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Apple - MacBook Air 13 M4 vs Lenovo - ThinkPad P1 Gen 7

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MacBook Air 13 M4APPLERENDER
Probe A
Apple
MacBook Air 13 M4
52.8/ 100D
Performance50· 35%
Battery & Ports58· 27%
Design· 20%
Display49· 18%
ThinkPad P1 Gen 7LENOVORENDER
Probe B
Lenovo
ThinkPad P1 Gen 7
73.9/ 100B
Performance65· 35%
Battery & Ports88· 27%
Design· 20%
Display70· 18%
Quick verdict

Between the MacBook Air 13 M4 and ThinkPad P1 Gen 7, the MacBook Air 13 M4 comes out ahead in claimed battery life and weight, while the ThinkPad P1 Gen 7 wins on storage and ram. Overall, the MacBook Air 13 M4 scores 52.8 and the ThinkPad P1 Gen 7 scores 73.9 on our Mars Score.

Buying advice

Which should you buy?

The ThinkPad P1 Gen 7 is the clear pick on raw spec strength, leading by 21.1 points on the Mars Score. The margin is wide enough that the underdog only makes sense if its individual strengths line up with what you specifically need.

Pick the MacBook Air 13 M4 if your top frustration with your current device is running out of charge before the day ends — endurance is the lead spec here. The biggest gaps in its favor are claimed battery life, weight.

Pick the ThinkPad P1 Gen 7 if the display is what you stare at all day — refresh rate, brightness, or sharpness is where the difference will be most visible. Its strongest claims are storage, ram, refresh rate, among others.

Both ship with comparable thunderbolt ports, backlit keyboard, so those specs don't separate the two — focus on the differences below.

Bottom line: the ThinkPad P1 Gen 7 is the safer default. The other model is the right choice only when its specific advantages line up with your priorities.

Why Apple - MacBook Air 13 M4 wins

  • Claimed battery life — 50.00% more. 18 h vs 12 h.
  • Weight — 0.62 kg less. 1.24 vs 1.86.

Why Lenovo - ThinkPad P1 Gen 7 wins

  • Storage — 300.00% more. 1024 GB vs 256 GB.
  • RAM — 100.00% more. 32 GB vs 16 GB.
  • Refresh rate — 100.00% more. 120 Hz vs 60 Hz.
  • Battery — 69.81% more. 90 Wh vs 53 Wh.
  • CPU cores — 60.00% more. 16 vs 10.
  • Screen size — 17.65% more. 16 " vs 13.6 ".
  • Panel type: OLED (vs IPS).
Full readout

Spec comparison

Design

SpecApple - MacBook Air 13 M4Lenovo - ThinkPad P1 Gen 7
Weight1.24 kglead1.86 kg
Thickness11.3 mmlead17.7 mm
Build materialaluminumcarbon-fiber
Backlit keyboardtruetrue
Fingerprint readertruetrue

Display

SpecApple - MacBook Air 13 M4Lenovo - ThinkPad P1 Gen 7
Screen size13.6 "16 "lead
Refresh rate60 Hz120 Hzlead
Panel typeIPSOLEDlead

Performance

SpecApple - MacBook Air 13 M4Lenovo - ThinkPad P1 Gen 7
CPUApple M4Intel Core Ultra 9 185H
CPU cores1016lead
GPUApple M4 10-core GPUNVIDIA RTX 4070 Laptop
RAM16 GB32 GBlead
Storage256 GB1024 GBlead
Storage typeSSDSSD

Battery & Ports

SpecApple - MacBook Air 13 M4Lenovo - ThinkPad P1 Gen 7
Battery53 Wh90 Whlead
Claimed battery life18 hlead12 h
USB-C ports22
Thunderbolt ports22
HDMIfalsetruelead
Reader questions

Frequently asked

Which has better battery life, MacBook Air 13 M4 or ThinkPad P1 Gen 7?+

MacBook Air 13 M4 claims up to 18 hours — 18h vs 12h.

Which is lighter, MacBook Air 13 M4 or ThinkPad P1 Gen 7?+

MacBook Air 13 M4 is lighter at 1.24 kg vs 1.86 kg.

Which has more RAM, MacBook Air 13 M4 or ThinkPad P1 Gen 7?+

ThinkPad P1 Gen 7 offers 32GB of RAM.

Which has an OLED display, MacBook Air 13 M4 or ThinkPad P1 Gen 7?+

ThinkPad P1 Gen 7 has an OLED display; MacBook Air 13 M4 uses IPS.

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