The Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2023) is significantly more expensive than the Lenovo Legion Slim 7, but offers higher storage capacity, a more advanced display with better brightness and color coverage, and longer battery life, making it well suited for professional creative work, especially with its Mini LED screen and capable processors. However, the Lenovo Legion Slim 7 still offers good performance for its price, particularly with its dedicated Nvidia graphics card, making it a better option for gaming and other graphic-intensive tasks. The Lenovo is also slightly lighter, which might be preferable if portability is a concern. Both have similar RAM and do not come with touchscreens. If budget is a concern and gaming or portability are priorities, the Lenovo is a strong choice, while the MacBook excels in display quality and battery life, which can be crucial for professionals in video editing, graphic design, or music production. Give Feedback
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Advantages of the Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2023)
Excellent for general use
Very good for engineering and design
Very good for software development
Excellent for content creation
Excellent overall display quality
Best in class overall build quality
Best in class battery life
Best in class speakers
Best in class keyboard
Advantages of the Lenovo Legion Slim 7 15.6"
The Lenovo Legion Slim 7 15.6" has no clear advantages over the Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2023).
Key differences
General Use
9.1/10
7.7/10
3456 x 2234
RESOLUTION
1920 x 1080
Mini LED
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
487.0 nits
DISPLAY BRIGHTNESS
350.0 nits
17.5 Hours
BATTERY LIFE
9.0 Hours
9.5/10
KEYBOARD QUALITY SCORE
8.5/10
7.6/10
PORTABILITY SCORE
7.6/10
The Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2023) is excellent for general use, while the Lenovo Legion Slim 7 15.6" is good.
PerfectRec’s General Use Score takes into account the many different features of the laptop that make it more or less suitable for general productivity, web browsing, streaming, video calls, and running a wide variety of apps and programs.
Engineering and Design
8.8/10
7.8/10
8.5/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
7.4/10
5.8/10
OVERALL GPU SCORE
7.1/10
16.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
The Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2023) is very good for engineering and design, while the Lenovo Legion Slim 7 15.6" is good.
The Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2023) is more suited for engineering and design work due to its powerful CPU and GPU, ample RAM, and exceptional screen quality with high resolution and color accuracy, ensuring detailed and vivid visuals. In comparison, the Lenovo Legion Slim 7 offers a respectable CPU and GPU performance for engineering, a quality screen, and better portability but lags slightly behind the MacBook Pro in terms of display fidelity and color representation, which can be crucial for design tasks.
Content Creation
9.1/10
7.7/10
8.5/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
7.4/10
3456 x 2234
RESOLUTION
1920 x 1080
16.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
Mini LED
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
The Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2023) is excellent for content creation, while the Lenovo Legion Slim 7 15.6" 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
8.9/10
7.5/10
8.5/10
OVERALL CPU SCORE
7.4/10
16.0 GB
RAM
16.0 GB
3456 x 2234
RESOLUTION
1920 x 1080
9.5/10
KEYBOARD QUALITY SCORE
8.5/10
The Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2023) is very good for software development, while the Lenovo Legion Slim 7 15.6" 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
9.3/10
7.7/10
16.2in
SIZE
15.6in
3456 x 2234
RESOLUTION
1920 x 1080
Mini LED
DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY
IPS
120Hz
REFRESH RATE
165Hz
487.0 nits
BRIGHTNESS
350.0 nits
The Apple MacBook Pro 16 has a better screen than the Lenovo Legion Slim 7 for general use, AI, engineering and design, software development, and content creation.
The Apple MacBook Pro 16's display offers exceptional resolution and brightness, making it exceptionally crisp and clear for everyday tasks and detailed work in engineering and design, while its wide color gamut ensures accurate color representation crucial for those fields. However, its refresh rate is typically lower, which makes it less suitable for 3D applications where a high refresh rate is essential for smooth motion. The Lenovo Legion Slim, while providing adequate resolution and brightness for general and engineering use, lacks the advanced color spaces for optimal design work and has a screen that doesn't refresh as quickly as dedicated gaming laptops which affects its performance in gaming and 3D visualization scenarios.
Battery
17.5 Hours
9.0 Hours
The Apple MacBook Pro 16 has 17.5 hours of battery life. The Lenovo Legion Slim 7 has 9 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.
Build Quality
10.0/10
7.6/10
The Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2023) has best in class build quality, while the Lenovo Legion Slim 7 15.6" has good build quality.
PerfectRec’s Build Quality Score incorporates case materials, display and keyboard flex, hinge quality, and overall reliability.
Cost
$2,423
$1,200
$500
$1,000
$1,500
$2,000
$2,500
$3,000
$3,500
$4,000
The Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2023) has a price of $2,423 and the Lenovo Legion Slim 7 15.6" costs $1,200.
The Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2023) and Lenovo Legion Slim 7 15.6" are both good for gaming and AI.
The Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2023) is well-suited for 3D work due to its powerful GPU and superior screen resolution and quality; however, its MacOS may limit the availability of popular games. The Lenovo Legion Slim 7 offers a high refresh rate and a dedicated gaming GPU, making it ideal for gaming and 3D applications, plus it supports a wider range of games due to its Windows operating system.
Portability
Good
Good
16.2in
SIZE
15.6in
4.7 lbs
WEIGHT
4.1 lbs
0.6in
THICKNESS
0.6in
The Lenovo Legion Slim 7 15.6" and Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2023) both have good portability.
The most portable laptops are small, thin, and light.
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How the Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2023) and the Lenovo Legion Slim 7 15.6" compare to other laptops
"The Apple MacBook Pro 16 2023: M2 Max challenges GeForce RTX 3080 Ti. The new MacBook Pro 16 2023 with the M2 Max SoC is the most powerful laptop Apple has on sale right now. While we do not get the expected performance and efficiency improvements from completely new 3 nm chips, which we expected ahead of the launch, the 2023 model is still a solid update. The CPU of the M2 Max can be up to 20 % faster than the old model and we also see an advantage of 25-30 % for the GPU with 38 cores. However, both components also consume more power, so the efficiency did not change that much under maximum load."
"The Lenovo Legion Slim 7 is a slim Legion notebook that is just as excellent with Nvidia & Intel. However, the Legion Slim 7i slightly sullied by lacklustre battery life. You get a slim aluminium chassis, great input devices, decent port selection, fast high-quality WQXGA display and great performance. Supporting Thunderbolt 4 is one advantage of the Intel/Nvidia model tested in this review. Moreover, this variant has slightly higher CPU performance as well as better GPU performance in certain applications (e.g. CUDA-based apps). The Lenovo Legion S7i is thin, premium and performant – but less efficient than its AMD counterpart."
Get a great deal on the Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2023) or the Lenovo Legion Slim 7 15.6"
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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