Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3 vs Apple MacBook Air - 2025

Apple MacBook Air - 2025 (13.60", 256 GB, 16 GB, CH, M4)
CHF886.93

Apple MacBook Air - 2025

13.60", 256 GB, 16 GB, CH, M4

Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3 (14", 512 GB, 16 GB, CH, AMD Ryzen 5 8640HS)
CHF629.–

Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3

14", 512 GB, 16 GB, CH, AMD Ryzen 5 8640HS

Apple MacBook Air - 2025 (13.60", 256 GB, 16 GB, CH, M4)
CHF886.93

Apple MacBook Air - 2025

13.60", 256 GB, 16 GB, CH, M4

Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3 (14", 512 GB, 16 GB, CH, AMD Ryzen 5 8640HS)
CHF629.–

Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3

14", 512 GB, 16 GB, CH, AMD Ryzen 5 8640HS

Processor family
Processor family
Apple
Processor family
Processor family
Ryzen 5 8th Gen
Processor type
Processor type
M4
Processor type
Processor type
AMD Ryzen 5 8640HS
Graphics card model
Graphics card model
Apple M4 8-Core
Graphics card model
Graphics card model
–
Image resolution
Image resolution
2560 x 1664 pixels
Image resolution
Image resolution
1920 x 1200 pixels
Display size (inches)
Display size (inches)
13.60"
Display size (inches)
Display size (inches)
14"
SSD capacity
SSD capacity
256 GB
SSD capacity
SSD capacity
512 GB
Operating System Version
Operating System Version
Mac OS X 15 (Sequoia)
Operating System Version
Operating System Version
Windows 11 Home

Overall rating
Overall rating
unknown
Overall rating
Overall rating
Good (73/100) in 1 test

Description
Description
The 13-inch MacBook Air with the M4 chip makes employees and gaming super-fast. With Apple Intelligence, 
Description
Description
Stay unstoppable, powerful and productive - anywhere
Experience seamless mobility with the IdeaPad Slim 

Item number
Item number
55649995
Item number
Item number
55802414
Manufacturer
Manufacturer
Apple
Manufacturer
Manufacturer
Lenovo
Category
Category
Notebooks
Category
Category
Notebooks
Warranty score
Warranty score
0.6 %
Warranty score
Warranty score
1.9 %
Warranty case duration
Warranty case duration
6 days
Warranty case duration
Warranty case duration
9 days
Return rate
Return rate
4.1 %
Return rate
Return rate
3.1 %
Manufacturer No.
Manufacturer No.
MW0W3SM/A
Manufacturer No.
Manufacturer No.
83K9000KMZ
Release date
Release date
12.3.2025
Release date
Release date
11.3.2025
Sales rank in Category Notebooks
Sales rank in Category Notebooks
117 of 7857
Sales rank in Category Notebooks
Sales rank in Category Notebooks
174 of 7857
May include power adapter
May include power adapter
No
May include power adapter
May include power adapter
No

Colour
Colour
Silver
Colour
Colour
Grey
Exact colour description
Exact colour description
Silver
Exact colour description
Exact colour description
Luna Grey

Notebook type
Notebook type
Multimedia laptop
Notebook type
Notebook type
Multimedia laptop
Model number
Model number
unknown
Model number
Model number
83K9

Processor family
Processor family
Apple
Processor family
Processor family
Ryzen 5 8th Gen
Processor type
Processor type
M4
Processor type
Processor type
AMD Ryzen 5 8640HS
Processor clock frequency
Processor clock frequency
unknown
Clock frequency
Clock frequency
3.50 GHz
Max. turbo clock rate
Max. turbo clock rate
unknown
Max. turbo clock rate
Max. turbo clock rate
4.90 GHz
Max. TDP
Max. TDP
unknown
Max. TDP
Max. TDP
30 W
Number of processor cores
Number of processor cores
10 -Core
Number of processor cores
Number of processor cores
6 -Core
Number of performance cores
Number of performance cores
4 -Core
Number of performance cores
Number of performance cores
6 -Core
Clock frequency performance cores
Clock frequency performance cores
–
Clock frequency performance cores
Clock frequency performance cores
3.50 GHz
Number of efficiency cores
Number of efficiency cores
6 -Core
Number of efficiency cores
Number of efficiency cores
6 -Core
Number of threads
Number of threads
unknown
Number of threads
Number of threads
12
Cache
Cache
unknown
Cache
Cache
16 MB
AI Assistant
AI Assistant
Apple Intelligence
AI Assistant
AI Assistant
Ryzen AI
NPU power
NPU power
16 TOPS
NPU power
NPU power
16 TOPS

Memory
Memory
16 GB
Memory
Memory
16 GB
Memory configuration
Memory configuration
unknown
Memory configuration
Memory configuration
1 x 8GB
Onboard memory
Onboard memory
16 GB
Onboard memory
Onboard memory
8 GB
Max. supported memory
Max. supported memory
unknown
Max. supported memory
Max. supported memory
24 GB
Memory type
Memory type
unknown
Memory type
Memory type
DDR5-RAM
Memory form factor
Memory form factor
unknown
Memory form factor
Memory form factor
SO-DIMM
Storage clock frequency
Storage clock frequency
unknown
Storage clock frequency
Storage clock frequency
5600 MHz

Graphics hardware
Graphics hardware
Integrated graphics
Graphics hardware
Graphics hardware
Integrated graphics

Material group
Material group
Metal
Material group
Material group
Metal, Plastic
Material
Material
Aluminium
Material
Material
Aluminium, PC-ABS

Graphics chip (GPU)
Graphics chip (GPU)
Apple
Graphics chip (GPU)
Graphics chip (GPU)
AMD Radeon
Graphics card model
Graphics card model
Apple M4 8-Core
Graphics card model
Graphics card model
unknown

Graphics chip (GPU)
Graphics chip (GPU)
Apple
Graphics chip (GPU)
Graphics chip (GPU)
–
Graphics card model
Graphics card model
Apple M4 8-Core
Graphics card model
Graphics card model
–

Display resolution
Display resolution
Retina
Display resolution
Display resolution
WUXGA
Image resolution
Image resolution
2560 x 1664 pixels
Image resolution
Image resolution
1920 x 1200 pixels
Refresh rate
Refresh rate
60 Hz
Refresh rate
Refresh rate
60 Hz
Aspect ratio
Aspect ratio
16:10
Aspect ratio
Aspect ratio
16:10
Display size (inches)
Display size (inches)
13.60"
Display size (inches)
Display size (inches)
14"
Screen surface
Screen surface
High gloss
Screen surface
Screen surface
Anti-glare
Display technology
Display technology
LED
Display technology
Display technology
unknown
Panel
Panel
IPS
Panel
Panel
IPS
Panel technology
Panel technology
IPS
Panel technology
Panel technology
IPS
Brightness
Brightness
500 cd/m²
Brightness
Brightness
300 cd/m²

Disk type
Disk type
SSD
Disk type
Disk type
SSD
Total capacity
Total capacity
256 GB
Total capacity
Total capacity
512 GB
SSD capacity
SSD capacity
256 GB
SSD capacity
SSD capacity
512 GB

Optical drive type
Optical drive type
No drive
Optical drive type
Optical drive type
No drive

Memory card type
Memory card type
–
Memory card type
Memory card type
SD

USB ports
USB ports
Thunderbolt 4
USB ports
USB ports
USB-A, USB-C
Exact USB ports
Exact USB ports
Thunderbolt 4 (2x)
Exact USB ports
Exact USB ports
USB-A 3.2 Gen 1 (2x), USB-C 3.2 Gen 1 (1x)
Video connections
Video connections
–
Video connections
Video connections
HDMI (1x)
Audio Connections
Audio Connections
Jack 3.5mm (1x)
Audio Connections
Audio Connections
Jack 3.5mm (1x)
Data ports
Data ports
–
Data ports
Data ports
Card reader (1x)
HDMI version
HDMI version
–
HDMI version
HDMI version
1.4

Operating system
Operating system
MacOS
Operating system
Operating system
Windows
Operating System Version
Operating System Version
Mac OS X 15 (Sequoia)
Operating System Version
Operating System Version
Windows 11 Home
Language
Language
–
Language
Language
English, French, German, Italian
Operating system architecture
Operating system architecture
–
Operating system architecture
Operating system architecture
64-bit

Notebook speaker type
Notebook speaker type
Dolby Amo's sound
Notebook speaker type
Notebook speaker type
Dolby Audio
Number of speakers
Number of speakers
4x
Number of speakers
Number of speakers
2x
Audio channel
Audio channel
unknown
Audio channel
Audio channel
Stereo

Front camera resolution
Front camera resolution
12 Mpx
Front camera resolution
Front camera resolution
0.90 Mpx
Max. Video resolution front camera
Max. Video resolution front camera
–
Max. Video resolution front camera
Max. Video resolution front camera
1280 x 720 pixels
Camera resolution
Camera resolution
12 Mpx
Camera resolution
Camera resolution
0.92 Mpx

Safety
Safety
Fingerprint scanner
Safety
Safety
Camera Privacy Shutter, Trusted Platform Module

Wireless transmission
Wireless transmission
Bluetooth, Wi-Fi
Wireless transmission
Wireless transmission
Bluetooth, Wi-Fi
Bluetooth version
Bluetooth version
5.3
Bluetooth version
Bluetooth version
5.3

Wi-Fi standard
Wi-Fi standard
Wi-Fi 6E / 802.11az
Wi-Fi standard
Wi-Fi standard
Wi-Fi 6 / 802.11ax

Battery type
Battery type
LiPo
Battery type
Battery type
Li-ion
Power capacity
Power capacity
53.80 Wh
Power capacity
Power capacity
50 Wh
Max. battery life
Max. battery life
15 h
Max. battery life
Max. battery life
unknown
Power supply unit strength
Power supply unit strength
30 W
Power supply unit strength
Power supply unit strength
65 W

Keyboard layout
Keyboard layout
Swiss
Keyboard layout
Keyboard layout
Swiss
Input device
Input device
Keyboard backlight, Touchpad
Input device
Input device
Keyboard backlight, Touchpad

Sensors
Sensors
Ambient light sensor
Sensors
Sensors
–

Country of origin
Country of origin
Germany
Country of origin
Country of origin
China

Sustainability label
Sustainability label
unknown
Sustainability label
Sustainability label
EPEAT Gold
Manufacturer commitment
Manufacturer commitment
RE100, SBTi
Manufacturer commitment
Manufacturer commitment
SBTi

Scope of delivery
Scope of delivery
Power supply, USB Type-C to MagSafe 3, without charger
Scope of delivery
Scope of delivery
65W Round Tip (3-pin), Office Trial

The reparability index
The reparability index
6.8
The reparability index
The reparability index
unknown

Height
Height
1.13 cm
Height
Height
1.79 cm
Depth
Depth
21.50 cm
Depth
Depth
22.21 cm
Width
Width
30.41 cm
Width
Width
31.44 cm
Weight
Weight
1.24 kg
Weight
Weight
1.39 kg

Length
Length
38.10 cm
Length
Length
44.20 cm
Width
Width
28.60 cm
Width
Width
29.20 cm
Height
Height
8.20 cm
Height
Height
7 cm
Weight
Weight
2.45 kg
Weight
Weight
2.21 kg

Warranty
Warranty
unknown
Warranty
Warranty
24 Months Warranty (Bring-in)

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