Since you're comparing the Apple MacBook Pro 14 (Late 2023) with the Lenovo Legion 5 15", here's some advice to consider. The Apple MacBook Pro typically offers a premium build quality, a high-resolution display, long battery life, and excellent performance for professional software, creative tasks, and day-to-day usage. On the other hand, the Lenovo Legion 5 is tailored more towards gaming and hence, comes with a powerful graphics card that's suitable for gaming, 3D rendering, and intensive machine learning tasks. However, it tends to be heavier, which affects portability, and usually has a shorter battery life. If you prioritize portability and battery life for productivity and general use, the MacBook Pro is an excellent choice despite its higher price. But if you need a laptop mainly for performance-intensive tasks and gaming, and are okay with compromising on battery life and portability, the Lenovo Legion 5 provides a better price-to-performance ratio. Give Feedback
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Advantages of the Apple MacBook Pro 14 (Late 2023)
Very good for general use
Very good for software development
Very good for content creation
Excellent overall display quality
Best in class overall build quality
Very good portability
Excellent battery life
Best in class speakers
Best in class keyboard
Advantages of the Lenovo Legion 5 15"
Good for gaming and AI
Key differences
General Use
8.2/10
7.5/10
3024 x 1964
RESOLUTION
2560 x 1440
Mini LED
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
489.0 nits
DISPLAY BRIGHTNESS
350.0 nits
17.0 Hours
BATTERY LIFE
4.0 Hours
9.5/10
KEYBOARD QUALITY SCORE
8.5/10
8.6/10
PORTABILITY SCORE
6.8/10
The Apple MacBook Pro 14 (Late 2023) is very good for general use, while the Lenovo Legion 5 15" is good.
The Apple MacBook Pro 14 (Late 2023) is optimized for general use with its higher screen quality, longer battery life, and superior portability, making it well-suited for users prioritizing a balance of performance and convenience. In comparison, the Lenovo Legion 5 15" offers a higher RAM and a dedicated graphics card, which enhances performance for more demanding tasks, but it trades off against the MacBook's advantages with a lower portability and shorter battery life.
Gaming and AI
6.7/10
7.9/10
4.5/10
OVERALL GPU SCORE
9.5/10
3024 x 1964
RESOLUTION
2560 x 1440
120Hz
REFRESH RATE
165Hz
No
SUPPORTS DLSS
Yes
No
MUX SWITCH / ADVANCED OPTIMUS
Yes
8.7/10
FAN NOISE SCORE
6.5/10
The Lenovo Legion 5 15" is good for gaming and AI, while the Apple MacBook Pro 14 (Late 2023) is only fair.
The Apple MacBook Pro 14 is geared towards professional 3D applications with its high-quality screen, capable of a 120Hz refresh rate, and the integrated GPU that excels in optimized software; however, its MacOS limits gaming options. The Lenovo Legion 5, with a superior Nvidia RTX 4060 GPU and a 165Hz screen refresh rate, offers enhanced gaming performance and is also suitable for 3D tasks, providing an advantage in games that require high frame rates.
Content Creation
8.4/10
7.4/10
7.4/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
8.0/10
3024 x 1964
RESOLUTION
2560 x 1440
8.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
Mini LED
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
The Apple MacBook Pro 14 (Late 2023) is very good for content creation, while the Lenovo Legion 5 15" is good.
PerfectRec’s Content Creation Score takes into account the many different features of the laptop that make it more or less suitable for photo editing, video editing and other content creation tasks.
Software Development
8.2/10
7.3/10
7.4/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
8.0/10
8.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
3024 x 1964
RESOLUTION
2560 x 1440
9.5/10
KEYBOARD QUALITY SCORE
8.5/10
The Apple MacBook Pro 14 (Late 2023) is very good for software development, while the Lenovo Legion 5 15" is good.
PerfectRec’s Software Development Score takes into account the many different features of the laptop that make it more or less suitable for software developers.
Screen Quality
9.2/10
8.0/10
14.2in
SIZE
15.6in
3024 x 1964
RESOLUTION
2560 x 1440
Mini LED
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
120Hz
REFRESH RATE
165Hz
489.0 nits
BRIGHTNESS
350.0 nits
The Apple MacBook Pro 14 has a better screen than the Lenovo Legion 5 15" for general use, AI, engineering and design, software development, and content creation.
The Apple MacBook Pro 14 is superior for general use and engineering due to its high-resolution display and bright, vivid panel that covers wide color gamuts, offering exceptional detail and color accuracy. However, for 3D applications, its standard refresh rate limits the smoothness of motion, making it less suitable. The Lenovo Legion 5 15", while offering a very good display for general use and engineering with acceptable brightness and color coverage, falls short for gaming and 3D because its screen, despite good resolution and panel type, doesn't have the high refresh rate needed for optimal fast-paced visuals.
Battery
17.0 Hours
4.0 Hours
The Apple MacBook Pro 14 has 17 hours of battery life. The Lenovo Legion 5 15" has 4 hours of battery life.
Battery life estimate is based on a mix of common use patterns. More portable and higher performing laptops tend to have less battery life.
Portability
Very Good
Fair
14.2in
SIZE
15.6in
3.4 lbs
WEIGHT
5.3 lbs
0.6in
THICKNESS
0.9in
The Apple MacBook Pro 14 (Late 2023) has very good portability, while the Lenovo Legion 5 15" has only fair portability.
The most portable laptops are small, thin, and light.
Build Quality
10.0/10
7.6/10
The Apple MacBook Pro 14 (Late 2023) has best in class build quality, while the Lenovo Legion 5 15" has good build quality.
PerfectRec’s Build Quality Score incorporates case materials, display and keyboard flex, hinge quality, and overall reliability.
Cost
$1,499
$999
$500
$1,000
$1,500
$2,000
$2,500
The Apple MacBook Pro 14 (Late 2023) has a price of $1,499 and the Lenovo Legion 5 15" costs $999.
The Lenovo Legion 5 15" and Apple MacBook Pro 14 (Late 2023) are both very good for engineering and design.
The Apple MacBook Pro 14 offers superior screen quality and a more portable, quiet, and well-built design, suitable for design tasks done on the go, whereas the Lenovo Legion 5 15" comes with a more powerful CPU, twice the RAM, and a higher-end GPU suitable for intensive engineering applications, albeit with greater weight and bulk.
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How the Apple MacBook Pro 14 (Late 2023) and the Lenovo Legion 5 15" compare to other laptops
"In the Apple MacBook Pro 14 2023, the M2 Pro is slowed down. From the improved 5nm process, the new M2 Pro is a very solid upgrade. Graphics performance has increased by about 25% in tandem with a clear improvement in efficiency. The processor has also seen a performance leap of up to 20%, but this is accompanied by an increase in consumption of up to 25%. Fundamentally, Apple its maintaining its advantage over AMD and Intel, particularly in optimized applications where the results are very good in view of the comparatively low power consumption."
"The Lenovo Legion 5 15 is an affordable gaming laptop with a lot of power. The new AMD processor Ryzen 7 5800H offers plenty of performance and it is also very efficient. The combination with the fast 130W version of the GeForce RTX 3060 ensures high gaming performance. We also like the fast 165 Hz display with the 1080p resolution. The automatic graphics switching causes some problems with stutters, which are very annoying. If you do not need long battery runtimes, you should definitely deactivate the hybrid graphics mode in Lenovo's Vantage app. The Legion 5 15 is never silent."
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About Apple
Apple, an American technology company, is one of the world’s largest company in terms of market capitalization. Their MacBook laptops feature a slim, minimalistic design, class-leading battery life, and premium display and speaker quality. In 2020 Apple switched from using Intel processors to their own silicon chips which have excellent performance and efficiency. The macOS operating system is the second most widely used OS, after Windows.
About Lenovo
Lenovo is a Chinese technology company, and one of the largest personal computer vendor. They are well known for a variety of technology products, including laptops. Their consumer series include their entry level IdeaPad and LOQ series and mid-to-high-end Yoga and Legion series. On the business-oriented side, their series include their entry-level ThinkBook series and mid-to-high-end ThinkPad series. Lenovo laptops offer strong performance for reasonable prices, and are often on sale.
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