Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3 Intel Core i5 13th Gen 15.6" FHD Laptop vs Apple MacBook Pro 16-inch M3 Max (36GB Unified Memory, 1TB SSD)
What separates them
These two differ on 11 recorded specifications. The Apple MacBook Pro 16-inch M3 Max (36GB Unified Memory, 1TB SSD) is ₹2,94,910 dearer.
Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3 Intel Core i5 13th Gen 15.6" FHD Laptop vs Apple MacBook Pro 16-inch M3 Max (36GB Unified Memory, 1TB SSD)
Lenovo
Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3 Intel Core i5 13th Gen 15.6" FHD Laptop
₹54,990
47 Wh is the specification that decides the day: it is a small battery for a 15.6 inch machine, so expect five to six hours of real work rather than the marketed figure.
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Apple
Apple MacBook Pro 16-inch M3 Max (36GB Unified Memory, 1TB SSD)
₹3,49,900
The specification that separates this from every x86 competitor is not peak performance but where it holds: about 78 W sustained on battery as well as on mains.
Full details →Who the Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3 Intel Core i5 13th Gen 15.6" FHD Laptop is for
Buy it if: Students and office users wanting solid performance and an upgrade path, mains usually within reach.
Avoid it if: Anyone needing all-day battery, or expecting to charge over USB-C.
Who the Apple MacBook Pro 16-inch M3 Max is for
Buy it if: Professionals doing sustained heavy work away from mains power.
Avoid it if: Anyone whose work is light -- the Air does the same everyday tasks for a third of the price.
Specifications, side by side
11 of 15 rows differ. Differences first.
| Specification | Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3 Intel Core i5 13th Gen 15.6" FHD Laptop | Apple MacBook Pro 16-inch M3 Max |
|---|---|---|
| Price | ₹54,990 | ₹3,49,900 |
| Battery | 47 Wh | 100 Wh -- the legal maximum for aircraft cabin baggage |
| Brightness | About 300 nits sustained | 600 nits sustained full screen, 1600 nits peak HDR |
| Display size | 15.6 inch | 16.2 inch |
| Form factor | 15.6 inch mainstream laptop | 16 inch professional laptop |
| Memory | 16 GB DDR4, one slot soldered and one free | 36 GB unified, soldered |
| Panel type | IPS, 1920 x 1080, 60 Hz | Liquid Retina XDR mini-LED, 3456 x 2234, 120 Hz ProMotion |
| Ports | 2 x USB-A, 1 x USB-C (data and display, no charging), HDMI, card reader, headphone | 3 x Thunderbolt 4, HDMI, SDXC, MagSafe 3, headphone |
| Processor | Intel Core i5-13420H, 8 cores | Apple M3 Max, 14 core CPU, 30 core GPU |
| Storage | 512 GB PCIe NVMe SSD | 1 TB SSD, soldered |
| Sustained TDP | About 45 W, dropping to roughly 35 W after 10 minutes of load | About 78 W, and it holds there on battery as well as on mains, which x86 laptops do not |
| Weight | 1.62 kg | 2.16 kg |
| Warranty | 1 Year Official Brand Warranty | 1 Year Official Brand Warranty |
| Charging | Barrel connector only -- the USB-C port will not charge it | not published |
| External displays | not published | Up to 4 |
| Performance on battery | not published | Full performance unplugged, unlike every x86 gaming laptop |
Every row is a figure one or both products record. A blank is a figure the catalogue does not hold, not a zero.
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