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MacBook Pro 16 is the subject of recent retail discounts and comparisons with competing hardware. Hitechreports covers pricing updates and marketplace competition involving this laptop.
Amazon has dropped the price of the 2026 16-inch MacBook Pro with M5 Max chip by $900 — to $3,499 — for the 36GB/2TB Space Black configuration. Best Buy carries the same spec in two colors, but pricing isn’t confirmed. No Indian or global pricing is cited. Apple hasn’t announced an official price change.
Microsoft Surface Laptop Ultra starts at $2,999 — matching the Apple MacBook Pro 16 with M5 Pro, 24 GB RAM and 1 TB storage. That price point is now live, confirmed by Notebookcheck’s reporting on the device’s launch configuration.
Microsoft has priced the Surface Laptop Ultra at $2,599 in the US and Rs 2,29,990 in India — launching October 16 — as a direct, spec-for-spec challenge to Apple’s 16-inch MacBook Pro, which starts at $2,999 (Rs 2,49,990).