I think the MacBooks battery life is a huge selling point, but what ultimately convinced me to get a ThinkPad was the fact that I could just open it for cleaning and changing the battery myself. Can't stand getting pushed to buy a whole new PC because of avoidable obsolescence.
TBH even tho im for Windows team, this is pretty much dumb reason.. holding something against the system that you have to do once every two years or so doesn't seem like good argument :D
@@brookswashere3400 I'm not sure what maintenance you a re talking about.. back cover comes easily off and you can blow the dust yourself, other than that i'm not sure what would one consider maintenance
Underrated channel. That’s how you do a review without directly influencing the purchasing decision of viewer. He gave a use case for both machines. Thank you!
It's because he is British, young sir, not an American, which is to say he has some level of intelligence instead of blindly creaming himself all over the camera every time Apple farts. -Ivan Miochic, with love from Russia 💙
I don't know how Lenovo could create the best keyboard in the laptop, and Apple create the best trackpad in laptop, if they combined, that would be insane.
Great review!!! I own both the M1 MacBook Air and the X1 Carbon and wow I have to agree with EVERYTHING you said and it's rare that I agree 100% with a reviewers assessment. I too prefer the X1 Carbon for all the reasons you listed (ports and ability to upgrade the SSD is a big advantage). Re: price differential, Lenovo runs lots of sales you just have to be vigilant and patient and you'll find that you can get the X1 Carbon at significant discounts (e.g., $300-400 off on a good sale).
You make a good point here. I've found killer deals on mine. I even have a Lenovo P15 Gen 2 that I paid $1,229 for and it came with 32 GB and 1TB. Easy to upgrade and maintain. You can easily find certified refurbished deals online or even on Ebay with warranty intact. Great way to save.
That great keyboard in ThinkPad x1 .. I love coding on that fast enough think pad. Plus you have think pad doc station.. just doc and use your accessories awesome.. windows hello saves me from entering that 16 character length password 😀
YAY!!! This is the Review we have been waiting for. Two, of the BEST, Cutting Edge machines compared head to head !!! REAL Comparisons that people can use👌👌👌👍👍👍
After my windows 10 got a blue screen and seing the absolute complexe mess of CMD commands and all that shit...i am now a Mac OS peeson,my next laptop will definitely be the M2 macbook...fuck windows
Great comprehensive review as always! Both great laptops and I agree with your conclusion for general purpose use you just can't beat the solid Apple package and that CPU is just on another level but like you I would probably opt for the Thinkpad as I use Linux.
Thank you mate, glad you enjoyed it. I plan on installing linux on the carbon tomorrow, hopefully I can get it all up and running, I haven't used linux for a few years
I was close to getting an X1 extreme, but due to delays and the M1's fanfare, ending up with the M1. I have to note, the M1 isn't just for casual users; I'm a developer and running an IDE, browser w/devtools, VM (w/some youtube in the background) it doesn't break a sweat. I push it when constantly running e2e tests though. I envy the Thinkpad's ports though, and like you, prefer the look. Also, not everything is compatible with the ARM64, and Windows is still ubiquitous in the business world.
@@PsycosisIncarnated Yeah, went with the 16GB (I was afraid 16GB wasn't enough but the M1's memory management makes it very fast). Many people really liked the Air, but I occasionally need the MBP fans to kick on when running heavier workloads. This M1 remains one of the best deals unless you need additional power/ports of the new Pro/Max models.
@@Joel-yp4yt im getting into eng and do u think i should get thw m1 air or an old x1 carbon for half the price, gonna learn start coding so compatibility is really going to be imp to me
@@Sahilwanders I can only speak for web dev, but using mac or linux is probably best since they're unix-based and most docs/tutorials use unix commands - sounds like a small benefit but when you're learning, having to look for equivalent windows commands gets tedious (I started learning on windows) If you want to save money, you can try using x1 with linux or wsl, but mac is probably easiest to jump in and use out of the box. I'm still using the original m1 and no problems at all. I've also seen videos where the m1 air outperforms top-end intel macs with some video editing tasks and although I can't speak from experience, it's quite impressive
Also, good luck on your journey! If you can afford an extra wide monitor (or at least a cheap regular one) it is a huge productivity-booster when coding.
The real issue with the windows laptop is at the time of buying, they work and perform the best. After 5 years of use, they barely perform. But the MacBook will be serving the same as years go by. You will see real degradation in MacBook only after 8 years or later.
I absolutely abhor trackpads and always have, so I’m buying a Thinkpad until the bitter end. Once you go into the track point settings and adjust the sensitivity up, you can whisk the pointer around the screen with very little input and you never need to move your fingers away from the front row keys.
thanks for the review/comparison between both laptops. i bought a refurbished thinkpad carbon x1 gen6 2018 and set it up and acclimated immediately to it and i dont miss the macbook pro 2016 at all. in fact, x1 gen6 has more functionality and can customize much better than the macbook pro. the only thing the macbook pro is tops is with the batter power versus the refurbished one. im sold on the gen 6 just by being able to replace the battery. the last time you were able to do so on the macbook pro was in 2008.
I can only share your opinion, I am using Macbooks since years, but I started from IBM T20 series thru many T series then, and X series and this what I can say is I spent a lot of money in last 10 years on Macbooks .... few days back I have purchased used X280 ... and I am so fuc.... impressed it cost bout 150 EURos and I am doing things I did on my MCB which cost me about 2500 EUR .... it is insane, thanks to Kali Linux (: the old love is still in me to IBM/Lenovo T/X series they are making amazing laptops still. I just wondered to buy a new MBP 14 M3 but after this experience with X280 Lenovo I am wondering to buy a X1 Carbon ..... really, I have purchased Macbooks because of amazing OS not equipment but super safe fast OS but in terms of hardware in my opinion MBP is a lot overpriced, payng 2,5-5K euros for laptop is insane .....
I purchased the X1 carbon gen 9 because of the keyboard, look, and software compatibility for business use. I also like the retro look as I learned on an IBM machine. In 2012 I purchased the MacBook Pro and Ike enjoyed it because it just worked. The only issue I found was I the business community generally uses windows applications. I use Microsoft office at work and the software is different on the mac. I still prefer Apple but found the price too high and they don’t have deep discounts like Lenovo. I don’t like that the new laptops are eliminating ports so I would like to find a good port extender. What do you recommend? I dislike cords and attachments. I did purchase an external DVD burner.
You are so completely right. I think windows manufacturers are going to have to start lowering prices to become competitive against apple, that is something I never thought I would hear myself saying!!
Excellent review. Just a $200 difference at 16gb. Fastest cpu gpu. Other than amd and intel 8 cores cpus and dedicated gpus best trackpad sharper screen better battery all metal apple. Limited app and os selection. Great base price quiet and cool with the iphone chip. Faster on battery clearer speakers. Durability repairability upgradeability ssd battery wan card ports usba hdmi thunderbolt 4 not three egpu multi monitor resistant keys face id with privacy shutter louder speakers keyboard soft touch tons of apps and linux hackintosh hotter and louder although not really hot and loud lises some performance unplugged for a four core it actually us almost as fast as the m1 in single core and about 25 percent slower in multi plugged in that is. Games games games.
Nice comparison! I use both a MacBookPro and a Lenovo laptop (T560) and for me I prefer the matte screen. But what almost always is forgotten.. With a Mac you can start right away after unboxing, no need to pay extra for an office suite.. It is included in the operating system. (I don't want to go in discussion if a virus scanner is neccesary ...) Another point is the cooperative working with other Apple products; copy on one device and paste it on the other (Apple)device, airdrop etc.
@@MashITTech Yes. But most people only have one or two machines, also they will only choose one kind of OS. For me, if I have to use a non-apple machine, like Thinkpad or XPS, I will choose to install the Ubuntu or CentOS. Because I can not leave terminal. Now windows has terminal, and linux subsystem, but it is still not as convenient as the original linux. The only reason I have to use Windows is Microsoft Office.
@@MashITTech But we have to admit that not every one needs terminal and programming, but most people needs MS office. Also, windows devices have more choices, and the Apple hardwares are much more expensive.
I just bought an X1 gen 4 from a college surplus store. It was sold as scrap for $10. It has an 7 with 8gb ram, no ssd, and a 1440 display. I can't find what they thought was wrong with it, it works great. I'm all in with the ssd and charger for under $50
I own both of these laptops. Both are nice. The m1 is usually laying around the house living room or kitchen and I use it to surf the web, emails, research, plug it into the TV and watch movies or Netflix and edit photos on it. The ThinkPad is in my bag or desk. And I do my work from it, and run my business with it. There is a banking program I need to use for business and it doesn't even open or run on the mac. So each have thier use.
Side-by-Side Comparison!! You did an amazing job, thank you for doing these and I hope you'll continue this style. Not that words don't matter, but it's more objective and trustworthy when a reviewer actually presents the evidence of what they're claiming about the devices being reviewed :D On a side note, most people don't seem to understand, that the M1 still has *BETTER PERFORMANCE UNPLUGGED* than the best Ryzen chips, which is where it matters most. Running heavy-duty tasks on MacBooks on battery without losing both Battery Life or Performance too much, has always been a huge benefit of Apple laptops, even when they were Intel.
Thank you mate, I really enjoy making these so plan to do more. Do you think I covered everything? There is so much to try and cover and I really could have added another 15 minutes!
@@MashITTech I suspect majority will probably prefer shorter content, which is why many older tech channels (ie. MobileTechReview) have simplified and reduced their content, to get more people to watch. Personally I absolutely prefer longer content with timestamps, because they're the most helpful when I'm trying to learn something new and interesting, or actually interested in buying a product (ie. JarrodTech and Techtesters) You're review style reminds me a lot of LTT's reviews, which I surprisingly found to be of the most useful even though that's not the main focus of their channel. Linus does a good job of easily explaining useful things from a potential user's perspective than other reviewers, who just test benchmarks and describe the hardware that's there, which many written reviews are better at doing. I LOVE your presentation and content, but sadly it may not be the most popular style to "get the views", since a lot of tech-review audience are tech-addicted enthusiasts who watch for "fun", rather than potential-consumers who are genuinely curious and looking to buy. Anyways, I think you're fantastic just the way you're doing right now! 👍
Thank you mate, I appreciate that. To be honest, I cate less about popularity and more about doing what I enjoy which is delving right into these laptops. As long as I can make enough money to keep buying new laptops I am happy. It is good to know there are people out there still want the in depth content and I think I would struggle to make a 5-10 minute review like Dave2d anyway.
I prefer the air (own both) , but I can't run VS in a VM on the arm chip (with acceptable performance) so I use the x1 most of the time. The lack of a good windows environment on the M1 macs is going to be a problem for devs.
I'd love a MacBook, but I'm in the same camp as Linus Torvalds - they don't run or even support Linux, so... I'm sorry Apple, that's a loss on your side again...
You kinda have to think of it this way / Lenovo is like the company Moen - you buy it once and buy it for life - where apple struggles is life expediency of its circuit boards and if it cant be fixed - you are Fubard - it seems to me the reliability of apple is going down where apple just tosses it in the garbage and says too bad - we wont learn what and why it failed but we'll sell ya a new one...
Sounds boring, but I’d take the $999 MacBook Air over a $1500 windows machine. My main reason though is I’m happily tied into apple already. The M1 Air is kinda a thing of beauty.
If the Lenovo had a Ryzen 5800u it would smoke the M1 in CPU performance. But I don't think there are any laptop using that chip yet. AMD struggles a lot with supplying chips to customers wich is the reason why many brands still choose for intel over AMD.
ThinkPad X1 Carbon was an easy choice for me absolutely love the laptop especially for that all black case, keyboard, and compatibility. They are both great machines though for sure.
You know you can buy a USB dongle for allowing multiple screens and extra ports. Also Linux will be officially supported on the M1 soon. The reason to get a carbon is if you need Windows and Intel..
Yea but its not the same performance and there are other issues with refresh rate etc. Those go away with true thunderbolt 4 and a seperate hdmi in top or that and usba and upgradeable by the owner ssd wan and battery. If you need osx or their recent m1 bug sur apps. Macbook is the answer if not fir almist everything the thinkpad is just as fast except video rendering as apple has included deciders fir almost every format. Still the four core intel behaves more like a six core m1 so you are getting about 80 percent if the performance. And gaining a ton of features. Screen is not as sharp but its bugger with smaller bezels. Its like a give and take i can see how someone would live either of them. Although base model price if the macbook are a steal until you add ram and storage.
God, I just want them both. The mac because it’s beautiful, and the thinkpad for linux. I am wondering if Apple going forward will be more or less developer friendly. If they ported all GNU tools (like valgrind) and opened themselves up to linux I think they would kill it.
I have been using ThinkPad x380 yoga for 3 years. It's amazing. As you mentioned, it has one of the best keyboards around. Durability is another major advantage of thinkpad.
I think it largely depends on which brand you like or particularly dislike. And then just one of the devices has a trackpoint. As much as I'd like to experience MacOS (being a Linux user), I feel reluctant because of all that marketing BS and "closed shop" attitude (if that makes sense).
I'm thinking of getting a Thinkpad X1 Carbon with Linux on it. Hopefully things like audio quality are the same as Windows, as Lenovo sells them with Linux. Do you think there will be any firmware problems with Linux? I'm also thinking about pursuing a career in IT.
Thanks mate, I will give one a try. I am going to push myself to actually use it (I may disable the touchpad for a bit to force it as I naturally move to the touchpad)
Yeah, but you have to custom order that from some where or 3d print one. I find that the standard track point on my X1 Nano is quite a lot nicer on the fingers. I imagine it is a similar mechanism (3mm track point) on the Carbon Gen 9. Even still, I am using a "soft rim one" I rarely use the trackpad. Only on occasion.
With the battery life, low heat, better screen, and fast chip honestly its Macbook Pro for me. Even though throwing Manjaro on the thinkpad would probably be amazing I doubt it will be as good as Mac for what I do. I want to want the Carbon so bad but I just can't.
Hi Cody, yeah it is always a tough decision. I really love the m1 macbook and definitely recommend it to most especially casual users, but for me, I have to vote with the ports and matte screen. Now if the rumoured macbook pro 14" comes with m1x and ports then even I may have to switch to a macbook
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really good. i love thinkpad. I am still using a thinkpad bought many years ago. I am still completely satisfied with what it brings
@@MashITTech I also really want to change it into a new thinkpad. But when I bought a new thinkpad, I had to spend about a year working continuously without spending money on food and other services.
Never happening as the X1 line is a collaboration between Intel and Lenovo. However Intel is pretty good now, after AMD knocked them out. Atleast in low power cpus.
Great review. But in the end it all boils down to one's OS preference. However superior Macbook Pro is or would be - MacOS is just not my cup of tea - I will still stick to maybe somehow inferior Windows laptops. So for me the hardware comparison between these two are a little bit pointless, sorry. Still watched it till the very end. lol
Thanks Denis, you are of course right! I am lucky enough to enjoy mac, Windows and Linux so I am able to use what ever decide is best. My preference is still Windows though if I have a choice
I didn't understand why the MBP M1 booted up too slow in this video. My MacBook M1 Air boots up nearly fast as Lenovo X1. Mine is the 16 / 256 GB version.
Mine is only 8gb but I wouldn’t have thought that would make much difference. I tested a few times and mine always boots this speed. I don’t even have a lot of start up tasks or anything to slow it down 😢
Thank you mate, yes a great day thanks, we actually have decent weather here in the UK at the moment so I am making the most of it! Hope you are having a good day too :)
Buying an x86 chip in 2021 is a huge mistake, let alone an Intel crap, unless you’re *absolutely and ugently* in need. The industry will adjust to ARM in no time and you’ll be left with old tech, people don’t want to spend time and resources to support. Both Intel and AMD want to get rid of their old tech x86 chips to make the most profit off of them before switching; and these laptop and PC manufacturers have opportunuty to buy those for low price. I don’t accept that and if those companies will not come up with something to compete with M1 and insist on making x86 instead, I’ll switch to Mac for the first time in my life and never look back. The ARM had a long time coming, yet neither AMD, nor Intel have done anything about that. Now Apple will dominate the laptop market with M series, just like they do in smartphone market with A chips. They have that desktop class chip on a fucking tablet with a 1600 nit high res HDR screen; yet Lenovo is selling that crap with i7 for £1600. Nvidia will come up with ARM CPU’s and/or SoC’s and they will dominate and compete with Apple in this market while Intel and AMD trying to figure out what went wrong. They are already making great GPU’s and I’m glad they found this empty spot in the market. I guess they are sick and tired of the lack of innovation from AMD and Intel too. They don’t want to be dependent on Intel to sell their GPU’s anymore.
Hi Ekin, totally agree with you on a lot of your points and the m1 chip has been a real breath of fresh air but only because Apple have embraced it and optimised the OS and even succeeded in making emulation seamless. Look at the current arm situation in Windows! It is a real mess, then look at the surface pro x, also a mess. I think x86 will be here for a few years yet on Windows purely because Windows is such a popular platform and Ms are incapable of the sort of transition Apple can easily pull off.
Oh gawd man I totally agree with you and I can't wait for arm based external GPUs...jsut the lack of heat in my home PC build will be amazing for pushing the frames and performance on games even MORE
I have a Macbook Pro M1 and it gets very loud and hot when doing CPU intensive tasks, like exporting photos with Lightroom. It’s way louder than my Lenovo T470s when doing the same task.
@@MashITTech rewatch ur video again !! Its totally on Lenovo side - A to Z - Top to Bottom Reviewers’ biasness can be seen in 10 sec of any video which will not work for u on a longer run
@@smadeelibrahim it's quite literally a proven comparison. he gave it to apple on aspects such as trackpad, brightness, backlit keyboard, battery life, and general display. and no, the entire industry is not crazy about the macbook as the m1 is not compatible with many software which windows and linux can run. if you really came to this video crying if someone wasnt worshipping the macbook; youre the biased one. do some research and dont just go for the trends.
Great video! Love your comparisons. The gen 9 Just recently became more available in store in my area so I’m probably going to head to a Lenovo store and try it out.
Let me know what you think of it! I really love the machine. I just got an X1 extreme into the office so I might compare those two if people are interested. The X1 extreme looks a little dated but has a lot of power so might be an interesting comparison
@@MashITTech I went into the Lenovo store and ended up buying the carbon! It was between this and the nano . Brought it home just a couple of hours ago. It was the ports and speakers that made the difference for me. It’s very nice. I feel I will really enjoy this one. It’s the LTE model as well 👍.
Thank you for sharing such balanced information. I hear reviews about the Lenovo NOT being designed for Content Creators - Do you find that to be true? vs. the Mac having better webcam quality, etc.
What do I think? Hmmm that’s a tough one. I haven’t used either, but it’s soon time to upgrade. I’m a programming student, so it’s either Linux or MacOS for me, never Windows. I currently run a thinkpad x200 with arch or my 2014 13 inch macbook pro. Max’s generally suck at Linux. Even my 2014 mb pro is so damn good, so quiet and fast it would be hard to not upgrade to M-series. That being said, I do prefer being able to “easily” use any Linux distro so that works in favor of the thinkpads. If they made a black macbook it would be game over. For now I will just keep watching these vids and wait to decide once my old macbook dies, if it does.
they do have the midnight blue m2 MacBook Air! I have one and it looks stunning. I do prefer windows/linux over MacOS but I can't deny they make great machines
The Macbook with the M1 is a stellar computer. It would be "the" laptop to own if it weren't for being unable to run Windows on it in parallels or bootcamp or anything else. There's just too much business software needed in many scenarios (if not most) that is only available on Windows and/or that corporations choose vs. supporting use of MacOS. Personally, I think the weight is also excessive and the cases are too slippery (but that's due to the Apple preference of looks over everything else and therefore the single piece aluminum case. Good looking but a step back compared to the Lenovo materials.
Parallels is working-ish. You need to use the ARM version of windows and there is still some compatibility issues but its certainly getting there though I wouldn’t want to rely on it for business software. Fortunately most of the software I use works on windows on mac so I can pick based on preference on machine
The M1 MacBook Air is great for casual web browsing and sync with your IPhone if you own one. Not great for any professional work. At best with 16GB of RAM, ok. The X1 Carbon Gen 9 is great for financial work and programming with 16GB of RAM, and you can buy the lower level SSD and upgrade it yourself for cheap. Like a 256GB of SSD and buy 1TB of SSD on Amazon for $99. To me the X1 Carbon Gen 9 wins if you are not doing digital art work.
I really wouldn't overstate the rugged part. As soon as the Chinese took over, quality steadily declined. The only notebook that ever died on me due to falling was an X250. Safely enclosed in a thick neoprene case, it fell on the floor from about 3' and greeted me with a broken screen backlight. Solid ThinkPads are a thing of the past really.
Oh wow, sorry to hear that. What a shame, obviously I cant afford to test the X1 carbon with a drop test but I had hoped with the build and testing they would still be pretty rugged :(
@@MashITTech Well, it is just anecdotal evidence, of course, but they used to build them a lot better. I'm not saying they're _worse_ in that department than everybody else, but not that special anymore, either.
can't stop thinking about your eGPU logic: egpu.io/forums/mac-setup/pcie-slot-dgpu-vs-thunderbolt-3-egpu-internal-display-test/ Please don't give such advice to people in future. If possible edit this video and re-upload. These cute viewers are not IT experts. Most of them are kids. They will waste their money on eGPUs and silicon shortage is already real. Don't waste computing power
I'd enjoy hearing your opinion on the 2021 LG gram series. I'm still undecided between the x1 nano, x1 carbon gen 9, and the LG gram. I haven't seen anything else that is interesting to me. I'm not really in the market for a Mac.
design aside, the MacBook Pro is pretty much unbeatable - that's from a Gen 4 and Gen 6 X1 Carbon owner - its even cheaper and I never thought we'd say that about an Apple product.
In the end I still prefer the thinkpad by far because I can use windows/linux on it without dongles. and the design is just super sweet. unfortunately the paint started to come off mine after a few months of use.
I never understood why people keep the Intel/AMD stickers on their laptops. They look tacky and they're basically advertisements. I recently switched from a Thinkpad E14 to a MacBook Air M1. While I loved the Thinkpad, this MacBook is on another level.
Great review and has helped me loads..as I’m getting more into teaching at different sites the thinkpad is definitely better for me because i am sent lesson plans via other people who use mainly widows my Mac will not open most of them so think I’ll end up buying the thinkpad
Excellent review! I picked the M1 air for myself, but I did look at both the M1 pro and the X1 carbon. Personally, I'm not bothered by the ports, and IMHO the M1 air is hands down the best value you can find in the laptop landscape right now if the limitations of the M1 macs don't bother you. I was half expecting it in the conclusion as a throwaway "for most people what you should really buy is the M1 air", but oh well. I do have to say that X1 looks sleek, much fancier than the M1 macbooks, and it is surprisingly well designed. Nicely done by Lenovo.
Thank you. And you know you are right, the air is the best option for most people, I stupidly didn't think to mention that I was comparing it to the pro!
That's an amazing review man! I am in the market for a new laptop as my old 6 year old Asus RoG is slowly dying. I am literally between the Air, X1 and Dell xps 13. This review is a huge help. I might add that I'm studying towards IT and cybersecurity so VMs and RAM matter a lot. The decisions couldn't be harder 😂
@@sairam7669 Hey. I am literally minutes from ordering the new 9510 xps 15. In Canada, it's on a "Friday deal" with 470 bucks off so just over 2k. I decided not to go with Lenovo since they are sold out in Canada AND they are horribly expensive.
@@ambroze88 so youre choosing the one with the dedicated gpu? Also the thinkpad x1 is available where i am rn for actually lesser price tho obviously it dosent have a dedicated gpu. So would you choose it in case you got the x1 for the same price?
I still can't get over the fact that Lenovo didn't put a 2K screen in the X1C gen9, it's so below the average in this price category. at FHD+ resolution x1c9 is not only just overpriced but more importantly, that resolution (or rather lack of) will be a direct impact on user experience. IF it had a 2K screen option I'd probably already have purchased it. Personally I'm really interested for a comparison between the X1C and the upcoming new X13. I feel like the X13 will be a more sensible product. It's either X1 nano to go full out portable, or X13 for best functionality. The X1C really feels oddly positioned, at least to me personally.
the m1 performance is amazing but you cannot do nothing with it except internet browsing and final cut or similars which I don't care about. after 20y using only macs I had enough from this silicon shit, sold it for X1. no x86 virtualization many apps run under rosette still. I needed to compile many things that I like to use. enough is enough apple and I hate windows so probely will run arch at some point.at 2006 they moved to intel (Steve jobs your are missed), we run rosetta than with more easy than today.
Very very very profession video. I personally prefer thinkpad considering it is still working after i dropped it on the aiport ground with a hug crack, plus a half of glass water spreaded on top of the keyboard.😂😂😂
The score are less meaning comes to real world Adobe still suck on the M1, I am using Lightroom on the M1 Mac mini are slower than my 8 years old Intel iMac with NVIDIA.
Its matte vs glossy, I personally like X1's matte screen so much, its like reading paper any time indoor or outdoors, my eyes always feel very comfortable, never get sore...happy with the tiny bit colour, sharpness sacrifices. I just cannot stand glossy screens and the all sorts of reflections on it, plus its basically unusable outdoors.
I am the user of Lenovo from ages, again in IT ! Terrible performance nd ages like anything. On the other hand even 10 years old Mac are working seamless for heavy use. That is wht my experience is
