Lenovo ThinkBook 14 Gen 8 Arctic Grey 2025
Apple MacBook Pro 14.2" M4 Max Space Black 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 Space Black 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. The laptop is considered a great value, especially when opting for the Pro over the Max model. Shipping and customer service from B&H are also commended.
Pros
- Powerful performance for heavy tasks
- Fast file processing
- Seamless Apple ecosystem integration
- Great value for money
- Smooth video editing
Cons
- No Nano-Texture display option in this config
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★ | 14 |
| Frequency | 3.8 GHz★ | — |
| L3 Cache | 24 MB★ | — |
| Graphics | ||
| GPU* | Intel Arc Graphics | Apple (32-Core)★ |
| GPU Benchmark Score | ||
| Type | integrated | integrated |
| VRAM | 16 GB★ | — |
| VRAM Type | Shared | System Shared |
| Memory & Storage | ||
| RAM | 16 GB | 36 GB★ |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Storage 1 | 512 GB | 2 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★ | 0 |
| 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 Space Black 2024
- Strong screen (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong reliability (98th percentile)98th %ile
- Strong user sentiment (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong storage (94th percentile)94th %ile
Pricing
Verdict
Scores 97 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 13 of 30 specs.
