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Updated Nov 6, 2026

Apple MacBook Pro 16.2″ Apple M5 Max or Lenovo ThinkPad P16 Gen 3 16″ Core Ultra 9 285HX?

MacBook Pro 16.2″ Apple M5 Max costs $3,400 less today and also has score 0.3 higher (9.4 vs. 9.1).

Apple wins 2by componentLenovo wins 1

  • 10.0Performance10.0
  • 9.9Memory and storage8.8
  • 9.3Screen8.8
  • 6.3Ports and how current it is7.5

Apple MacBook Pro 16.2″ Apple M5 Max is $3,400 the cheaper

$4,499

today

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$7,899

today

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The comparison in detail

Score by component, side by side

MacBook Pro 16.2″ Apple M5 Max wins on memory and storage; ThinkPad P16 Gen 3 16″ Core Ultra 9 285HX wins on ports and how current it is.

  • 10.0Performance10.0
  • 9.9 (wins)Memory and storage8.8
  • 9.3Screen8.8
  • 6.3Ports and how current it is7.5 (wins)

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Both prices over the last 30 days

First data point for one of the two: the chart appears as the days go by.

Still only a few days of data for both to read the trend; the chart fills in as the days go by.

Where is each one cheapest today?

Updated 06/11/2026

Spec sheet side by side

ItemMacBook Pro 16.2″ Apple M5 MaxThinkPad P16 Gen 3 16″ Core Ultra 9 285HX
Performance
Processor changesApple M5 MaxCore Ultra 9
Processor model changesM5 Max285HX
RAM changes48 GB16 GB
Storage changes2,048 GB4,096 GB
Storage typeSSDSSD
Screen
Size changes16.2 polegadas16 polegadas
Resolution changes3KQHD
Screen typeOLEDOLED
Connections
Wi-Fi generation changesWi-Fi 7not listed
General
System changesnot listedWindows
Model code changesnot listed285HX

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How we choose

Source: Amazon.com catalog, checked on 06/11/2026.

Lowest price seen for the product on Amazon.com, shipped to New York 10001, on the day it was read, before sales tax. The model is the brand plus the name of the laptop; the versions go in the table. The price range, the median and the position use only models with a score; the price comparison looks at models whose score is within 0.5 points.

The spec score doesn’t measure real-world performance or durability, and the strong or weak point reading is just a comparison of numbers, not a buying recommendation.