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Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1 vs. MacBook Air 13” 2017: Full specs comparison

The following is a comprehensive comparison of the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1 and MacBook Air 13” 2017 specifications, including details on CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1 Pros

Reasons that Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1 is better than MacBook Air 13” 2017.

2018 vs. 2017

Intel Core i7-8850H inside Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1 has a 192% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-5650U inside MacBook Air 13” 2017.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1 - Intel Core i7-8850H

4,497

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1 - Intel Core i7-8750H

4,470

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1 - Intel Core i5-8400H

3,470

MacBook Air 13” 2017 - Intel Core i7-5650U

1,538

MacBook Air 13” 2017 - Intel Core i5-5350U

1,350

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1 supports a larger memory capacity than the MacBook Air 13” 2017. It supports up to 64GB versus 8GB of system memory on the MacBook Air 13” 2017.

Max system memory size

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1

64 GB

MacBook Air 13” 2017

8 GB

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1 supports a faster memory speed than the MacBook Air 13” 2017. It supports up to 2666MHz versus 1600MHz of system memory on the MacBook Air 13” 2017.

Memory type and speed

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1 - DDR4

2,666 MHz

MacBook Air 13” 2017 - LPDDR3

1,600 MHz

Configurable up to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050Ti 4GB GDDR5 vs. integrated

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1 has a 15.6-inch screen size 17% larger than the 13.3-inch MacBook Air 13” 2017.

Display size

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1

15.6-inch

MacBook Air 13” 2017

13.3-inch

MacBook Air 13” 2017 Pros

Reasons that MacBook Air 13” 2017 is better than Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1.

MacBook Air 13” 2017 weighed 2.96 pounds, 22% lighter than the 3.76 pounds Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1.

Weight	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1	MacBook Air 13” 2017
Pound	3.76 lbs.	2.96 lbs.
Kilogram	1.71 kg	1.34 kg

Prices

Here are the latest price updates and offers for both devices.

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1 Price
	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 4 16" 2K QHD (Intel Core i7-11800H, 64GB RAM, 2TB SSD, Geforce RTX 3050 Ti) Business & Mobile Workstation Laptop, Backlit, FP, 3-Yr WRT, IST Cable, Win 11 Pro, Black By Lenovo $1,799.99	See at Amazon
	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 5 Business Laptop, 16" WUXGA IPS Display, Core i7-12700H, Windows 11 Pro, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti, Wi-Fi 6E, Fingerprint Reader, Backlit Keyboard, TD By Lenovo $1,885.77 $2,029.00 7% OFF	See at Amazon
	Lenovo Newest ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 3 15.6” FHD IPS Display Business Laptop, Intel Hexa Core i7-10750H, 32GB RAM 1TB SSD, GeForce GTX 1650 Ti, Fingerprint, Windows 10 Pro \| 32GB Tela USB Card By Lenovo $1,989.00	See at Amazon
MacBook Air 13” 2017 Price
	Apple 13in MacBook Air (2017 Newest Version) 1.8GHz Core i5 CPU, 8GB RAM, 128GB SSD (Renewed) By Apple $238.38	See at Amazon
	2017 Apple Macbook Air with 1.8GHz Intel Core i5 (13-inch, 8GB RAM, 128GB SSD Storage) (QWERTY English) Silver (Renewed) By Apple $231.95 $249.00 7% OFF	See at Amazon
	Mid 2017 Apple MacBook Air with 1.8GHz Intel Core i5 (13-inch, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD) Silver (Renewed) By Apple $252.45 $279.00 10% OFF	See at Amazon

Availability	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1	MacBook Air 13” 2017
Released	2018	2017
Release Date	-	Available on June 6, 2017
Pricing	-	$999 Intel Core i5 5350U \| 8GB RAM \| 128GB SSD $1,199 Intel Core i5 5350U \| 8GB RAM \| 256GB SSD
Generations	-	2022 M2 MacBook Air 2020 M1 MacBook Air 2020 Intel MacBook Air MacBook Air 13” 2019 MacBook Air 13” 2018 MacBook Air 13” 2017 MacBook Air 13” 2015 MacBook Air 13” 2014 MacBook Air 13” 2013

Exterior	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1	MacBook Air 13” 2017
Dimensions	FHD non-touch: 14.24” x 9.67” x .72” / 361.8 x 245.7 x 18.4 (mm) 4K UHD touchscreen: 14.24” x 9.67” x .74” / 361.8 x 245.7 x 18.7 (mm)	12.8” x 8.94” x 0.11 - 0.68” (325 mm x 227 mm x 3 - 17 mm)
Weight	FHD non-touch: 3.76 lbs (1.7 kg) 4K UHD touchscreen: 4.06 lbs (1.8 kg)	Starting at 2.96 pounds (1.35 kg)
Colors	Black	Silver
Keyboard and Trackpad	Spill-resistant, Backlit with white LED lighting keyboard Trackpad + TrackPoint® pointing device Multitouch glass touchpad	Full-size backlit keyboard with: 78 (U.S.) or 79 (ISO) keys, including 12 function keys and 4 arrow keys (inverted “T” arrangement) with ambient light sensor Multi-Touch trackpad for precise cursor control; supports inertial scrolling, pinch, rotate, swipe, three-finger swipe, four-finger swipe, tap, double-tap, and drag capabilities

Display	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1	MacBook Air 13” 2017
Size	15.6 Inches	13.3 Inches
Info	15.6” FHD (1920 x 1080) IPS, anti-glare, 300nits, 72% color gamut. 15.6” 4K UHD HDR (3840 x 2160) IPS multi-touch, anti-reflective, anti-smudge, 400 nits, 100% Adobe 8+2 color depth with Dolby Vision™.	Widescreen display 13.3-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit glossy widescreen display with support for millions of colors Supported resolutions: 1440 by 900 (native), 1280 by 800, 1152 by 720, and 1024 by 640 pixels at 16:10 aspect ratio and 1024 by 768 and 800 by 600 pixels at 4:3 aspect ratio

Ports	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1	MacBook Air 13” 2017
2 x Thunderbolt™ 3 Supports DisplayPort and data transfer. 2 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 Full-size USB-A ports (1 port always on). 1 x HDMI 2.0 1 x Headphone / mic combo 1 x 4-in-1 SD card reader 1 x Network extension 1 x AC power in 1 x Kensington slot	1 x Thunderbolt 2 port Supports data transfers up to 20 Gbps. 2 x USB 3.0 ports Supports data transfers up to 5 Gbps. 1 x 3.5 mm headphone jack 1 x SDXC card reader 1 x MagSafe 2 power port

Internal Specs	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1	MacBook Air 13” 2017
Processor	8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8400H 4 cores, 8 threads, 2.50 → 4.20 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 45W 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8750H 6 cores, 12 threads, 2.20 → 4.10 GHz, 9MB SmartCache, 45W 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8850H 6 cores, 12 threads, 2.60 → 4.30 GHz, 9MB SmartCache, 45W	5th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-5350U 2 cores, 4 threads, 1.80 → 2.90 GHz, 3MB Cache, 15W 5th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-5350U 2 cores, 4 threads, 2.20 → 3.10 GHz, 4MB Cache, 15W
Integrated Graphics	8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8400H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1100 MHz 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8750H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1100 MHz 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8850H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz	5th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-5350U Intel® HD Graphics 6000 48 Execution Units, 300 → 1000 MHz 5th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-5350U Intel® HD Graphics 6000 48 Execution Units, 300 → 1000 MHz
Memory	8GB 16GB 32GB 64GB 2666 MHz Dual-channel DDR4 RAM.	4GB 8GB 1600MHz LPDDR3 onboard memory
Discrete Graphics	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050Ti with Max-Q (Optional) Pascal Architecture, 4GB GDDR5 128-bit, 1291 → 1418 MHz, 768 CUDA Cores.	-
Storage	256 GB 512 GB 1 TB M.2 2280 PCIe NVMe (Replaceable). Up to 2 SSDs (2 x M.2 2280 PCIe TLC & SATA) up to 2TB max	128GB 256GB Configurable to 512GB flash storage.

Connectivity	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1	MacBook Air 13” 2017
Wi-Fi	Intel® Dual Band 9560 Wireless AC (2 x 2) Up to 867 Mbps, Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz, 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac.	802.11ac Wi‑Fi wireless networking IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n compatible
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.0	Bluetooth 4.0 wireless technology

Battery	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1	MacBook Air 13” 2017
Size	4-cell smart lithium-ion Battery Capacity: 80 Wh	54 Wh lithium‑polymer battery
Battery Life	Up to 15 hours * Tested with MobileMark 2014	Up to 12 hours wireless web Up to 12 hours of iTunes movie playback Up to 30 days standby time
Power Supply	135 W USB (Type-C) power adapter Supports Rapid Charge.	45W MagSafe 2 Power Adapter With cable management system; MagSafe 2 power port.

Software	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1	MacBook Air 13” 2017
OS	Windows 10 Home 64-bit Windows 10 Pro 64-bit	Shipped with macOS Mojave
Built-in Apps	-	Photos iMovie GarageBand Pages Numbers Keynote Siri Safari Mail FaceTime Messages Maps News Stocks Home Voice Memos Notes Calendar Contacts Reminders Photo Booth Preview iTunes Books App Store Time Machine

Camera & Audio	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1	MacBook Air 13” 2017
Camera	Front-facing camera 720p HD with ThinkShutter privacy cover.	720p FaceTime HD camera
Audio	Dolby Audio™ Premium Dolby Atmos® for headset Noise-cancelling dual-array far-field microphones	Stereo speakers Dual microphones Headphone port Support for Apple iPhone headset with remote and microphone

Misc	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1	MacBook Air 13” 2017
Sensors	Ambient light sensor Fingerprint Reader Infrared (IR) Camera (optional; required for use with Windows Hello & doesn’t include ThinkShutter)	-
Security	Fast Online Identity (FIDO) authentication capabilities dTPM 2.0 Match-on-Chip touch fingerprint reader Windows Hello with facial recognition software (requires IR camera) ThinkShutter on 720p HD Camera Smart Card Reader (Optional) Kensington® lock slot	-
In the box	-	MacBook Air 13″ Power adapter AC wall plug Power cord
Warranty	-	Limited Warranty and ServiceYour MacBook Air comes with 90 days of free telephone support and a one-year limited warranty. Purchase the AppleCare Protection Plan to extend your service and support to three years from your computer’s purchase date. Only the AppleCare Protection Plan provides you with direct telephone support from Apple technical experts and the assurance that repairs will be handled by Apple-authorized technicians using genuine Apple parts. For more information, visit Apple Support or call 800-823-2775.
More	-	Video Support Simultaneously supports full native resolution on the built-in display and up to 3840-by-2160 resolution at 60Hz on an external display, both at millions of colors Thunderbolt digital video output Native Mini DisplayPort output VGA, HDMI, DVI, and dual-link DVI output using adapters (sold separately)

Key Features	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1	MacBook Air 13” 2017
At Glance	Released in 2018 16:9 4K UHD 15.6” 2160p 60Hz Weight 3.76 lb 1.71 kg Up to Intel Core i7-8850H 6C/12T, 2.60 → 4.30 GHz Geekbench 5 1,006 Single Core Geekbench 5 4,497 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz Up to 64GB 2666 MHz DDR4 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050Ti 4GB GDDR5	Released in Mid 2017 16:10 WXGA+ 13.3” 900p 60Hz Weight 2.96 lb 1.34 kg Up to Intel Core i7-5650U 2C/4T, 2.20 → 3.10 GHz Geekbench 5 737 Single Core Geekbench 5 1,538 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® HD Graphics 6000 48 Execution Units, 300 → 1000 MHz Up to 8GB 1600 MHz LPDDR3