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Updated Nov 6, 2026

Apple MacBook Pro 14.2″ Apple M5 or Asus Zenbook Duo 14″ Core Ultra 9 285H?

MacBook Pro 14.2″ Apple M5 costs $191 less today; Zenbook Duo 14″ Core Ultra 9 285H has score 0.5 higher (9.2 vs. 8.7).

Apple wins 0by componentAsus wins 1

  • 9.5Performance9.8
  • 7.3Memory and storage9.3
  • 9.3Screen9.0
  • 7.5Ports and how current it is7.5

Apple MacBook Pro 14.2″ Apple M5 is $191 the cheaper

$1,699

today

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$1,890

today

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The comparison in detail

Score by component, side by side

Zenbook Duo 14″ Core Ultra 9 285H wins on memory and storage.

  • 9.5Performance9.8
  • 7.3Memory and storage9.3 (wins)
  • 9.3Screen9.0
  • 7.5Ports and how current it is7.5

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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

ItemMacBook Pro 14.2″ Apple M5Zenbook Duo 14″ Core Ultra 9 285H
Performance
Processor changesApple M5Core Ultra 9
Processor model changesM5285H
RAM changes16 GB32 GB
Storage changes512 GB1,024 GB
Storage typeSSDSSD
Screen
Size changes14.2 polegadas14 polegadas
Resolution3K3K
Screen typeOLEDOLED
Refresh rate changesnot listed120Hz
General
System changesnot listedWindows
Model code changesM5UX8406CA

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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.