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Lenovo ThinkPad T400 (Roll Cage Legend) vs Apple MacBook Pro 16 (M4 Max Titan)
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 • Apple2024
Apple MacBook Pro 16 (M4 Max Titan)
16.2" Mini-LED • 2.14 kg • ARM
Reasons to Choose Lenovo ThinkPad T400 (Roll Cage Legend)
- ✓Lighter Chassis (2.13 kg vs 2.14 kg)
- ✓More M.2 Expansion Slots (1slots vs 0slots)
- ✓User-Upgradable RAM SODIMM/LPCAMM2 (vs Soldered)
Reasons to Choose Apple MacBook Pro 16 (M4 Max Titan)
- ✓Thinner Profile (16.8 mm vs 27.6 mm)
- ✓Faster Display Refresh Rate (120Hz vs 60Hz)
- ✓Higher Peak Brightness (1600nits vs 250nits)
- ✓Larger Battery Capacity (100Wh vs 84Wh)
- ✓Higher Charger Wattage (140W vs 90W)
- ✓Higher Max GPU TGP (55W vs 12W)
- ✓More Thunderbolt Ports (3ports 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)
Apple M4 Max (TSMC 3nm N3E, 546 GB/s memory bandwidth, Apple Intelligence Engine)
CPU Core Architecture
2-core / 2-thread (2.26 GHz up to 2.53 GHz)
16-core (12 performance cores + 4 efficiency cores)
ISA Architecture
x86_64
ARM
Graphics Hardware
Switchable Graphics: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3470 (256MB) / Intel GMA 4500MHD
Apple 40-core GPU with 2x hardware ray tracing engine & Dynamic Caching
Maximum Graphics TGP
12 W
55 W+43 W
Operating System
Windows XP Professional / Windows Vista Business
macOS Sequoia
02.Memory & Storage Upgradability
RAM capacity, SODIMM vs soldered, and NVMe expansionRAM Capacity Options
2 GB / 4 GB / 8 GB DDR3
36 GB / 48 GB / 64 GB / 128 GB Unified Memory
RAM Technology / Speed
DDR3-1066 MHz SODIMM
LPDDR5X-8533 MHz (546 GB/s memory bandwidth)
RAM Upgradability
✅ User-Upgradable✅ Upgradable RAM
Soldered Onboard
RAM Sockets / Form Factor
2x SO-DIMM (Upgradable to 8 GB)
Unified Package Memory
M.2 SSD Expansion Slots
1 Slot+1 slots
0 Slots
Storage Bus & Architecture
2.5-inch SATA II (3.0 Gbps) drive bay + Ultrabay Slim hot-swappable secondary drive
Ultra-fast soldered PCIe 4.0 flash storage array
03.Display & Color Accuracy
Panel technology, screen resolution, refresh rate, and luminancePanel Technology
TFT LCD
Mini-LED
Screen Diagonal Size
14.1 inches
16.2 inches
Aspect Ratio
16:10
16:10
Resolution
1440 × 900 px (WXGA+ LED backlit display)
3456 × 2234 px (254 ppi Liquid Retina XDR with Nano-texture option)
Display Refresh Rate
60 Hz
120 Hz+60 Hz
Color Gamut Coverage
60% sRGB
100% DCI-P3 wide color, 1,000 nits SDR / 1,600 nits HDR
Peak Brightness
250 nits
1600 nits+1350 nits
04.Chassis, Thermals & Battery
Enclosure weight, profile thickness, battery capacity, and chargingChassis Weight
2.13 kg-0.01 kg lighter
2.14 kg
Chassis Thickness
27.6 mm
16.8 mm-10.8 mm lighter
Chassis Materials
Magnesium-alloy internal Roll Cage structure with carbon-fiber reinforced plastic lid
100% Recycled aluminum unibody enclosure in Space Black
Cooling Solution
Copper heatsink with single high-durability quiet fan and intake vents
Dual asymmetric impellers with advanced vapor thermal dissipation
Battery Capacity
84 Wh
100 Wh+16 Wh
Bundled Charger Wattage
90 W
140 W+50 W
USB-C Power Delivery
No
Yes
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
3x Thunderbolt 5 (USB-C 120 Gbps bidirectional band), HDMI 2.1, SDXC card slot, MagSafe 3 (140W fast charge), 3.5mm headphone jack with studio DAC
Thunderbolt Ports
None
3x Thunderbolt+3 ports
HDMI Revision
None (VGA & DisplayPort via optional Advanced Mini Dock)
HDMI 2.1 FRL (8K60 or 4K240)
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
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax), Bluetooth 5.3