Apple MacBook Pro 14.2" M4 Pro Silver 2024
Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3x 15.3" IdeaPad Slim 3x Luna Grey 2025
What Buyers Say
Apple MacBook Pro 14.2" M4 Pro Silver 2024
The 14-inch MacBook Pro with M4 Pro chip receives overwhelmingly positive feedback from verified buyers. Users praise its massive performance leap over Intel-based Macs, especially for photo and video editing, AI tasks, and multitasking. The fast shipping from B&H and the lightweight design for travel are also highlighted. A few Q&A notes mention limitations like no Wi-Fi 7 and reduced contrast with Nano-Texture, but overall sentiment is highly favorable.
Pros
- Massive performance leap over Intel Macs
- Excellent for photo and video editing
- Fast multitasking and AI tasks
- Lightweight and compact for travel
- Fast shipping from B&H
Cons
- No Wi-Fi 7 support
- Nano-Texture reduces contrast
- SD card reader speed limited to ~250 MB/s
- Cannot fully utilize Samsung T9 SSD speed
- High price considered an investment
Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3x 15.3" IdeaPad Slim 3x Luna Grey 2025
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Scores
Specifications
| Apple MacBook Pro 14.2" M4 Pro | Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3x 15.3" IdeaPad Slim 3x | |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | ||
| CPU* | Apple M4 Pro★ | Intel N-Series N300 |
| CPU Multi-Core Score | ||
| Cores | 14★ | 8 |
| Frequency | — | 3.0 GHz★ |
| L3 Cache | — | 6 MB★ |
| Graphics | ||
| GPU* | Apple (20-Core)★ | X1 |
| GPU Benchmark Score | ||
| Type | integrated | integrated |
| VRAM Type | Unified | Shared |
| Memory & Storage | ||
| RAM | 24 GB★ | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Storage 1 | 2 TB★ | 512 GB |
| Storage 1 Type | NVMe SSD | NVMe SSD |
| Display | ||
| Size | 14.2" | 15.3" |
| Resolution | 3024 px★ | 1920 px |
| Panel | Mini-LED★ | IPS |
| Refresh Rate | 120 Hz★ | 60 Hz |
| Brightness | 1600 nits★ | 300 nits |
| Color Gamut | 100% DCI-P3 | 45% NTSC |
| Connectivity | ||
| USB-C Ports | 3★ | 1 |
| USB Ports | 0 | 2★ |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 5 | — |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI Output | HDMI 1.4 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6E | Wi-Fi 7★ |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 5.4★ |
| Ethernet | No | — |
| Physical | ||
| Weight | 1.60 kg★ | 2.54 kg |
| Battery | 72 Wh★ | 60 Wh |
| OS | macOS | Windows 11 Home |
Pros & Cons
Apple MacBook Pro 14.2" M4 Pro Silver 2024
- Strong social proof (100th percentile)100th %ile
- Strong screen (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong reliability (98th percentile)98th %ile
- Strong user sentiment (95th percentile)95th %ile
Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3x 15.3" IdeaPad Slim 3x Luna Grey 2025
- Strong reliability (81st percentile)81st %ile
- Strong social proof (68th percentile)
- Strong screen (68th percentile)
- Strong ram (66th percentile)
- Below average cpu (18th percentile)18th %ile
- Below average gpu (28th percentile)
Pricing
Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3x 15.3" IdeaPad Slim 3x Luna Grey 2025 offers 2.1x better value for money
Verdict
Scores 96 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 14 of 29 specs.