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Apple - MacBook Pro 16 M4 Max vs Lenovo - ThinkPad P1 Gen 7

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MacBook Pro 16 M4 MaxAPPLERENDER
Probe A
Apple
MacBook Pro 16 M4 Max
77.3/ 100B
Performance66· 35%
Battery & Ports95· 27%
Design· 20%
Display70· 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 Pro 16 M4 Max and ThinkPad P1 Gen 7, the MacBook Pro 16 M4 Max comes out ahead in claimed battery life and ram, while the ThinkPad P1 Gen 7 wins on weight. Overall, the MacBook Pro 16 M4 Max scores 77.3 and the ThinkPad P1 Gen 7 scores 73.9 on our Mars Score.

Buying advice

Which should you buy?

The MacBook Pro 16 M4 Max edges ahead on the Mars Score (77.3 vs 73.9), but the 3.4-point gap is small enough that the right pick comes down to which spec advantages matter to you.

Pick the MacBook Pro 16 M4 Max 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, ram, battery, among others.

Pick the ThinkPad P1 Gen 7 if you carry the device everywhere and weight or thickness has been the deciding factor before. Its strongest claims are weight.

Both ship with comparable storage, refresh rate, cpu cores, so those specs don't separate the two — focus on the differences below.

Bottom line: there is no wrong answer here — match the spec advantages to how you actually use the product. The Mars Score parity tells you both are well-rounded; the differences are about trade-offs, not quality.

Why Apple - MacBook Pro 16 M4 Max wins

  • Claimed battery life — 100.00% more. 24 h vs 12 h.
  • RAM — 12.50% more. 36 GB vs 32 GB.
  • Battery — 11.11% more. 100 Wh vs 90 Wh.
  • Screen size — 1.25% more. 16.2 " vs 16 ".
  • Thunderbolt ports — 1.00 more. 3 vs 2.

Why Lenovo - ThinkPad P1 Gen 7 wins

  • Weight — 0.28 kg less. 1.86 vs 2.14.
Full readout

Spec comparison

Design

SpecApple - MacBook Pro 16 M4 MaxLenovo - ThinkPad P1 Gen 7
Weight2.14 kg1.86 kglead
Thickness16.8 mmlead17.7 mm
Build materialaluminumcarbon-fiber
Backlit keyboardtruetrue
Fingerprint readertruetrue

Display

SpecApple - MacBook Pro 16 M4 MaxLenovo - ThinkPad P1 Gen 7
Screen size16.2 "lead16 "
Refresh rate120 Hz120 Hz
Panel typeOLEDOLED

Performance

SpecApple - MacBook Pro 16 M4 MaxLenovo - ThinkPad P1 Gen 7
CPUApple M4 MaxIntel Core Ultra 9 185H
CPU cores1616
GPUApple M4 Max 40-core GPUNVIDIA RTX 4070 Laptop
RAM36 GBlead32 GB
Storage1024 GB1024 GB
Storage typeSSDSSD

Battery & Ports

SpecApple - MacBook Pro 16 M4 MaxLenovo - ThinkPad P1 Gen 7
Battery100 Whlead90 Wh
Claimed battery life24 hlead12 h
USB-C ports3lead2
Thunderbolt ports3lead2
HDMItruetrue
Reader questions

Frequently asked

Which has better battery life, MacBook Pro 16 M4 Max or ThinkPad P1 Gen 7?+

MacBook Pro 16 M4 Max claims up to 24 hours — 24h vs 12h.

Which is lighter, MacBook Pro 16 M4 Max or ThinkPad P1 Gen 7?+

ThinkPad P1 Gen 7 is lighter at 1.86 kg vs 2.14 kg.

Which has more RAM, MacBook Pro 16 M4 Max or ThinkPad P1 Gen 7?+

MacBook Pro 16 M4 Max offers 36GB of RAM.

Which has an OLED display, MacBook Pro 16 M4 Max or ThinkPad P1 Gen 7?+

Both have OLED displays.

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