Lenovo ThinkBook 14 Gen 8 Arctic Grey 2025
Apple MacBook Pro 14.2" M4 Max Silver 2024
What Buyers Say
Lenovo ThinkBook 14 Gen 8 Arctic Grey 2025
Users praise this laptop for its great quality and excellent balance of price and performance, especially for business and consultancy use. They highlight its lightness, clean layout, and upgradable RAM as key strengths, though some note it is a bit heavy and delivery can be slow. Overall, sentiment is very positive, with all five-star reviews emphasizing reliability and value.
Pros
- Great quality
- Excellent price/performance
- Lightweight and clean layout
- Upgradable RAM
- Good for business and consultancy
Cons
- A bit heavy
- Slow delivery
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
Scores
Specifications
| Lenovo ThinkBook 14 Gen 8 | Apple MacBook Pro 14.2" M4 Max | |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | ||
| CPU* | Intel Core Ultra 9 185H | Apple M4 Max★ |
| CPU Multi-Core Score | ||
| Cores | 16 | 16 |
| Frequency | 3.8 GHz★ | — |
| L3 Cache | 24 MB★ | — |
| Graphics | ||
| GPU* | Intel Arc Graphics | Apple (40-Core)★ |
| GPU Benchmark Score | ||
| Type | integrated | integrated |
| VRAM | 16 GB★ | — |
| VRAM Type | Shared | System Shared |
| Memory & Storage | ||
| RAM | 16 GB | 64 GB★ |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Storage 1 | 512 GB | 4 TB★ |
| Storage 1 Type | NVMe SSD | NVMe SSD |
| Display | ||
| Size | 14" | 14.2" |
| Resolution | 1920 px | 3024 px★ |
| Panel | IPS | Mini-LED★ |
| Refresh Rate | 60 Hz | 120 Hz★ |
| Brightness | 300 nits | 1600 nits★ |
| Color Gamut | 45%NTSC | 100% sRGB, 95% DCI-P3 |
| Connectivity | ||
| USB-C Ports | 2 | 3★ |
| USB Ports | 2★ | — |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | Thunderbolt 5 |
| HDMI | HDMI 2.1 | 1x HDMI Output |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6E | Wi-Fi 6E |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.3★ |
| Ethernet | Ethernet (RJ45) | — |
| Physical | ||
| Weight | 1.36 kg★ | 1.60 kg |
| Battery | 45 Wh | 72 Wh★ |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | macOS |
Pros & Cons
Lenovo ThinkBook 14 Gen 8 Arctic Grey 2025
- Strong port selection (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong portability (84th percentile)84th %ile
- Strong cpu (83rd percentile)83rd %ile
- Strong reliability (81st percentile)81st %ile
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
Verdict
Scores 99 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 13 of 30 specs.