Lenovo ThinkPad L480 i5 14 inch IPS Black
Apple MacBook Air MQD42LL/A i5 13.3 Silver
Match RatingMatch RatingMatch Rating
College (Students)
Simple Music Editing
Pro Music Production
Bookkeeping
Front-end Development
Social Media
Browsing
Documents
Email
Use in Public Places
Short Journeys
Long Journeys
Use Around the Office
Use At the Client's
Carrying All the Time
Carrying Occasionally
Working in Low Light
Presentations
Cool Look
Business Look
Serious Multitasking
Windows
macOS
13 to 14 Inches

Want a personalised laptop recommendation?

1

Tell us about your needs and lifestyle

2

We find the best match that suits you

3

We show you the best deals

Get Started

Technical Specifications

Battery Life 12 hours 12 hours
Cable Lock Slot Yes -
Cable Lock Slot Type Kensington -
Camera 1 1
Camera Resolution 1280 x 720 pixels -
Certifications MIL-STD-810G -
Colour Black Silver
Dimesnsions - Depth 23.5 inches 22.7 inches
Dimesnsions - Height 2.25 inches -
Dimesnsions - Height (front) - 0.3 inches
Dimesnsions - Height (rear) - 1.7 inches
Dimesnsions - Width 33.5 inches 32.5 inches
Display Brightness 250 cd/m² -
Display Contrast Ratio 800:1 -
Display HD Type FHD WXGA+
Display Resolution 1920 x 1080 pixels 1440 x 900 pixels
Display Size 14 inches 13.3 inches
Display Technology Name IPS TN
Energy Star Certified Yes Yes
EPEAT Compliance Gold Gold
Fingerprint Reader Yes -
Form Factor Clamshell Clamshell
Graphics Card Model - Dedicated -
Graphics Card Model - Integrated Intel UHD Graphics 620 Intel HD Graphics 6000
Graphics Card Type Integrated Integrated
HDD Capacity 500 GB -
HDMI Port 1 -
HDMI Version 1.4 -
Housing Material Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS),Polycarbonate -
Keyboard Back-lit Yes Yes
Keyboard Spill Resistant Yes -
Manufacturer Lenovo Apple
Manufacturer Part Number 20LS0015UK MQD42LL/A
Memory Card Reader 1 -
Microphone 1 2
Model Name ThinkPad L480 MacBook Air MQD42LL/A
Network Bluetooth Type 4.1 4.0
Network Wired Type 10/100/1000 Mbps -
Network Wireless Type b/g/n/ac b/g/n/ac
Operating System Architecture 64 Bit 64 Bit
Operating System Name Microsoft Windows macOS
Operating System Version Windows 10 Pro Sierra
Processor Architecture 64 Bit 64 Bit
Processor Cores 4 cores 2 cores
Processor Family Intel Core i5 Intel Core i5
Processor Model Intel Core i5-8250U Intel Core i5-5350U
Processor Speed 1.60 GHz 1.80 GHz
Processor Threads 8 -
RAM Size 8 GB 8 GB
RAM Speed 2400 MHz 1600 MHz
RAM Type DDR4-SDRAM LPDDR3-SDRAM
RoHS Compliance 1 -
Sound System Dolby Audio -
SSD Capacity - 256 GB
Storage Total Capacity 500 GB 256 GB
Storage Type HDD SSD
Thunderbolt 3 USB Type-C Port Ports - 1
USB 3.0 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C Ports 2 -
USB 3.0/3.1 (Gen 1) Type-A Ports 2 2
USB Sleep-and-Charge Ports 1 -
Weight 3.7 lbs 2.98 lbs

Want a personalised laptop recommendation?

1

Tell us about your needs and lifestyle

2

We find the best match that suits you

3

We show you the best deals

Get Started