Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Mobile Workstation Review
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 มี.ค. 2021
- Lisa Gade reviews the Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen. 1, a very powerful 15.6” mobile workstation laptop that’s the successor to the ThinkPad P53. The laptop has a wide array of ports and is quite upgradable-including 4 RAM slots. It runs your choice of Windows 10 or Ubuntu Linux on Intel 10th gen H series 45 watt Core i5, i7 and i9 CPUs (Intel Xeon also available). NVIDIA Quadro graphics from the T1000 up to our Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q 16GB are available. The ThinkPad P15 is available with matte full HD and wide gamut 4K IPS displays as well as a 4K OLED option. The computer has Thunderbolt 3, optional 4G LTE, HDMI, an SD card slot and more in terms of connectivity.
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She is the only one who review the Workstation laptops consistently. Lisa is great!
Indeed. She is the go to person whenever I need a laptop review.
@@ssthapit that’s why I’m here. 🤓😇
Very nice that you show the keyboard removal, so we can see the roll cage that make the chassis super sturdy and real tank!
Thanks Lisa! I own a P53 with high end specs and still love it. No need to replace it the next years...
Thinkpad feels rock solid and I love the decent look and feel.
i have the 2016 p71 with intel xeon
this pc is pretty high end of its time which carries well into this days, and i have not even added any upgrades to it yet
I can always count on lisa to review every laptop im interested in
Thanks for showing the additional RAM slots.
This is so straight forward. Thank you! This is my first video and I am impressed!
Fantastic vid. Just bought a p15 for my engineering courses and the like. Loving it so far and this review helps to support my decision. Thanks again!
Is it still running well? How's battery life?
@@danieltalebi1040 Fantastic! I haven't had any major issues running any of my school programs (Solidworks, xilinx, etc) apperently I'm running on higher that base settings so thats nice HAHA! The battery is holding up quite well but I am putting it through its paces. I usually end up using it down to 20 percent or lower every day and charging while I use it.
I'm also one to be pretty paranoid about temperature so I baby it whenever I can and I monitor internals with TPFancontrol. I don't ever let it get hotter than 80 °C anywhere in the system.
I chose tenth gen i7 and that's treating me well. I also chose two, 512 SSD's and they're more than plenty seeing as how I offload as much as I can to my server.
All in all, very excited to let this see me through the rest of my college courses.
@@patrickrobanske5254 Good to hear, thank you!
Lisa the Laptop Specialist
She's my most favourite laptop reviewer
It wasn't that long ago that expandability, size, and weight like this was the default for laptops. I'm glad that many models are thinner and lighter for those that don't need it, and that models like this remain available for those that do.
I was caught off-guard when Lisa said “THICC boi” 😂
wait when was this? I missed it I think
@@drishalballaney6590 0:28
@@wyweb aaah ok thx
Finally I've been waiting for this one
I have become your fan after you show the RAM installation as well
Thanks for the review and those "how to's" upgrade access.
Thinkpad and Thinklisa are same.... Love you lisa very much. Love from Bangladesh.
I find your review really helpful. Thank you for sharing this.
great review, Lisa! i'm waiting to hear the "ryzen this... ryzen that..." in the comments. we're gonna listen to them now.
1:10 lol did Lisa get heat-throttled or something? XD She's always so smooth with the flow this was suprising!
"Brought to you by Tandy!" LOL Seriously though, looks like a great portable workstation for those that need to sacrifice form for function. Lenovo makes great machines. Thanks, Lisa!
Man, those are perfect for me. I really dislike "thin" factor laptops and their compromises in ports and cooling. But the prices are eye-watering. I guess I have to keep my motto of buying two gens old from ebay...
Yeah I kind of like older laptops like the Compaq's or the HP G60's body style. The whole thin trend isn't my cup of tea.
I just got a P50, love your videos
How is the performance of this laptop.. Is this laptop RAM can be extended to 128 GB?
Great review as always, thanks! I’ve been contemplating this one for work, but then opted for an Alienware r4 m17: saved a bunch of money and got an incredible machine with a super display. No regrets.
Looked at an Alienware as wel, but the failure rates seemed rather high, what I read a year ago at least.
not a fan of soldered ram, and theyre too aggressively thin. iirc also badly cooled
Very Nice review I hope you reach 1m subscriber this year.
Best tech reviewer ever!
Great review. Will you be doing a review of the X12 detachable tablet?
Love the daylily. "Hyperion?"
OH WOW! All my life I have never noticed 3.14 spells pie backwards!!!
Well that just blew my mind.
i just bought this workstation for my sister, great product!
Nice review. Can you look at the P15s gen 2? I'm looking at that model, but can't find a review here at TH-cam.
great review. no nonsense, all content
Nice one Lisa. It looks like the traditional Lenovo T series used to be when they were built like tanks. I'm no fan of these fashionable feather weight plastic pancakes, oft passed off as serious laptops. They thermal throttle shortly after switching on and multitasking drags down performance. Drop them on a corner from table a top and it's time to buy a new one.
Dear,
Is it possible to charge a Thinkpad P15 Gen1 Workstation with a USB-C charger?
I know the original charger is 170W, but I can't find USB-C chargers in that capacity.
Thanks!
great review, and a beast of a machine -I think I met your channel when you reviewed the P70 and the famous "you can kill a rat witth the power adapter or you can choke a small animal with the cable of the power adapter"... my main complain is the bezels. I think lenovo went a bit lazy with these update. ...and of course, it goes without saying that an option with Ryzen 5000s would be great.
Great review. I'm glad there's at least one touch option. I find it awkward working on a touch-less laptop these days. I'm constantly reaching up to scroll! And 4K is not insane on a 15.6" screen. As always 16:10 would have been nice ... I always want to see one more row in Excel.
Did you say T1000??! :-|
Speaking of branding, ditching the P53 nomenclature is a bit sad. It sounded like a WWII plane, updated.
The recently released X1 Nano has a 16:10 display, and the upcoming refreshes of the X13 and X1 Carbon will as well. Maybe within the next few years the P series will get the 16:10 treatment!
hello i do have the same laptop but its not working the touch screen how can i switch my laptop to touch screen please
Hi Lisa, thanks for this amazing review. I've a DELL Precision 3541 and i'm very desapointaded with it, 'cause the temperature is very high ... all 6 cores with 100 C all time. I've been searching about it and i descovrey that DELL Preicison works with only one FAN thats not enogh to cooler the big heatsink ... So, i've been thinkg to buy a Lenovo Thinkpad P15 or P17, could you advice me about the thermal behavor each one ... the noise and temperatures? Thank You !!!
Number pad is one of the reason I am considering a P15/P17.
Did you buy one?
Thanks for this review! I am considering this laptop but I wasn't sure if it's the same model as the P15v, does anyone know the differences?
9:30 A very handy tool that i like to use, its super cheap, widely avaliabe and you probably have half a dozen at home is.... the "sharp" end of the cap of a bic pen :)
granted its not very sturdy, it deforms quite easily and its small so you dont have a lot of grip to hold on... but its a viable option when you're on a pinch and dont have those fancy iFixit tools
A question, in your opinion which is better ? This Lenovo p15 or the asus pro art pro 17. You reviewed both, by the way, excellent videos .
I looked around for something that had these features, and this one is definitely a win. I wish there was a 75 key keyboard rather than with numpad keyboard.
When you do any sort of modelling and mapping the keypad is really useful if not a must have
My P15 last 2.5 hours on battery having 500nits display, Quadro T2000, 32GB and 10875H. That was the only disappointment with this laptop. I do not believe that any configuration lasts over 10 hours as stated by Lenovo manual. However, otherwise the laptop is really really great, I do numerical mathematics and the laptop can handle 4.6G-4.7Ghz single core workload for a long time (hour...). SuperPI 32M test was finished in 420 seconds, which is quite amazing for a laptop (this is the only single core test, which I find relevant for pure mathematical workloads). It has the best passive cooling properties of all Lenovo laptops. Last but not least it has unbeatable manufacturing quality, in this respect this is the best laptop I have ever seen. Real hardware, which you enjoy everytime you touch it.
I love my Gen 2 with a Xeon, 32 GB, 1 TB SSD, and RTX 3000 graphics card.
I plan to up the memory to 64 GB and upgrade to a couple of 4TB SSDs.
One thing she said is that it has two SSD slots. Actually, it has 3.
Can you upgrade the GPU from the base model T500 which is the only affordable version in South Africa . Want to save up for a GPU later ?
OMG such a useful review
Finally!!! love you.
Thanks Lisa for such a nice review.... I have a big confusion. I have to either pick this or HP ZBook G9 (Same Processor and Graphics with 32 GB RAM)... Any suggestion which one will be a better choice. Money is not a criteria as this will be an office purchase.
Lenovo p15 gen 1 or MS WS66? wich one to buy? Or are there any other in this price range to take note...
PLEASE provide the configuration details and it's maximum support for RAM and HARDDISKS?
Amazing review!
Finally! Thabks LIsa
Such is the way with technology, 2 years later and I picked up an immaculate P15 with the i9 for a modest price. Got tired of my old Zbook continually shedding key caps. I use my laptops a lot, this should last me a long time.
how do you think this with an i7 and 32 gigs of RAM would compare to the M1 Macbooks? i know they're vastly different machines but they're also kind of in the same price range and i do prefer the ports, keybed and tech support from lenovo.
You buy this laptop for the graphics, which blows the M1 away. Or at least you should, I can't see the point of this machine with cheap graphics.
At 0:40 Some of you are gonna go "Ha-ha-ha-ha". You are so funny lol.
😅 ikr
Should be a Gif même !
Great video, thank you!
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I wish Lisa would respond to more of the comments! She's my go to person for ThinkPad reviews and knowledge.
I often respond to comments?
@@mobiletechreview Yay! I finally got a reply! Thanks Lisa.
Your t-shirt made me hit that like button :))
how good are the batteries? i'll like to get one as a computer programmer
nice review
What really gets my goat about the last 6 years of the ThinkPad P-series is the sealed-in battery. I shake my fist at thee, Lenovo! This is primarily why I haven't upgraded from my P50, which, by the way, is still doing the work. As well, I see little value in jamming a 4K panel into a 15.6" form factor. If I was 19 again I might not mind but in my mid-forties with failing eyes this is entirely impractical (at least with the current state of Windows 10 scaling).
Great channel :O What a find :)
“… Stop the fans I wanna get off” I laughed way too long 😂
Would this be good for video and music production
I used to want this so bad especially starting from the P53, but now I’m thinking just give me something with a Ryzen 7 and thunderbolt and I’m good!
Ryzen is running really hot but needing less battery. Thunderbolt is only intel, on AMD machines you only get USB-C connections, sometimes with display out too, but not thunderbolt.
zeus1117 Yeah that’s what I meant. If only AMD would license thunderbolt. I only need a dedicated gpu occasionally so I’d use thunderbolt to connect to an egpu.
Yeah, I agree on this. I'm assuming they'll offer an AMD version because they have an AMD version of the p14.
@@zeus1117 Intel has released Thunderbolt from their clutches just recently. Anyone can use it now.
@@SalmanRavoof I havent seen any AMD laptop with full Thunderbolt implementation.
Thanks Lisa. Awesome reviews as all the others. Question please: what Lenovo would be good for Asta Powerproject and Primavera P6 ? Do I need to go for dedicated graphics or integrated?
Integrated graphics isn't an option on this machine
Great review as usual. Could you do a review about Thinkpad T15G because it’s basically similar to P15. I really want an analyse and comparaison between the two models. Thanks!
The differences are quite technical. The rtx5000 has the power of the t15g 2080 and the rtx4000 the power of the t15g 2070 (roughly). I believe the rtx models have higher precision number crunching which is important for for certain software and applications. Understanding other differences you'll have to research deeply.
How can install windows 7 in this leptop ?????
Glad they're making them available with Linux. Want to see more of that.
Linux sucks
Does it have the keyboard drainage hole for those of us with butterfingers? A great video as always
Lol, leave the plastic on
Lisa what is the best Thinkpad money can buy? Money is not an issue...tell me the best.
Great review, thanks. Lenovo charges so much for the thinkpad P series and yet the build quality is so substandard. No metal alloy, the same old design from IBM days.... I mean so much for innovation.
All that would be forgiven, if only the laptop was sturdy. I own a P52s for the past three years and the sucker keeps crashing when I move the laptop.
I'd love this machine with the Intel 11th gen CPU, or a good AMD 5000 series CPU.
Wow, about time.
How much heat does it generate?
Lovely kit, but its price tag puts it outside my current budget. Gonna have to wait on a used model
Put a link to buy the pie shirt in the description
Would love this model if it had a Ryzen CPU and a 2K screen. Everything else seems nearly ideal.
when you guys going to do Lenovo ThinkPad P15 G2?
I got on with 32GB ram and i7 vPro 10th Gen with NVIDIA Quadro T1000
Best for my big data processing task.
But its true, more battery life can be better getting 5-6 hours approx
Ryzen 5000 mobile with Zen 3 is here :D
New ThinkPad T14S hype
Still have Vega
The best review on this model by far
Hey, , how do I know online whether I'm buying a graphic card for PC or laptop?
I've been looking for days and I don't know how to tell the difference online could you please help me?
I'm looking for RTX 4000 for the ThinkPad p15 GEN 1 LAPTOP
If someon could send me a direct link that would be extra helpful thank you people
Question: Can this device be charged using thunderbolt ? Or USB-C? Or what docking station is available??
Lenovo thunderbolt pro docking station gen 2. The only one with the power to juice this
Where do you get all those awesome, nerdy t-shirts?
Now that's what I call a laptop computer! Or how should we call it instead? Numbercrunchmonster, CADbeast, Designzilla? I own a P51 and it's my go to machine when on the road. At home it just works too. My office has a desktop with all I need, but when I want to do some quick work in the living room with as much capabilities, I can just take my P51. Thanks Lisa for this review!
Really hope they add Ryzen to more of their lineup, i'm dying for a Ryzen ThinkPad Yoga!
it will be a few years for that, so don't hold your breath. Most workstations/corporate laptops need/want Pro chips (vpro). So we need Ryzen pro chips and then also need Quadro GPUs pared with them and validated and then also get ISV certification on top of that. not saying it won't happen, just not real soon.
The Pro mobile chips are on the way: www.anandtech.com/show/16545/amd-ryzen-pro-5000-mobile-zen-3-comes-to-commercial-notebooks
not gonna happen soon.
Keep dreaming unfortunately
looks like lenovo is starting out with them on their "XPS" type laptops: th-cam.com/video/HN3BPdPTKGI/w-d-xo.html not pro workstation.
Perhaps more likely possibility is a Ryzen ThinkBook Yoga, because they already use quite a bit of AMD mobile.
The huge power consumption - and fan noise - is by design, the so-called ultra performance mode Lenovo introduced with this generation of P-series.
by design? intel can pull 125w on its own, not sure its lenovos design
Thank you for another great review. What's the difference between this and the ThinkPad x1 extreme?
The P15 is heavier, thicker, more upgradable and more powerful (if you go with the higher end CPUs and GPUs offered with the P15).
The screen could be bigger for the chassis size. Too much bezels around the screen
youre the best!
Is it support AMD-V or SVM?
Love this laptop, I own it!
RTX 3000, i7 10th gen, 96gb ram and 1tb nvme ssd!!
What does one need 96 GB of RAM for?? O_0
@@MrNicoJac Engineering - my app uses alot of ram
Hi guys, i got a Lenovo ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 with 32GB ram and 1TB SSD Intel i7-11800H 4.80 GHz, NVIDIA RTX A4000 ( 8gb vram ) for 1200$ it's worth it in 2024 or not ?
What do you think about Lenovo ThinkPad P15v Gen1 Intel Xeon W10855 M (6 C- 12 T), Nvidia Quadro P620, RAM 32G y SSD 1Tb for video and photo?
For what?
@@xpusostomos for photo and video editing
Modern Standby enabled?
Thinkpad P1 Gen 3 ❤️
Yeah I like my P53 a lot and that is coming from somehow who used to be fully into the Apple eco system. I went back to my roots in that I wanted to be able to fix stuff myself, put more in when needed, etc. etc. This is one of the last laptops to still have that. I basically went that way because I had an aging Mac mini from 2012, it broke 6 years later, I fixed it and it's still running just fine maxed out on specs. Then I saw all the follow-ups.... well... let's just say I only buy stuff to last. The battery sucks big time though and I even have a regular 1080p screen and even with light work it never ever reaches 10 hours, 6 is more accurate, 4 when pushing it.
btw, I use it to program on, crunching compile times nice and loud. :)
I saw a TH-camr say the P53 has a better keyboard-type feel than the new P15.
How's the fan noise on yours? My fans are constantly spinning when plugged in, even when CPU temperatures are in the low 30s. My battery life isn't great either, but I have the 4K OLED display. I get maybe 3 hours on it.
@@WaffleusRex The fans are loud yes, but if they wouldn't be, less air is moving around which the chip needs. You can clock the CPU lower by going into the battery icon, lower right, and select it to best battery life mode. That will make it very silent usually. I am waiting on Intel's answer to the Apple M1 chip though, they did proof that concept to work.
@@JeffreyMcMahon Right, but that doesn't mean much. Everyone has different preferences regarding keyboards.
@@VincentGroenewold I know about that but I don't want to do that. I paid for that CPU. I'm going to use that dang CPU. I just want it to have a more sane fan curve, not have it sound like a jet engine even while idling.
EDIT: I've also tried TPFanControl, including the fork that controls two fans. It causes my fans to not spin up like crazy while idling but it causes my CPU performance to tank, at least based on Cinebench scores.
should I buy it as a student?
Another great video well done!!
can this bad boy be powered through USB-C? Thank you!
I think so, but there won't be enough watts to properly get the machine fully going
@@xpusostomos
Thank you for your reply!!
I like this, with Linux as OS.
Cool T-shirt.
I have the new P3 with the Xeon and Lenovo is very aggressive on pricing right now.
You mean P1 Gen 3, correct?
@@danteaubert3645 Yup, thanks.