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  4. Design
    1. Style
    2. Build Quality
    3. Hinge
    4. Portability
    5. Serviceability
    6. In The Box
  5. Display
    1. Screen Specs
    2. Refresh Rate
    3. Contrast
    4. Brightness
    5. Reflections
    6. Black Uniformity
    7. Horizontal Viewing Angle
    8. Vertical Viewing Angle
    9. Out-Of-The-Box Color Accuracy
    10. Color Gamut
    11. Flicker
  6. Interface
    1. Keyboard
    2. Touchpad
    3. Speakers
    4. Webcam & Microphone
  7. Connectivity
    1. Ports
    2. Wireless Communication
  8. Configuration
    1. CPU
    2. GPU
    3. RAM
    4. Storage
  9. Performance
    1. Geekbench 5 (Synthetics)
    2. Cinebench R23 (CPU Rendering)
    3. Blender (3D Rendering)
    4. Basemark GPU (Game Scene)
    5. Storage Drive Performance
    6. Battery
    7. Borderlands 3
    8. Civilization VI
    9. Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
    10. Counter-Strike 2
    11. Shadow Of The Tomb Raider
    12. Thermals And Noise
    13. Performance Over Time
  10. Additional Features And Software
    1. Software
    2. Extra Features
  11. Comments

Apple MacBook Air 13 (M1, 2020) vs Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 (2021)

Side-by-Side Comparison

Products

Apple MacBook Air 13 (M1, 2020)
Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 (2021)

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Apple MacBook Air 13 (M1, 2020) Picture
Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 (2021) Picture
Size
13.3"
Operating System
macOS
Size
15.6"
Operating System
Windows 11

Variants

  • MacBook Air 13 (MGND3LL/A) (Gold - 7-core GPU/8GB/256GB)
  • MacBook Air 13 (MGNE3LL/A) (Gold - 7-core GPU/8GB/512GB)
  • MacBook Air 13 (MGN93LL/A) (Silver - 7-core GPU/8GB/256GB)
  • MacBook Air 13 (MGNA3LL/A) (Silver - 7-core GPU/8GB/512GB)
  • MacBook Air 13 (‎MGN63LL/A) (Space Gray - 7-core GPU/8GB/256GB)
  • MacBook Air 13 (MGN73LL/A) (Space Gray - 7-core GPU/8GB/512GB)
  • IdeaPad Gaming 3 (82K201QMUS) (Shadow Black - 120Hz/Ryzen 5 5600H/GTX 1650/8GB/256GB)
  • IdeaPad Gaming 3 (82K20015US) (Shadow Black - 120Hz/Ryzen 5 5600H/GTX 1650/8GB/256GB)
  • IdeaPad Gaming 3 (82K200UTUS) (Shadow Black - 120Hz/Ryzen 5 5600H/GTX 1650/8GB/256GB)
  • IdeaPad Gaming 3 (82K20003US) (Shadow Black - 120Hz/Ryzen 5 5600H/GTX 1650/8GB/512GB)
  • IdeaPad Gaming 3 (82K200USUS) (Shadow Black - 120Hz/Ryzen 5 5600H/GTX 1650/8GB/512GB)
  • IdeaPad Gaming 3 (82K20013US) (Shadow Black - 120Hz/Ryzen 5 5600H/RTX 3050/8GB/512GB)
  • IdeaPad Gaming 3 (82K200XXUS) (Shadow Black - 120Hz/Ryzen 5 5600H/RTX 3050Ti/8GB/512GB)
  • IdeaPad Gaming 3 (82K200C5UK) (Shadow Black - 120Hz/Ryzen 5 5600H/RTX 3050Ti/8GB/512GB)
  • IdeaPad Gaming 3 (82K200C4UK) (Shadow Black - 120Hz/Ryzen 5 5600H/RTX 3060/8GB/512GB)
  • IdeaPad Gaming 3 (82K200UYUS) (Shadow Black - 120Hz/Ryzen 7 5800H/RTX 3050/8GB/256GB)
  • IdeaPad Gaming 3 (82K200URUS) (Shadow Black - 120Hz/Ryzen 7 5800H/RTX 3060/8GB/512GB)
  • ‎IdeaPad Gaming 3 (82K20001US) (‎Shadow Black - 120Hz/Ryzen 5 5600H/GTX 1650/8GB/256GB SSD + 1TB HDD)
  • ‎IdeaPad Gaming 3 (82K20042FR) (‎Shadow Black - 120Hz/Ryzen 5 5600H/RTX 3050Ti/16GB/512GB)

Review

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Our Verdict

Apple MacBook Air 13 (M1, 2020)

Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 (2021)

The Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 (2021) and the Apple MacBook Air 13 (M1, 2020) are very different. The IdeaPad Gaming 3 is a budget Windows gaming laptop, while the MacBook Air is a premium macOS ultraportable. The MacBook Air offers a better user experience overall because it has a brighter and sharper display, better-sounding speakers, a more responsive touchpad, and a much better webcam. It also has longer battery life and remains silent under load because it's a fanless device. On the other hand, the IdeaPad Gaming 3 has a dedicated GPU, making it more suitable for graphically demanding tasks like video editing and 3D animation.

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