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Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 4 vs Apple MacBook Air 13-inch M1 Late 2020

Both refurbished prices, both price histories, and the facts no shop states. One page, both laptops.

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 4

€288

2 offers from shops we track

Apple MacBook Air 13-inch M1 Late 2020

€369

5 offers from shops we track

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 4 is €80 cheaper today, 22% below the other.

Over the 1 days of the last 90 both were for sale, the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 4 was the cheaper one on 1 of 1 days, by €78 to €78, and the two stayed close enough that either price is fair.

Linux support is the only difference this site has found between them.

Price history: the lowest price we saw each week

  • Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 4€278 now
  • Apple MacBook Air 13-inch M1 Late 2020€355 now

Week of 5 October 2026

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 4Online Used Laptops
€278
Apple MacBook Air 13-inch M1 Late 2020Mac of All Trades
€355
A break in a line is a week nobody had one. A price we saw, never a price anyone paid.
Every week, as a table
WeekLenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 4Apple MacBook Air 13-inch M1 Late 2020
24 August 2026€566
31 August 2026€566
7 September 2026€297
14 September 2026€278
21 September 2026€278
28 September 2026€278
5 October 2026€278€355

What differs between them

No shop states these. We looked them up ourselves, and we say when.

FactLenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 4Apple MacBook Air 13-inch M1 Late 2020
Linux supportLinux runs on this laptop, with something not working.

“Sometimes, the BIOS just "hangs" and you cannot do anything but force-power off. This was fixed in the latest version of the Synaptics touchpad which you can install using fwupdmgr.”wiki.archlinux.org, checked 6 September 2026.

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Soldered RAMThe RAM is soldered and cannot be upgraded.

“Memory soldered to systemboard, no slots”psref.lenovo.com, checked 6 September 2026.

The RAM is soldered and cannot be upgraded.

“Soldered RAM and storage”laptopmedia.com, checked 10 October 2026.

Screen qualityReviewers rate this screen well.

“The X1 Yoga’s display is bright at 436 nits and has a wider than average color gamut at 100 percent sRGB and 82 percent AdobeRGB (the typical premium display comes in at 72 percent).”digitaltrends.com, checked 6 September 2026.

Reviewers rate this screen well.

“Apple MacBook Air (Late 2020)’s panel has a wide color coverage, high resolution, comfortable viewing angles, and high maximum brightness.”laptopmedia.com, checked 10 October 2026.

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