with a score; the price comparison looks at models whose score is within 0.5 points.

The spec score doesn’t measure real-world performance or durability, and the strong or weak point reading is just a comparison of numbers, not a buying recommendation.