Apple MacBook Pro 14-inch (M6) vs Legion 5a Gen 11 AMD with up to RTX™ 5060 · 16 GB / 512 GB

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MacBook Pro 14-inch (M6)

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Legion 5a Gen 11 AMD with up to RTX™ 5060 · 16 GB / 512 GB

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Choose the MacBook Pro 14-inch (M6) if

Brighter screen outdoors (1,600 vs 500 nits peak)
Lighter in the hand (1,550 vs 1,870 g)

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Choose the Legion 5a Gen 11 AMD with up to RTX™ 5060 · 16 GB / 512 GB if

Smoother motion (165 vs 120 Hz)

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At a glance

Key differences

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Why pick theMacBook Pro 14-inch (M6)2 wins

+220%Brighter screen outdoors1,600 vs 500 nits peak

−320 gLighter in the hand1,550 vs 1,870 g

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Why pick theLegion 5a Gen 11 AMD with up to RTX™ 5060 · 16 GB / 512 GB1 win

+38%Smoother motion165 vs 120 Hz

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Full specs

Side-by-side specifications

Display2 differences

Screen size

14.2"

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Refresh rate

120 Hz

165 Hz

Performance1 difference

Chipset

Apple M6: 12-core CPU (2 super, 4 performance, 6 efficiency cores)

AMD Ryzen™ 7 250 Processor (3.30 GHz up to 5.10 GHz)

Memory1 difference

Storage

1TB, 2TB or 4TB SSD

512 GB SSD M.2 2242 PCIe Gen4 TLC

Battery1 difference

Capacity

72.4Wh Li-polymer · up to 24 h video streaming · 16 h wireless web

80Whr Rechargeable Li-ion Battery

Body2 differences

Weight

1550 g

1870 g

Colors

Space Black, Silver

Eclipse Black

Software & Launch1 difference

Operating system

macOS 27 Golden Gate

Windows 11 Home 64

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