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Lenovo ThinkPad T400 (Roll Cage Legend) vs Apple MacBook Pro 15 Retina (Mid-2012 Pioneer)
Compare processor microarchitectures, maximum GPU TGP, display color accuracy, RAM upgradability, and battery Watt-hours with automated win badge analysis.
Slot 1 • Lenovo2008
Lenovo ThinkPad T400 (Roll Cage Legend)
14.1" TFT LCD • 2.13 kg • x86_64
Slot 2 • Apple2012
Apple MacBook Pro 15 Retina (Mid-2012 Pioneer)
15.4" IPS LCD • 2.02 kg • x86_64
Reasons to Choose Lenovo ThinkPad T400 (Roll Cage Legend)
- ✓Higher Charger Wattage (90W vs 85W)
- ✓User-Upgradable RAM SODIMM/LPCAMM2 (vs Soldered)
Reasons to Choose Apple MacBook Pro 15 Retina (Mid-2012 Pioneer)
- ✓Lighter Chassis (2.02 kg vs 2.13 kg)
- ✓Thinner Profile (18 mm vs 27.6 mm)
- ✓Higher Peak Brightness (300nits vs 250nits)
- ✓Larger Battery Capacity (95Wh vs 84Wh)
- ✓Higher Max GPU TGP (45W vs 12W)
- ✓More Thunderbolt Ports (2ports vs 0ports)
01.Platform & Compute Subsystem
Processor architecture, graphics envelope, and power ceilingProcessor / SoC
Intel Core 2 Duo P8400 / P8600 / T9400 (Penryn 45nm, 3MB/6MB L2)
Intel Core i7-3615QM / i7-3720QM (Ivy Bridge 22nm 3D Tri-Gate)
CPU Core Architecture
2-core / 2-thread (2.26 GHz up to 2.53 GHz)
4-core / 8-thread (2.3 GHz base, up to 3.7 GHz Turbo Boost)
ISA Architecture
x86_64
x86_64
Graphics Hardware
Switchable Graphics: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3470 (256MB) / Intel GMA 4500MHD
NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M (1GB GDDR5) + Intel HD Graphics 4000 (Dynamic switching)
Maximum Graphics TGP
12 W
45 W+33 W
Operating System
Windows XP Professional / Windows Vista Business
OS X 10.7 Lion / OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
02.Memory & Storage Upgradability
RAM capacity, SODIMM vs soldered, and NVMe expansionRAM Capacity Options
2 GB / 4 GB / 8 GB DDR3
8 GB / 16 GB (Soldered onboard)
RAM Technology / Speed
DDR3-1066 MHz SODIMM
DDR3L-1600 MHz SDRAM
RAM Upgradability
✅ User-Upgradable✅ Upgradable RAM
Soldered Onboard
RAM Sockets / Form Factor
2x SO-DIMM (Upgradable to 8 GB)
Soldered Onboard
M.2 SSD Expansion Slots
1 Slot
1 Slot
Storage Bus & Architecture
2.5-inch SATA II (3.0 Gbps) drive bay + Ultrabay Slim hot-swappable secondary drive
Apple proprietary mSATA/PCIe blade connector
03.Display & Color Accuracy
Panel technology, screen resolution, refresh rate, and luminancePanel Technology
TFT LCD
IPS LCD
Screen Diagonal Size
14.1 inches
15.4 inches
Aspect Ratio
16:10
16:10
Resolution
1440 × 900 px (WXGA+ LED backlit display)
2880 × 1800 px (220 ppi Retina Display)
Display Refresh Rate
60 Hz
60 Hz
Color Gamut Coverage
60% sRGB
100% sRGB
Peak Brightness
250 nits
300 nits+50 nits
04.Chassis, Thermals & Battery
Enclosure weight, profile thickness, battery capacity, and chargingChassis Weight
2.13 kg
2.02 kg-0.11 kg lighter
Chassis Thickness
27.6 mm
18 mm-9.6 mm lighter
Chassis Materials
Magnesium-alloy internal Roll Cage structure with carbon-fiber reinforced plastic lid
Unibody aluminum enclosure with asymmetric dual fans
Cooling Solution
Copper heatsink with single high-durability quiet fan and intake vents
Dual asymmetric impellers with shared dual copper heatpipes
Battery Capacity
84 Wh
95 Wh+11 Wh
Bundled Charger Wattage
90 W+5 W
85 W
USB-C Power Delivery
No
No
05.I/O Ports & Connectivity
High-speed buses, external display outs, and media card readersPort Complement
3x USB 2.0, VGA D-Sub video port, Gigabit Ethernet RJ-45, Modem RJ-11, IEEE 1394 FireWire 400, ExpressCard/54, 3.5mm mic in & headphone out, ThinkLight keyboard LED
2x Thunderbolt 1 (10 Gbps), 2x USB 3.0, HDMI port, SDXC card slot, MagSafe 2 power port, 3.5mm headphone jack
Thunderbolt Ports
None
2x Thunderbolt+2 ports
HDMI Revision
None (VGA & DisplayPort via optional Advanced Mini Dock)
HDMI 1.4b (up to 1080p60 / 4K30)
Card Reader
None Reader
Full-size SDXC Reader
3.5mm Headphone Jack
✅ Present
✅ Present
Wireless Networking
Intel WiFi Link 5100/5300 802.11a/g/n, Bluetooth 2.1, Optional WWAN 3G
AirPort Extreme 802.11a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0