@@briggs1978 Thanks for the compliment! It's been a great device for me personally (even though I do miss physical trackpoint buttons), but if you want to buy this, maybe wait until the next generation with the new CPU and GPUs. Maybe by then Lenovo will add some extras like USB PD3.1, I know there's a lot of challenges with implementing USB PD3.1 but if Lenovo's moving to using the 170W chargers, well, the Framework 16 made 180W work. Given these are more enterprise machines, Lenovo might be waiting on technologies to mature
As tempted as i was about the legion devices, I cant trust lenovo witht their bad customer service for honouring warranties and issues. I looked into the common charging port problem
Totally understandable. I've never had much issues with either the charging port or Lenovo's RMA service(especially for Thinkpads), but just because I haven't had issues doesn't mean that there's no issue. I find not having a modular charging port being problematic with the new design given that it will probably be the most used port on this (and almost any) laptop; there's a lot of hype with this laptop in regards to LPCAMM2, but people might start forgetting the other aspects of what makes a device repairable
I think I used WSDEAL8? There was a company discount involved where w/out it it would've been $2270. At the time of writing this comment however it looks like there's WSDEAL8 and LENOVOWKND that brings the price down to $2170
I had gone G6 deliberately after they announced this. Needed ADA4000 for rendering and Solidworks. I have seen it hit 177watts 😂🤣 and I could probably make pancakes on it. But damn it’s powerful and functional. And that 5mp is amazing to self record part inspections
Lenovo probably thought "if you need the extra power you can probably afford the extra heft and get a P16", but yeah this generation feels a bit weird with the hardware downgrade; previously having the higher-end GPU options was actually a differentiating factor against the XPS line
Good to know that the Fn and Ctrl keys can be easily swapped around physically. Thanks. But this still isn't for me. The keyboard keys look flat at the top, versus being slightly concave. Perhaps it's just because the keys are shallower. Comm bar = yuck. Not sure if I could get used to not having physical TrackPoint buttons. PS. Solidigm = SOL - i - dime. (G is silent.) My choice of SSDs 😀.
Oooo good to know how it's properly pronounced. If it wasn't for the sales on SK Hynix SSDs I would totally buy Solidigm SSDs because of their superior software support. I can also totally understand the communications bar and the general "form over function" nature of the redesign. Even though it's easy to get used to the haptic trackpoint buttons, it's not the same. Looking back I would honestly wait for the P1G8 given Intel just launched Lunar Lake and Geforce 5000-series is right around the corner
I do have very corrosive skin oils compared to the average person, so it might not be as bad as it looks with my choice of a vinyl skin. To be fair, the lid is less of a fingerprint magnet since it's using a more metallic finish, but the palmrest is still as bad
Their all junk if they don't have dual chip dual drive SSD/SATA.4 USB 4 blue toothe,NFC,ETHER.hdmi,super xvga.40 meg pix cam. Multi OS. MATT BLACK BASE..POLISH BLACK SCREEN with Carbon FIBRE HINGES. AC/DC BACK in BLACK.😊
I will say, the webcam quality is pretty neat with all that extra space provided by the tumor. This laptop would be super sleek without it (where the notch doesn't stick out when the laptop's closed), but ehhh... I feel like this is the anti-XPS 16 for a reason
I work in software engineering and even with a full-size keyboard I've never used the number pad, but I can imagine 9999 other scenarios where a number pad helps is borderline essential
@@watermelonofdespair7294 if I had to type in an IP address or memory address via the top row number keys I think I'd lose my mind. Not to mention all the convenient keybinds in my emacs setup.
an actual review without a glaze session. thank you
Thank you! This is my first time trying to review a laptop, I'm glad you found it useful
Damn this is a good review. So close to adding this to my cart.
For me personally it checks all of the boxes but I wish they had gone all in with USBC charging and removed the old rectangular charging port.
@@briggs1978 Thanks for the compliment! It's been a great device for me personally (even though I do miss physical trackpoint buttons), but if you want to buy this, maybe wait until the next generation with the new CPU and GPUs. Maybe by then Lenovo will add some extras like USB PD3.1, I know there's a lot of challenges with implementing USB PD3.1 but if Lenovo's moving to using the 170W chargers, well, the Framework 16 made 180W work. Given these are more enterprise machines, Lenovo might be waiting on technologies to mature
As tempted as i was about the legion devices, I cant trust lenovo witht their bad customer service for honouring warranties and issues. I looked into the common charging port problem
Totally understandable. I've never had much issues with either the charging port or Lenovo's RMA service(especially for Thinkpads), but just because I haven't had issues doesn't mean that there's no issue. I find not having a modular charging port being problematic with the new design given that it will probably be the most used port on this (and almost any) laptop; there's a lot of hype with this laptop in regards to LPCAMM2, but people might start forgetting the other aspects of what makes a device repairable
Excellent review! Thank you
And what coupon did you use? Suddenly i have different price for the same specs
I think I used WSDEAL8? There was a company discount involved where w/out it it would've been $2270. At the time of writing this comment however it looks like there's WSDEAL8 and LENOVOWKND that brings the price down to $2170
I had gone G6 deliberately after they announced this. Needed ADA4000 for rendering and Solidworks.
I have seen it hit 177watts 😂🤣 and I could probably make pancakes on it. But damn it’s powerful and functional. And that 5mp is amazing to self record part inspections
Lenovo probably thought "if you need the extra power you can probably afford the extra heft and get a P16", but yeah this generation feels a bit weird with the hardware downgrade; previously having the higher-end GPU options was actually a differentiating factor against the XPS line
Good to know that the Fn and Ctrl keys can be easily swapped around physically. Thanks. But this still isn't for me. The keyboard keys look flat at the top, versus being slightly concave. Perhaps it's just because the keys are shallower. Comm bar = yuck. Not sure if I could get used to not having physical TrackPoint buttons.
PS. Solidigm = SOL - i - dime. (G is silent.) My choice of SSDs 😀.
Oooo good to know how it's properly pronounced. If it wasn't for the sales on SK Hynix SSDs I would totally buy Solidigm SSDs because of their superior software support. I can also totally understand the communications bar and the general "form over function" nature of the redesign. Even though it's easy to get used to the haptic trackpoint buttons, it's not the same. Looking back I would honestly wait for the P1G8 given Intel just launched Lunar Lake and Geforce 5000-series is right around the corner
agg the fingerprints..
I do have very corrosive skin oils compared to the average person, so it might not be as bad as it looks with my choice of a vinyl skin. To be fair, the lid is less of a fingerprint magnet since it's using a more metallic finish, but the palmrest is still as bad
Their all junk if they don't have dual chip dual drive SSD/SATA.4 USB 4 blue toothe,NFC,ETHER.hdmi,super xvga.40 meg pix cam. Multi OS. MATT BLACK BASE..POLISH BLACK SCREEN with Carbon FIBRE HINGES.
AC/DC BACK in BLACK.😊
I would seriously consider buying a lenovo laptop as my next device, if it weren't for that notch. That thing is so ugly.
I will say, the webcam quality is pretty neat with all that extra space provided by the tumor. This laptop would be super sleek without it (where the notch doesn't stick out when the laptop's closed), but ehhh... I feel like this is the anti-XPS 16 for a reason
@@watermelonofdespair7294 lmfao tumor got me, ha having a nice webcam is a plus, but unfortunately useless for me. Wish dell still made an xps 2-1 😔
Why in 2024 would any serious person buy a laptop without a number pad??
I work in software engineering and even with a full-size keyboard I've never used the number pad, but I can imagine 9999 other scenarios where a number pad helps is borderline essential
@@watermelonofdespair7294 if I had to type in an IP address or memory address via the top row number keys I think I'd lose my mind. Not to mention all the convenient keybinds in my emacs setup.
@@watermelonofdespair7294 it's worth it for /**/ alone