Science & Tech · Gadgets & EVs · 20 hrs ago
Asus ProArt P14 challenges Apple’s MacBook Pro 14
Asus’s ProArt P14 gives the MacBook Pro 14 a new rival in the premium 14-inch laptop market.
Both models start at €3,299 and include a tandem OLED touchscreen and a 1 TB SSD.
Asus includes 32 GB of memory, compared with Apple’s 24 GB, and its keyboard is more comfortable to type on.
Apple’s screen is brighter and supports a wider color range, while its M5 Pro and M5 Max chips outperform Asus’s processor in raw CPU tests and efficiency.
Asus has an edge for gaming, with a much larger selection of games and graphics performance between Apple’s M5 Pro and M5 Max.
The laptops also have different practical strengths: Apple is slightly lighter, while Asus has a replaceable SSD and a faster card reader.
Neither laptop is a clear overall winner, so the better choice depends on which features matter most to the buyer.
Asus’s ProArt P14 is presented as a high-end 14-inch rival to Apple’s MacBook Pro 14.
A comparison by Notebookcheck found no clear overall winner between the two laptops.
Both start at €3,299 and include a tandem OLED touchscreen and a 1 TB SSD at that price.
The ProArt P14 offers 32 GB of RAM, compared with 24 GB in the MacBook Pro 14.
Notebookcheck found Apple ahead in display quality and raw CPU performance, while Asus had advantages in keyboard comfort and gaming selection.
- Who
- Asus and Apple, whose ProArt P14 and MacBook Pro 14 laptops were compared.
- What
- Notebookcheck compared the two high-end 14-inch multimedia laptops and found no clear overall winner.
- When
- The comparison was published on 2026-11-08.
- Where
- Not stated.
- Why
- The ProArt P14 brings a Windows multimedia laptop with fast graphics into a market where Notebookcheck said the MacBook Pro 14 had lacked real competition.
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- Starting price
- €3,299 for both laptops
- Memory at starting price
- ProArt P14: 32 GB; MacBook Pro 14: 24 GB
- Storage at starting price
- 1 TB SSD in both laptops
- Display
- Both use a tandem OLED touchscreen
- Publication date
- 2026-11-08
What people are saying
no clear winner
The ProArt P14 is the clear winner when it comes to input devices
Apple is clearly ahead in the display comparison