MacBook Pro 13" vs Lenovo IdeaPad 5
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In this comparison video, I’m seeking out the differences between a 2017 MacBook Pro 13″ and the 2022 Lenovo IdeaPad 5. Both laptops are on display in the video, and here’s a short list of specs:
Comparison Video Below!
Lenovo IdeaPad 5
- 15.6″ screen
- 512GB SSD
- 16GB DDR4 RAM
- AMD Ryzen 7 5800U
- Integrated AMD Graphics
- Comes with Windows 11 Home
- 14-Hour Battery Life (I don’t think this is actually true, probably more like 7 or 8)
- 1440p screen resolution
- 720p webcam
- Horrible microphone :/
- $899 est. price
2017 MacBook Pro 13″
- 13″ screen
- 2560 x 1600 Resolution
- 3.6 GHz Dual-Core Intel Core i5
- 128 or 256GB SSD (model shown in video is 256GB)
- 8GB LPDDR3 RAM
- Intel Iris Plus 640 integrated graphics
- 720p webcam
- Pretty good microphone
- $1,299 est. price
Spoiler alert: the Lenovo IdeaPad 5 ended up winning, in part because it was 5 years newer than the MacBook Pro, and also because it just had much better hardware compared to the MacBook (I mean, who needs a laptop with 8GB of ram these days?) and it was at a much lower cost. Unfortunately, the reliability was not so great on the Lenovo, because the touchpad went out on month 8 (which I documented in a previous post) while it took 3 years for the MacBook Pro to develop a problem (the horrible butterfly keyboard going out) and we didn’t have any other issues with it. So, if you’re buying a laptop under $1000, get the Lenovo IdeaPad 5–just watch out for touchpad problems and be ready to drop money on it at any time.
