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MacBook Pro 16-inch with PROLED XDR Display vs ThinkPad P1 Gen 8 Intel Mobile Workstation · 64 GB / 2 TB

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MacBook Pro 16-inch with PROLED XDR Display
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ThinkPad P1 Gen 8 Intel Mobile Workstation · 64 GB / 2 TB
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MacBook Pro 16-inch with PROLED XDR Display
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    ThinkPad P1 Gen 8 Intel Mobile Workstation · 64 GB / 2 TB
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      At a glance

      Key differences

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      Side-by-side specifications

      Display1 difference
      Screen size
      16.3"
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      Performance1 difference
      Chipset
      M5 Pro (18-core CPU/20-core GPU, 307GB/s) or M5 Max (18-core CPU with 32-core GPU at 460GB/s or 40-core GPU at 614GB/s)
      Intel® Core™ Ultra 9 285H vPro® Processor (E-cores up to 4.50 GHz P-cores up to 5.40 GHz)
      Memory1 difference
      Storage
      M5 Pro: 1TB · 2TB or 4TB SSD · M5 Max: 2TB
      2 TB SSD M.2 2280 PCIe Gen5 Performance TLC Opal
      Battery1 difference
      Capacity
      100Wh Li-polymer · M5 Pro up to 24 h video streaming / 17 h web · M5 Max up to 22 h video / 16 h web
      90Whr
      Body2 differences
      Weight
      1820 g
      1840 g
      Colors
      Space Black, Silver
      Eclipse Black
      Software & Launch1 difference
      Operating system
      macOS 27 Golden Gate
      Windows 11 Pro 64
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