Apple MacBook Pro 14.2" M4 Max Silver 2024
Lenovo P Series 16" P16s Gen 4 Black
What Buyers Say
Apple MacBook Pro 14.2" M4 Max Silver 2024
The MacBook Pro M4 Max is widely praised as a powerful workhorse, handling heavy photo and video editing tasks with ease. Users highlight its smooth performance, fast file processing, and seamless integration with the Apple ecosystem. Verified buyers consistently note excellent value, especially when opting for the Pro over the Max model, and commend B&H's customer service and shipping process.
Pros
- Powerful performance for heavy tasks
- Smooth handling of photo and video editing
- Fast file import and export
- Seamless Apple ecosystem integration
- Excellent value for money
Cons
- No significant drawbacks mentioned
Lenovo P Series 16" P16s Gen 4 Black
The ThinkPad P16s Gen 4 AMD is widely praised as a powerful and reliable mobile workstation, especially for demanding tasks like engineering, AI, and virtualization. Users love the excellent keyboard, bright display options (including OLED and 4K touch), long battery life, and solid build quality. However, some report issues with fan noise when plugged in, occasional HDMI freezing, and a few early failures or missing features like the fingerprint scanner. Overall, it's seen as a great value for professionals needing portability and performance.
Pros
- Excellent keyboard
- Bright and sharp display options
- Long battery life
- Solid build quality
- Fast performance for demanding tasks
Cons
- Fan noise when plugged in
- Occasional HDMI freezing
- Missing fingerprint scanner on some units
- Display failure after short use
- Heavier than some expect
Scores
Specifications
| Apple MacBook Pro 14.2" M4 Max | Lenovo P Series 16" P16s Gen 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | ||
| CPU | Apple M4 Max★ | AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 |
| CPU Multi-Core Score | No data | |
| Cores | 16★ | 8 |
| Frequency | — | 2.0 GHz★ |
| L3 Cache | — | 8 MB★ |
| Graphics | ||
| GPU* | Apple (40-Core)★ | Integrated AMD Radeon 860M |
| GPU Benchmark Score | ||
| Type | integrated★ | discrete |
| VRAM Type | System Shared | — |
| Memory & Storage | ||
| RAM | 64 GB★ | 32 GB |
| RAM Generation | LPDDR5 | DDR5 |
| Storage 1 | 4 TB★ | 1 TB |
| Storage 1 Type | NVMe SSD | NVMe SSD |
| Display | ||
| Size | 14.2" | 16" |
| Resolution | 3024 px | 3840 px★ |
| Panel | Mini-LED | OLED★ |
| Refresh Rate | 120 Hz★ | 60 Hz |
| Brightness | 1600 nits★ | 400 nits |
| Color Gamut | 100% sRGB, 95% DCI-P3 | 100% DCI-P3 |
| Connectivity | ||
| USB-C Ports | 3★ | 2 |
| USB Ports | — | 2★ |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 5 | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI Output | HDMI® 2.1 (supports resolution up to 4K@60Hz) |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6E | Wi-Fi 7★ |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 5.4★ |
| Ethernet | — | Ethernet (RJ45) |
| Physical | ||
| Weight | 1.60 kg★ | 1.71 kg |
| Battery | 72 Wh | 86 Wh★ |
| OS | macOS | Windows 11 Pro |
Pros & Cons
Apple MacBook Pro 14.2" M4 Max Silver 2024
- Strong screen (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong user sentiment (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong storage (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong reliability (98th percentile)98th %ile
Lenovo P Series 16" P16s Gen 4 Black
- Strong social proof (98th percentile)98th %ile
- Strong screen (98th percentile)98th %ile
- Strong port selection (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong ram (87th percentile)87th %ile
- Below average portability (31st percentile)
Verdict
Scores 99 overall, wins 6 of 8 usage categories and 12 of 29 specs.