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Lenovo ThinkPad T420 (Classic 7-Row Keyboard) 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 • Lenovo2011
Lenovo ThinkPad T420 (Classic 7-Row Keyboard)
14" TFT LCD • 2.24 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 T420 (Classic 7-Row Keyboard)
- ✓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)
- ✓Lighter Chassis (2.14 kg vs 2.24 kg)
- ✓Thinner Profile (16.8 mm vs 30.5 mm)
- ✓Faster Display Refresh Rate (120Hz vs 60Hz)
- ✓Higher Peak Brightness (1600nits vs 220nits)
- ✓Larger Battery Capacity (100Wh vs 94Wh)
- ✓Higher Charger Wattage (140W vs 90W)
- ✓Higher Max GPU TGP (55W vs 15W)
- ✓More Thunderbolt Ports (3ports vs 0ports)
01.Platform & Compute Subsystem
Processor architecture, graphics envelope, and power ceilingProcessor / SoC
Intel Core i5-2520M / Core i7-2640M (Sandy Bridge 32nm)
Apple M4 Max (TSMC 3nm N3E, 546 GB/s memory bandwidth, Apple Intelligence Engine)
CPU Core Architecture
2-core / 4-thread (2.5 GHz base, 3.2 GHz Turbo Boost)
16-core (12 performance cores + 4 efficiency cores)
ISA Architecture
x86_64
ARM
Graphics Hardware
NVIDIA NVS 4200M (1GB Optimus) / Intel HD Graphics 3000
Apple 40-core GPU with 2x hardware ray tracing engine & Dynamic Caching
Maximum Graphics TGP
15 W
55 W+40 W
Operating System
Windows 7 Professional
macOS Sequoia
02.Memory & Storage Upgradability
RAM capacity, SODIMM vs soldered, and NVMe expansionRAM Capacity Options
4 GB / 8 GB / 16 GB DDR3
36 GB / 48 GB / 64 GB / 128 GB Unified Memory
RAM Technology / Speed
DDR3-1333 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 16 GB)
Unified Package Memory
M.2 SSD Expansion Slots
1 Slot+1 slots
0 Slots
Storage Bus & Architecture
2.5-inch SATA III bay + internal mSATA slot in WWAN slot
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 inches
16.2 inches
Aspect Ratio
16:9
16:10
Resolution
1600 × 900 px (HD+ Anti-glare)
3456 × 2234 px (254 ppi Liquid Retina XDR with Nano-texture option)
Display Refresh Rate
60 Hz
120 Hz+60 Hz
Color Gamut Coverage
65% sRGB
100% DCI-P3 wide color, 1,000 nits SDR / 1,600 nits HDR
Peak Brightness
220 nits
1600 nits+1380 nits
04.Chassis, Thermals & Battery
Enclosure weight, profile thickness, battery capacity, and chargingChassis Weight
2.24 kg
2.14 kg-0.1 kg lighter
Chassis Thickness
30.5 mm
16.8 mm-13.7 mm lighter
Chassis Materials
Magnesium Roll Cage base with titanium composite top cover, classic 7-row tactile keyboard
100% Recycled aluminum unibody enclosure in Space Black
Cooling Solution
Enhanced Owl-wing fin fan with copper heatpipe module
Dual asymmetric impellers with advanced vapor thermal dissipation
Battery Capacity
94 Wh
100 Wh+6 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
4x USB 2.0 (one Powered USB, one eSATA/USB combo), DisplayPort, VGA, Gigabit Ethernet, ExpressCard/34, 4-in-1 SD reader, Ultrabay, ThinkLight
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
DisplayPort 1.1a (Supports full HDMI/DVI audio via adapter)
HDMI 2.1 FRL (8K60 or 4K240)
Card Reader
Full-size SDXC Reader
Full-size SDXC Reader
3.5mm Headphone Jack
✅ Present
✅ Present
Wireless Networking
Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205 802.11a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 3.0
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax), Bluetooth 5.3