Surface Laptop Ultra vs MacBook Pro M5 Pro: key differences

The Surface Laptop Ultra with Nvidia's RTX Spark N1X starts at $2,599 and ships October 16, while the 14-inch MacBook Pro M5 Pro starts at $2,499. Both offer 24GB of memory, but Apple includes 1TB of storage versus 512GB on Microsoft's laptop and rates up to 24 hours of battery life.

• Surface Laptop Ultra: RTX Spark N1X, 24GB RAM, 512GB SSD, from $2,599
• MacBook Pro 14 M5 Pro: 24GB RAM, 1TB SSD, from $2,499
• Battery life: 15 hours video on Surface vs 24 hours on MacBook Pro
• Top Surface config with 128GB RAM costs $5,899