Lenovo LOQ 15.6" LOQ Gray 2023

Lenovo LOQ 15.6" LOQ Gray 2023

Lenovo
68 Overall Score
vs
Apple MacBook Air 13.6" M5 Midnight 2026

Apple MacBook Air 13.6" M5 Midnight 2026

Apple
91 Overall Score

Scores

Compact
Lenovo
54
Apple
96
Student
Lenovo
64
Apple
95
Business
Lenovo
66
Apple
94
Entertainment
Lenovo
70
Apple
88
Developer
Lenovo
67
Apple
83
Gaming
Lenovo
75
Apple
19
Creator
Lenovo
70
Apple
60
Ai Llm
Lenovo
38
Apple
44

Specifications

Lenovo LOQ 15.6" LOQApple MacBook Air 13.6" M5
Processor
CPU*Intel Core i5 12450HXApple M5 ★
CPU Multi-Core Score
17,928
27,531
Cores810★
Frequency4.6 GHz★—
L3 Cache12 MB★—
Graphics
GPUNVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050★Apple M5 10-core
GPU Benchmark Score
9,498
No data
Typediscreteintegrated★
VRAM4 GB★—
VRAM TypeGDDR6★Unified
Memory & Storage
RAM16 GB24 GB★
RAM GenerationDDR5★Not provid
Storage 1512 GB1 TB★
Storage 1 TypeSSDSSD
Display
Size15.6"13.6"
Resolution1920 px2560 px★
PanelIPS★—
Refresh Rate144 Hz★—
Brightness300 nits★—
Connectivity
USB-C Ports12★
USB Ports4★—
Thunderbolt—Thunderbolt 4
HDMIHDMI—
Wi-FiWi-Fi 6Wi-Fi 7★
BluetoothBluetooth 5.1★Bluetooth 6
EthernetRJ-45 (Ethernet)—
Physical
Weight2.27 kg1.23 kg★
OSWindows 11 HomeMac OS

Pros & Cons

Lenovo LOQ 15.6" LOQ Gray 2023

  • Strong port (90th percentile)90th %ile
  • Strong reliability (79th percentile)
  • Strong social proof (77th percentile)
  • Strong gpu (73th percentile)
  • Below average compact (30th percentile)

Apple MacBook Air 13.6" M5 Midnight 2026

  • Strong social proof (99th percentile)99th %ile
  • Strong reliability (96th percentile)96th %ile
  • Strong user sentiment (94th percentile)94th %ile
  • Strong compact (90th percentile)90th %ile
  • Below average gpu (19th percentile)19th %ile

Pricing

Lenovo LOQ 15.6" LOQ Gray 2023 is $802 cheaper (2.6x less).

Lenovo LOQ 15.6" LOQ Gray 20230.136score per dollar
vs
Apple MacBook Air 13.6" M5 Midnight 20260.070score per dollar

Lenovo LOQ 15.6" LOQ Gray 2023 offers 1.9x better value for money

Lenovo LOQ 15.6" LOQ Gray 2023

Amazon
$498

Apple MacBook Air 13.6" M5 Midnight 2026

Best Buy
open-box$1,209
Amazon
$1,300
Best Buy
$1,349
Best Buy
$1,499

Verdict

★ Winner: Apple MacBook Air 13.6" M5

Scores 91 overall, wins 6 of 8 usage categories and 10 of 28 specs.

Lenovo LOQ 15.6" LOQ Better at:

GamingCreator

Apple MacBook Air 13.6" M5 Better at:

Ai LlmCompactStudentBusinessDeveloperEntertainment

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