The company's Surface line of hybrid tablets and, more recently, laptops offer alternative to Mac one with its own killer spec list and, crucially for some, the ability to run Windows applications. But is Surface Laptop 2 serious threat to MacBook Pro.. In this article we look at the pros and cons of MacBook models released August 2018 compared to Microsoft Surface Laptop 2. Prices start at £1,749 $1,799 for the new 13in model, and at £2,349 $2,399 for the 15in.. MacBook Pro got bit of in 2016 and has remained the same, physically, for the subsequent two editions. The big difference between the two devices relates to screen Microsoft offers touchscreen display on Surface Laptop 2, something Apple has stayed away from on its Mac range despite recurring rumours.. Both Surface Laptop and MacBook Pro offer i5 or i7 chips from Intel's generation, and either 8GB or 16GB of RAM, so their power should be comparable.. Mac has sharper screen with True Tone for more accurate colour reproduction under varying environmental lighting conditions, more storage and more advanced Bluetooth, and set against this Surface's lower price, battery life.. Here are the specs of Pro, as the in price and size to Surface Laptop 2. In Apple vs Microsoft fashion, this is head to head between Windows and macOS the Surface comes with Windows Home preinstalled, while MacBook Pro comes with macOS Mojave..
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