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- Main Differences
- Design
- Display
- Interface
- Connectivity
- Configuration
- Performance
- Additional Features And Software
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Lenovo Slim Pro 7 14 (2023) vs Apple MacBook Air 15 (2024)
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Lenovo Slim Pro 7 14 (2023)
Apple MacBook Air 15 (2024)
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Size14.5"
Operating SystemWindows 11
Size15.3"
Operating SystemmacOS
Variants
- Slim Pro 7 14 (83AX0000US) (Storm Gray - 2.5K/Ryzen 7 7735HS/512GB)
- Slim Pro 7 14 (83AW0000US) (Storm Gray - 2.5K/Ryzen 7 7840HS/1TB)
- MacBook Air 15 (MXD43LL/A) (Midnight - M3/16GB/512GB)
- MacBook Air 15 (MRYU3LL/A) (Midnight - M3/8GB/256GB)
- MacBook Air 15 (MRYV3LL/A) (Midnight - M3/8GB/512GB)
- MacBook Air 15 (MXD23LL/A) (Silver - M3/16GB/512GB)
- MacBook Air 15 (MRYP3LL/A) (Silver - M3/8GB/256GB)
- MacBook Air 15 (MRYQ3LL/A) (Silver - M3/8GB/512GB)
- MacBook Air 15 (MXD13LL/A) (Space Gray - M3/16GB/512GB)
- MacBook Air 15 (MRYM3LL/A) (Space Gray - M3/8GB/256GB)
- MacBook Air 15 (MRYN3LL/A) (Space Gray - M3/8GB/512GB)
- MacBook Air 15 (MXD33LL/A) (Starlight - M3/16GB/512GB)
- MacBook Air 15 (MRYR3LL/A) (Starlight - M3/8GB/256GB)
- MacBook Air 15 (MRYT3LL/A) (Starlight - M3/8GB/512GB)
Our Verdict
Lenovo Slim Pro 7 14 (2023)
Apple MacBook Air 15 (2024)
The Lenovo Slim Pro 7 14 (2023) and the Apple MacBook Air 15 (2024) are both productivity laptops. Each has its pros and cons. The MacBook Air has a slightly more premium and sturdier build, a larger and more responsive haptic touchpad, better-sounding speakers, and a much better webcam. It also has a much longer battery life, lasting almost three hours longer than the Lenovo. On the other hand, you can get better performance out of the Lenovo, as its cooling system helps minimize thermal throttling. The MacBook Air is a fanless device and loses more performance when performing heavy, sustained tasks. Also, the Lenovo has a dedicated NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPU, which performs better than the MacBook Air's integrated graphics. The Lenovo is available with high-refresh displays (90Hz or 120Hz), which helps improve motion smoothness and input responsiveness, but they don't get nearly as bright as the MacBook Air's Retina display to combat glare.
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Main Differences forSchool
School
Threshold
School
8.0
8.8
Battery
8.2
9.1
Portability
8.0
8.7
Touchpad
8.2
9.6
Ports
8.0
5.0
Reflections
6.9
9.1
Full Comparison
Design
Style
Style Photo
Form Factor
Traditional (Clamshell)
Traditional (Clamshell)
Build Quality
8.5
9.5
Build Quality Photo
Hinge
6.9
9.1
Hinge Photo
Range
180°
135°
Stability
Good
Good
One Finger Lift
No
Yes
Portability
8.0
8.7
Dimensions Photo
Size
14.5"
15.3"
Thickness
0.8" (2.1 cm)
0.6" (1.4 cm)
Width
12.6" (32.1 cm)
13.4" (34.0 cm)
Depth
8.9" (22.5 cm)
9.3" (23.7 cm)
Volume
93.4 in³ (1,531.2 cm³)
68.8 in³ (1,128.1 cm³)
Weight
3.6 lbs (1.6 kg)
3.3 lbs (1.5 kg)
Charger Size
11.0 in³ (180.0 cm³)
4.2 in³ (68.6 cm³)
Charger Weight
0.9 lbs (0.4 kg)
0.4 lbs (0.2 kg)
Serviceability
6.0
3.5
Internals Photo
Ease Of Access
7.0
6.0
RAM Slots
0
0
Storage Slots
1
0
Replaceable Battery
Yes
Yes
Replaceable Wireless Adapter
Yes
No
In The Box
In The Box Photo
Display
Screen Specs
Display Photo
Resolution
2560 x 1600
2880 x 1864
Aspect Ratio
16:10
16:10
Pixel Density
208 PPI
226 PPI
Panel Type
IPS
IPS
Touch Screen
Yes
No
Screen-To-Body Ratio
89%
87%
Refresh Rate
7.0
5.9
Motion Blur
Refresh Rate
90 Hz
60 Hz
Variable Refresh Rate
No
No
Contrast
7.4
7.5
Contrast Photo
Native Contrast
1,351 : 1
1,412 : 1
Brightness
7.2
8.7
Maximum Brightness
321 cd/m²
494 cd/m²
Minimum Brightness
3 cd/m²
2 cd/m²
Reflections
6.9
9.1
Reflections Photo Off
Reflections Photo Max
Screen Finish
Glossy
Glossy
Total Reflections
4.84%
1.47%
Indirect Reflections
0.63%
0.38%
Calculated Direct Reflections
4.21%
1.09%
Black Uniformity
6.4
7.3
Black Uniformity Photo
Uniformity (Std. Dev.)
1.733%
1.103%
Horizontal Viewing Angle
6.3
Horizontal Viewing Angle Video
Horizontal Chroma Picture
Color Washout From Left
24°
Color Washout From Right
23°
Horizontal Hue Picture
Color Shift From Left
27°
Color Shift From Right
32°
Horizontal Lightness Picture
Brightness Loss From Left
26°
Brightness Loss From Right
27°
Black Level Raise From Left
60°
Black Level Raise From Right
60°
Gamma Shift From Left
24°
Gamma Shift From Right
24°
Vertical Viewing Angle
6.3
Vertical Viewing Angle Video
Vertical Chroma Picture
Color Washout From Below
25°
Color Washout From Above
21°
Vertical Hue Picture
Color Shift From Below
28°
Color Shift From Above
31°
Vertical Lightness Picture
Brightness Loss From Below
27°
Brightness Loss From Above
25°
Black Level Raise From Below
45°
Black Level Raise From Above
45°
Gamma Shift From Below
26°
Gamma Shift From Above
25°
Out-Of-The-Box Color Accuracy
5.4
9.9
White Balance Screencap
Gamma Curve Screencap
Color Screencap
Avg. White Balance dE
5.33
1.47
Avg. Gamma
2.31
2.24
Avg. Color dE
3.95
0.98
Avg. Color Temperature
6,359.3 K
6,742.3 K
Color Gamut
8.5
9.4
Gamut SDR
sRGB xy
98.88%
99.93%
sRGB uv
96.36%
99.72%
Adobe RGB xy
79.82%
87.43%
Adobe RGB uv
88.49%
92.34%
Gamut HDR
DCI P3 xy
80.55%
99.05%
DCI P3 uv
83.2%
98.72%
Rec. 2020 xy
58.18%
71.83%
Rec. 2020 uv
61.84%
73.49%
Flicker
10
9.0
Flicker Graph
Flicker-Free
Yes
No
Flicker Frequency
No Flicker
> 1000Hz
Flicker Active Below
0%
100%
Interface
Keyboard
8.2
8.0
Keyboard Photo
Typing Quality
8.0
8.0
Numpad
No
No
Backlighting
Adjustable
Adjustable
Key Switch Actuation Graph
Operating Force
65 gf
62 gf
Actuation Force
31 gf
40 gf
Pre-Travel
1.20 mm
0.80 mm
Total Travel
1.62 mm
0.91 mm
Touchpad
8.2
9.6
Touchpad Photo
Tracking Quality
8.0
9.5
Size
16.7 in² (108.0 cm²)
21.4 in² (138.0 cm²)
Material
Glass
Glass
Dedicated Buttons
No
No
Speakers
8.5
8.9
Frequency Response Plot
Max Volume
80 dB SPL
81 dB SPL
Standard Error @ Normal Vol. (65 dB)
5.6 dB
5.9 dB
Slope @ Normal Vol. (65 dB)
-0.2
2.2
Bass Extension (Low-Frequency Ext.)
354 Hz
155 Hz
Treble Extension (High-Frequency Ext.)
20 kHz
20 kHz
Dynamic Range Compression @ Max Vol.
0.2 dB
2.3 dB
Webcam & Microphone
7.4
8.7
Webcam Video Sample
Video Quality
7.5
9.0
Resolution
1080p
1080p
Position
Top Center
Top Center
Privacy Cover
No
No
Face Unlock
Yes
No
Connectivity
Ports
8.0
5.0
Ports Photo
USB-A Ports
1
0
USB-C Ports
2
2
Thunderbolt
No
Thunderbolt 3
USB-C Charging
Yes
Yes
USB-C Display Out
Yes
Yes
HDMI
2.1
No
DisplayPort
No
No
3.5mm Jack
Combo mic/headphone
Combo mic/headphone
Card Reader
No
No
Ethernet
No
No
Proprietary Port
No
Apple MagSafe 3
Security Lock
No
No
Wireless Communication
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
Bluetooth
5.2
5.3
Configuration
CPU
Brand
AMD
Apple
Model
Ryzen 7 7735HS
M3
Core Count
8
8
Thread Count
16
8
GPU
Brand
NVIDIA
Apple
Model
GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPU
M3
Dedicated/Integrated
Dedicated
Integrated
VRAM Size
6 GB
N/A
GPU Total Graphics Power (TGP)
N/A
RAM
Capacity
16 GB
8 GB
Modules
4 (Soldered)
Unknown
Type
LP-DDR5
LP-DDR5
Speed
6,400 MHz
6,400 MHz
Storage
Advertised Capacity
512 GB
256 GB
Usable Capacity
450 GB
214 GB
Drive 1
Micron MTFDKBA512TFH
Apple SSD AP0256Z
Drive 1 Type
SSD
SSD
Drive 2
No 2nd Drive
No 2nd Drive
Drive 2 Type
No 2nd Drive
No 2nd Drive
Performance
Geekbench 5 (Synthetics)
9.4
9.4
Geekbench Image
CPU Single-Thread
1,503 points
2,322 points
CPU Multi-Thread
9,099 points
10,501 points
GPU Compute
58,608 points
33,403 points
Cinebench R23 (CPU Rendering)
9.6
9.7
Cinebench R23 Photo
Single-Thread
1,505 points
1,892 points
Multi-Thread
12,522 points
9,179 points
Blender (3D Rendering)
8.9
8.7
Blender Image
CPU Render Time
3.8 min
4.0 min
GPU Render Time
0.9 min
1.6 min
GPU Render Time (Optix)
30 s
N/A
Basemark GPU (Game Scene)
7.5
7.4
Basemark Image
Overall Score
46,768
44,950
Storage Drive Performance
9.1
9.2
Storage Performance Image
Sequential Write Speed
741.2 MB/s
2,738.0 MB/s
Sequential Read Speed
4,058.7 MB/s
2,834.7 MB/s
Random Write Speed
71.0 MB/s
41.1 MB/s
Random Read Speed
45.4 MB/s
62.5 MB/s
Battery
8.2
9.1
Capacity
73 Wh
67 Wh
Battery Life (Web Browsing)
9.8 hrs
12.7 hrs
Battery Life (Video Playback)
7.5 hrs
12.0 hrs
Battery Life (Gaming)
2.3 hrs
3.5 hrs
Charge Time
1.4 hrs
2.8 hrs
Borderlands 3
5.7
3.1
Borderlands 3 Graph
Avg. FPS
45 fps
20 fps
1% Low
28 fps
7 fps
0.1% Low
15 fps
4 fps
1% Low Delta
13 ms
89 ms
0.1% Low Delta
43 ms
230 ms
Avg. FPS On Very Low
97 fps
37 fps
Civilization VI
7.7
5.6
Civilization VI Graph
Avg. FPS
82 fps
41 fps
1% Low
52 fps
26 fps
0.1% Low
49 fps
17 fps
1% Low Delta
7 ms
14 ms
0.1% Low Delta
8 ms
33 ms
Avg. FPS On Minimum
224 fps
93 fps
Avg. Turn Time
7.24 s
10.24 s
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
9.5
CS:GO graph
Avg. FPS
215 fps
1% Low
129 fps
0.1% Low
93 fps
1% Low Delta
3 ms
0.1% Low Delta
6 ms
Avg. FPS On Low
304 fps
Counter-Strike 2
0.0
CS2 Graph
Avg. FPS
N/A
1% Low
N/A
0.1% Low
N/A
1% Low Delta
N/A
0.1% Low Delta
N/A
Avg. FPS On Low
N/A
Shadow Of The Tomb Raider
7.3
4.3
Avg. FPS
80 fps
32 fps
1% Low
55 fps
15 fps
0.1% Low
28 fps
8 fps
1% Low Delta
6 ms
36 ms
0.1% Low Delta
23 ms
90 ms
Avg. FPS On Lowest
109 fps
44 fps
Thermals And Noise
7.9
8.1
Keyboard Temps Picture
Keyboard Temp While Idle
31 °C (87 °F)
27 °C (81 °F)
Keyboard Temp Under Load
44 °C (112 °F)
50 °C (121 °F)
Fan Noise While Idle
25.0 dBA
N/A
Fan Noise Under Load
40.0 dBA
N/A
Power & Fan Control App
No
No
Performance Over Time
9.6
7.1
Performance Over Time Graph
CPU Temp (Cinebench)
82 °C
90 °C
CPU Perf. Loss (Cinebench)
2% loss
6% loss
GPU Temp (Heaven)
61 °C
90 °C
GPU Perf. Loss (Heaven)
0% loss
12% loss
Additional Features And Software
Software
Operating System
Windows 11
macOS
Additional Software
Yes
None
Extra Features
Biometrics
Face Recognition
Fingerprint Sensor
RGB Illumination
No
No
Touch Pen Support
No Stylus Support
Secondary Display
No
No
Touch Pen
No
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