Can't tell you how happy I am to see a proper review of the 2019 ThinkPad P53, and it's on my favorite youtube channel no less. Thank God for you Lisa!
Oh ma gia. Talk about quick turn around, I requested this in your last vid, thank you so much. I have been searching youtube hourly for days for anyone to do a solid review on the p53, I'm glad it was you, so thorough. Edit. The xeon is 6 core
Beautiful! I am a Dell guy but I just can't help myself with the Thinkpad. This looks to be one heck of a beast. Lovely expandablity and boy do I love that.
R.a. Wheeler I have had Dell laptops for the past 20 years. But the Dell Precision laptop (5510) runs too hot due to its slim chassis. Thermals are bad and even with the latest 15” model, it hasn’t really improved. Also drivers are bad and I have lots of issues with the Dell Docks (D3100, WD15 and TB15/TB16). My next laptop will probably be a Lenovo in this series. The only drawback is the numpad that causes the keyboard to be asymmetric.
@@RamonDeKlein I love the XPS line, but for some reason Dell has really cheaped out the cooling on them. I have a Latitude 5491 with a 6 core and Nvidia graphics. The thing is a 14 inch beast. But like the XPS 15 it throttles. Even after using new paste and shims. It's still better than a Macbook pro, but it's not what it could be. Especially if I am using my TB16 thunderbolt dock. For whatever reason them two don't seem to play well together. The fans will just blast away. It's a little heater. I don't think it's strictly Dell. It's this push for thinner and lighter laptops. But when your sticking that kind of hardware in there... I mean it's still a 14mn cpu. These things produce a lot of heat under stress. For my $2100 bucks I expected better. I was only $400 or so off from moving up to a precision 7530. I probably should have pulled the trigger in retrospect. But I really wanted to keep with a 14 inch footprint. My 5470 before it never had these problems at all, but to be fair that was only a quad core with Radeon graphics and it didn't have thunderbolt. I used the traditional doc with it.
This is literally the one I picked out for my company a month ago and we are testing the first one out. We do 3d modeling, renderings, cad and Adobe work. So far it's been great. The one thing it's missing is the normal lay down docking station.
I apologize for my curiosity. Could you tell me why you didn't buy, instead a Ryzen 9/ Threadripper workstation for your work? For the same price, you would have the double, and more, of the power and the possibility to upgrade for years. I'm interested in your point of view. Thank you.
@@giuseppenativo2123 Our organization uses Thinkpads therefore we wanted to keep the same look but a more powerful laptop without it being obviously different.
The computer overall is impressive. It is very customizable. The only real drawbacks I can find are the sound (which isn't bad by any means) and the weight (which can be overlooked after you adjust). Otherwise, it's a very powerful machine with an awesome keyboard, finger scanner, and the lovely Cortana.
I have a P50 and still love it - it has been a real workhorse, easily equivalent to my original IBM ThinkPads. People talk about how Lenovo's ThinkPads aren't as good, but you get what you pay for - the high-end ThinkPads are as good as they ever were (and no less expensive). My only disappointment with the P50 is that the 4K screen, while amazing in every other way, was never all that bright and has gotten even dimmer over the years. But it seems like that's fixed in the newer models.
Time will tell...especially on the OLED touch screens, many bad feedback about them so far. I'll stick on the "classic" FHD IPS for the moment, as they are time-tested technology. But you're right about brightness improvements, we can now comfortably use those new laptops under sunlight :)
I think the review of your P50 is one of the first of your videos I ever watched; the P70 review I particularly enjoyed with the sentence "you can kill a rat with the power cable".
You are incredible Lisa! Thanks for the fantastic overview :) super informative. Refreshing to have the real questions answered instead of flashy sales talk, much appreciated.
Make jokes all you want. At least these are upgradable and fixable. The thin notebooks might look nice, but if anything goes wrong it's trash. If you can even open it without destroying it, you'll find everything soldered on and not replaceable. I have given up on the thin, pretty models. It's off- lease Lenovos from here on in. I'll probably get one of these in about 5 years and it will still have 5-10 years of useful life.
Thanks for the comprehensive review. It was extremely helpful. For those planning on installing your own additional SATA connected hard drive call Lenovo first. The SATA connector is not included when configured online and you will have to order their hard drive installation kit. Which is a easy and clean install for any basic PC technician. Ordered mine with the basic Quadro T1000 and 512GB SSD drive, 500 nit screen and 16 GB for video and photo editing. I was way overdue for an upgrade. Added another 16GB and the Crucial MX500 2TB SATA SSD drive. Other than having to order and install the hard drive installation kit and having to disable the touch pad so it doesn't interfere when using the TrackPoint; I couldn't be any happier. With the X390 as my ultra portable and my old E545 as a print server I now have a legitimate high speed wireless network to boot. On a final note the P53 FHD 500 nit screen is gorgeous.
Gorgeous. The Thinkpads pretty good as well. Still have this P50 which is going strong, and thanks to my indecision I haven't yet splashed out for its replacement.
The one I want for this P53 model comes out costing about $4,100 USD with taxes included That is: 32gb ram 1tb ssd 4k display nvidia quadro rtx5000 16gb intel i7 9850H That's an insane laptop at a staggering price. It's odd to realize that in 5 more-or-less years, these types of specs will be mid-level or maybe even entry-level at a "friendlier" price.
If you use it to make $$ like I do the expense can be written off because instead of paying taxes and getting nothing I can convert my money to a laptop legally. That's why used leased computers r so cheap because once written down u can't sell them or u sell them for a buck as they have been written down by the leasor.
Even if I can not afford it, I still watch it to see your cheerful personality :) Yes, love this beast of a machine for my data analytics and science projects.
@Ajit Singh - i am planning to run Data Science projects on it, no gaming, no 3D rendering. So, does it make sense to go to dedicated GPU and skip the T-line?
@@avgonyma1 First I would get clarity on the type of data science projects to run. Then would Google for the minimum hardware recommendation for those projects. That would determine my base minimum budget. Then I would decide my max budget based on base budget. I would compile the list of all the known brands that configure the workstations for data science projects (e.g. www.lenovo.com/us/en/think-workstations/artificial-intelligence-industry/c/artificial-intelligence-industry). Then I would rank them by price and the value / configuration. Normally I fix the CPU and GPU and go for minimum RAM and lowest hard disk config. I buy them separately and upgrade it myself.
@@ajit555db thank you. Very informative. Unfortunately, in my country we only get preconfigured Lenovos. So the P53 i was looking at only has a Nvidia Quadro T1000 4GB GPU. (no chance to get a better GPU). Seems that is not much for data science (read someone barely fit a deep learning network into a 6GB GPU). Does it potentially make sense to take that GPU? (If i understand correctly, one can usually not buy and change a GPU by themselves)
Had this for a year now, use the autodesk suite as well as Archicad. I've found it manages heat very well, fans are very quiet, occasionally kicking up if I'm rendering or doing some heavy duty work. The bottom gets warm sometimes but not hot, and even then not consistently warm. This is for a regular amount of use , not constant office work.
After my last Thinkpad ($2,600), the Oled screen took a dump at the end of the first year with no support from LENOVO. I am done buying LENOVO, after years buying Thinkpads, since it was IBM, I just switch and I am happy with the Asus, the Asus zenbook Duo works great and built well. Good bye Lenovo. By the way I bought the Oled screen because of your positive review.
The Quadro 5000 is the only Quadro that is worth getting. The Quadro 4000 is like a RTX 2060. A regular Q4000 is like G2060 Super, but since its max - q, its like a regular G2060.
I orded this one around 2 weeks ago, and the only reason I went P53 instead of the P73 is the 73 does not offer a touch screen option unfortunately. In the bright side though the price difference allowed me to get 4 year on site warranty.
Nice channel keep up the good work! I am wondering if the Lenovo P5*/P7* will come up with the AMD Ryzen processors. Any info about that? Thanks in advance!
I do lots of programming for supercomputers and a significant amount of AI as well - and my eyesight isn't all that good anymore, so I got the p73 without the touchscreen, but with 128 GB RAM, 2 2TB SSD and one 2 TB spinning (6 TB total - as much as will fit on the machine), and the i9-9880H. Unfortunately, when doing anything significant, the temperature rockets up to where it's throttling. I'm running Linux Mint, and I've already got it on a 4-fan cooling pad. Any suggestions for more cooling? It's on 57 C right now and all I'm doing is watching your review.
Just had to RMA my unit. Arrived with the chassis bend issue and a dead pixel on the 4k IPS panel, along with awful backlight bleed at the top. Replacement expected in *mid January* ! 3 months lenovo? Come on.
Thank You, Liza for your detailed Review. Am intending to purchase this WorkStation for my Desinging and Rendering. You just made it easy for me to make a Positive Decision.
You did not state the price of this unit.?? You state like 1100USD in the beginning, but that is not very relevant if that unit your reviwing is like 3500USD?? importent to get basic margins down so people can put it into perspctive and usually you do, but I didn't notice it in this review, but could me that didnt took notice.
Without any coupons the model she is reviewing is far more than $3500. Base price is $1400. +$175 to upgrade CPU +$35 to upgrade Windows 10 Pro +$520 to upgrade to 64gb DDR4 +$205 to upgrade to 1tb SSD +$25 for brighter screen or $270 for 4k touch. +$1410 to upgrade to RTX 5000 Price is $4369 with her config without any coupons or sales. Current sales bring it down to $3,779.00 before tax, and around 4k after. The GPU and RAM are of course the main price boosters. Even the RTX 4000 is a 800 something upgrade. To top that off they won't deliver for 4 to 6 weeks minimum right now. Was a huge 45% off sale 2 weeks ago and things look to be highly backlogged.
Would you recommend this laptop to a graphic designer? I mostly use Adobe apps like Photoshop, Premiere, After Effects and some 3D work on Sketchup and Cinema 4D. Are the Xeon and i9 processors better than the new Ryzen chips?
How about the graphic card? Is it upgradable as well? If you buy this unit with nvidia T1000 4gb card then you want to upgrade it to rtx 5000 would that be possible?
You can't upgrade a laptop gpu nor a cpu, this would involve some skilly tweaks and change on the cooling system. Moreover you have little to no chance to find a retailed laptop graphic card on the market (maybe ebay) since they are meant to be sold to manufacturers only.
What do you mean it doesn't look nice. This thing looks amazing! Not like a flimsy laptop that mimics a floppy disk if you pick them up on one end of the keyboard.
I am between Thinkpad P53 or Legion Y740. I need it for 3-D geological modeling and Radar image processing. Thinkpad with GPU (NVIDIA Quadro T1000 (4GB GDDR5)), but legion Y740 with GPU RTX 2060. Which one is better for my job?
Hi Lisa, Thanks for the P53 review, Is this model perfect for Networking guys ? I am planning to buy one thinkpad which should be very powerful in any aspects like virtualization, heavy loaded thirdparty software and application, cloud infrastructure for Networking. I don't want to buy desktop so could you please suggest or this P53 (the Intel Xeon 8-core E-2276M CPU) is better than all.
In the specifications for the OLED display version of P1/X1E/P53 it actually say "SDR 400nit, HDR 500nit (peak)". So it's actually brighter than the 350nit Lenovo writes in their marketing materials. Strange.
ThomasRBA same supplier，same spec，it has different actual spec providing to vendors，Dell is always the best，you know why？dell has the biggest power on suppliers，that is why I choose alienware m15 4k oled
@@liukoog2095 You're not right. The P1 has been measured to 504nit. Like the specifications say. Look at this review: www.reddit.com/r/thinkpad/comments/dg5znc/p1_gen_2_4k_oled_feedback/?
I'm about to return my really hot P1 Gen 2 for the P53. What I'm really hesitant about is a dock. Lenovo recommends the 40AN0170US but reviews on it and the 230 W dock are atrocious. I have never worried about a dock until these external blocks. My HP ZBook connected via a Thunderbolt G2 dock and I never knew if 1, 2, or none of my displays would work or how to bring them back consistently if I did lose them. I'd also lose the audio. Lisa - you have any recommendations? Could I use a non-Lenovo dock?
It certainly looks removeable - looks like there are three screws and a ribbon cable holding it in.There are finger divots that look like they're to help you pull it out. It may not be hot-swappable, but that's a different thing and I don't think it's that big of a deal.
hey lisa, good channel, great reviewer! two things:why did you stop making reviews about budget gaming laptops, and please review dell g3 3590! keep up the good work!
Can't tell you how happy I am to see a proper review of the 2019 ThinkPad P53, and it's on my favorite youtube channel no less. Thank God for you Lisa!
I love it when you review ThinkPads!!! I have the P51 and it's a dream to type on. As a writer, and a student, I love ThinkPads!
utility is much more important than beauty.I like quite industrial chunky style hardware that looks like it will last.
Oh ma gia. Talk about quick turn around, I requested this in your last vid, thank you so much. I have been searching youtube hourly for days for anyone to do a solid review on the p53, I'm glad it was you, so thorough.
Edit. The xeon is 6 core
OLED tends to shift and lose color accuracy when changing brightness. Reducing the highest brightness level helps to retain the consistency.
Beautiful! I am a Dell guy but I just can't help myself with the Thinkpad. This looks to be one heck of a beast. Lovely expandablity and boy do I love that.
R.a. Wheeler I have had Dell laptops for the past 20 years. But the Dell Precision laptop (5510) runs too hot due to its slim chassis. Thermals are bad and even with the latest 15” model, it hasn’t really improved. Also drivers are bad and I have lots of issues with the Dell Docks (D3100, WD15 and TB15/TB16). My next laptop will probably be a Lenovo in this series. The only drawback is the numpad that causes the keyboard to be asymmetric.
@@RamonDeKlein I love the XPS line, but for some reason Dell has really cheaped out the cooling on them. I have a Latitude 5491 with a 6 core and Nvidia graphics. The thing is a 14 inch beast. But like the XPS 15 it throttles. Even after using new paste and shims. It's still better than a Macbook pro, but it's not what it could be. Especially if I am using my TB16 thunderbolt dock. For whatever reason them two don't seem to play well together. The fans will just blast away. It's a little heater. I don't think it's strictly Dell. It's this push for thinner and lighter laptops. But when your sticking that kind of hardware in there... I mean it's still a 14mn cpu. These things produce a lot of heat under stress. For my $2100 bucks I expected better. I was only $400 or so off from moving up to a precision 7530. I probably should have pulled the trigger in retrospect. But I really wanted to keep with a 14 inch footprint. My 5470 before it never had these problems at all, but to be fair that was only a quad core with Radeon graphics and it didn't have thunderbolt. I used the traditional doc with it.
This is literally the one I picked out for my company a month ago and we are testing the first one out. We do 3d modeling, renderings, cad and Adobe work. So far it's been great. The one thing it's missing is the normal lay down docking station.
hiring?
@@alienpolygon6926 Yes, bring a pair condoms through.
Sir, could you please update about your testings? It would be very helpful. I was considering buying Thinkpad P53 for autocad works. Thank you!
I apologize for my curiosity.
Could you tell me why you didn't buy, instead a Ryzen 9/ Threadripper workstation for your work?
For the same price, you would have the double, and more, of the power and the possibility to upgrade for years.
I'm interested in your point of view.
Thank you.
@@giuseppenativo2123 Our organization uses Thinkpads therefore we wanted to keep the same look but a more powerful laptop without it being obviously different.
I got one and i can confirm that is the best laptop money can buy,
The computer overall is impressive. It is very customizable. The only real drawbacks I can find are the sound (which isn't bad by any means) and the weight (which can be overlooked after you adjust). Otherwise, it's a very powerful machine with an awesome keyboard, finger scanner, and the lovely Cortana.
Upgraded from a x220 to a P53 and so far love it! It’s setup as a desktop with 2 external monitors. It’s snappy and responsive!
cool so you connected 2 monitors WITHOUT a docking station?
Yes, docking station optional.
Got to love that intel core i6 1:44
Kickass review, as always, Lisa! Loved it! DANG, this is upgradeable and fixable! Love it!
Amazing review. Was waiting for P53 review for long time.
Also you cleared my doubt, which RAM slots lenovo fills in.
Thanks for another great review.
I have a P50 and still love it - it has been a real workhorse, easily equivalent to my original IBM ThinkPads. People talk about how Lenovo's ThinkPads aren't as good, but you get what you pay for - the high-end ThinkPads are as good as they ever were (and no less expensive). My only disappointment with the P50 is that the 4K screen, while amazing in every other way, was never all that bright and has gotten even dimmer over the years. But it seems like that's fixed in the newer models.
Time will tell...especially on the OLED touch screens, many bad feedback about them so far. I'll stick on the "classic" FHD IPS for the moment, as they are time-tested technology. But you're right about brightness improvements, we can now comfortably use those new laptops under sunlight :)
I think the review of your P50 is one of the first of your videos I ever watched; the P70 review I particularly enjoyed with the sentence "you can kill a rat with the power cable".
not just the cable, but the power brick itself! ha
You are incredible Lisa! Thanks for the fantastic overview :) super informative. Refreshing to have the real questions answered instead of flashy sales talk, much appreciated.
Make jokes all you want. At least these are upgradable and fixable. The thin notebooks might look nice, but if anything goes wrong it's trash. If you can even open it without destroying it, you'll find everything soldered on and not replaceable. I have given up on the thin, pretty models. It's off- lease Lenovos from here on in. I'll probably get one of these in about 5 years and it will still have 5-10 years of useful life.
Here I am replying to you after 4 years and couple monthes!
Now I am buying it after all these years!!! 😂
I bought one today for 625 €.
I7, 32g Mem, Quadro T2000, 1TB SSD
worth it?
I bought one last week for 875€. i9, 4k, rx4000m.
Bought one today with i7 64g 1tb Rtx 5000
750€
Thanks for the comprehensive review. It was extremely helpful.
For those planning on installing your own additional SATA connected hard drive call Lenovo first. The SATA connector is not included when configured online and you will have to order their hard drive installation kit. Which is a easy and clean install for any basic PC technician. Ordered mine with the basic Quadro T1000 and 512GB SSD drive, 500 nit screen and 16 GB for video and photo editing. I was way overdue for an upgrade. Added another 16GB and the Crucial MX500 2TB SATA SSD drive. Other than having to order and install the hard drive installation kit and having to disable the touch pad so it doesn't interfere when using the TrackPoint; I couldn't be any happier. With the X390 as my ultra portable and my old E545 as a print server I now have a legitimate high speed wireless network to boot.
On a final note the P53 FHD 500 nit screen is gorgeous.
This is the type of laptop i want.
Gorgeous. The Thinkpads pretty good as well. Still have this P50 which is going strong, and thanks to my indecision I haven't yet splashed out for its replacement.
Hopefully I don't have these thoughts. I bought my P series so I can own it for a decade.
I've been waiting for this. You made am awesome review too. Thank you!
The one I want for this P53 model comes out costing about $4,100 USD with taxes included
That is:
32gb ram
1tb ssd
4k display
nvidia quadro rtx5000 16gb
intel i7 9850H
That's an insane laptop at a staggering price. It's odd to realize that in 5 more-or-less years, these types of specs will be mid-level or maybe even entry-level at a "friendlier" price.
Agreed
If you use it to make $$ like I do the expense can be written off because instead of paying taxes and getting nothing I can convert my money to a laptop legally. That's why used leased computers r so cheap because once written down u can't sell them or u sell them for a buck as they have been written down by the leasor.
Try 3 years
P series are no joke!!! Trust me!!!
You reviewef this surprisingly well.. Kudos
Wow i could run 4 to 5 VMs comfortably with this thicc beast!
I love the look, my first laptop for school and college was a T430 and I love the aesthetic
I may buy a used one of these!
Can't wait for your pixel 4 review! You're the one of the only reviewers I trust!
Love the P series. Got a chunky P70 myself :)
P72 here:)
P71 Xeon here.
how are ur p series holding up today? is it still fast or slow
Even if I can not afford it, I still watch it to see your cheerful personality :) Yes, love this beast of a machine for my data analytics and science projects.
@Ajit Singh - i am planning to run Data Science projects on it, no gaming, no 3D rendering.
So, does it make sense to go to dedicated GPU and skip the T-line?
@@avgonyma1 First I would get clarity on the type of data science projects to run. Then would Google for the minimum hardware recommendation for those projects. That would determine my base minimum budget. Then I would decide my max budget based on base budget. I would compile the list of all the known brands that configure the workstations for data science projects (e.g. www.lenovo.com/us/en/think-workstations/artificial-intelligence-industry/c/artificial-intelligence-industry). Then I would rank them by price and the value / configuration. Normally I fix the CPU and GPU and go for minimum RAM and lowest hard disk config. I buy them separately and upgrade it myself.
@@ajit555db thank you. Very informative. Unfortunately, in my country we only get preconfigured Lenovos.
So the P53 i was looking at only has a Nvidia Quadro T1000 4GB GPU. (no chance to get a better GPU). Seems that is not much for data science (read someone barely fit a deep learning network into a 6GB GPU). Does it potentially make sense to take that GPU?
(If i understand correctly, one can usually not buy and change a GPU by themselves)
Love the review Lisa! Happy to see more numpad laptops on here 🙌🏻
If Lenovo released a 3:2 Thinkpad with this workstation hardware, I'd buy one in a heart beat.
16:10 I can see the appeal, but why would you want 4:3 in nearly 2020? That hasn’t been a standard for nearly 15 years now.
@@EmergencyChannel Sorry, I actually meant 3:2
please review the P53s!
I would also like to see you review Thinkpad E495/E595
Thx, I have been waiting for this. How was the heat management with such a monster vga ?
Had this for a year now, use the autodesk suite as well as Archicad. I've found it manages heat very well, fans are very quiet, occasionally kicking up if I'm rendering or doing some heavy duty work. The bottom gets warm sometimes but not hot, and even then not consistently warm.
This is for a regular amount of use , not constant office work.
love the expandability, wow!
After my last Thinkpad ($2,600), the Oled screen took a dump at the end of the first year with no support from LENOVO. I am done buying LENOVO, after years buying Thinkpads, since it was IBM, I just switch and I am happy with the Asus, the Asus zenbook Duo works great and built well. Good bye Lenovo. By the way I bought the Oled screen because of your positive review.
Great!
Would you review the p43, please?
Thank you for at great review. You make it seem so easy.
Amazing review, thank you and please keep it up on workstations
The Quadro 5000 is the only Quadro that is worth getting. The Quadro 4000 is like a RTX 2060. A regular Q4000 is like G2060 Super, but since its max - q, its like a regular G2060.
Laptop that big i want my cd drive back!
And lose cooling for it? Will it be worth for you? Get an external CD drive...
I like Lisa. Like, if somebody said they didn't like her, I would not like that person - based solely off that one interaction.
Thank you so much, first video i saw of yours and you earned my suscription and thumb up!.
@KmaEoN same here...
I see a Thinkpad review by Lisa, I know I am in for a good time. Lenovo made a mistake when they removed the removable battery.
A P73 with a 120HZ 4K display and the same specs as this one would be my ideal long term laptop
I orded this one around 2 weeks ago, and the only reason I went P53 instead of the P73 is the 73 does not offer a touch screen option unfortunately.
In the bright side though the price difference allowed me to get 4 year on site warranty.
Can I use it with touching on the screen?
I hope I will buy it. And how much is it now?
Nice channel keep up the good work! I am wondering if the Lenovo P5*/P7* will come up with the AMD Ryzen processors. Any info about that? Thanks in advance!
Great job! Than you for such detailed review!
Very informative review...great job!
Lisa can u plz review the Yoga C940 🙏🏽
Lisa can you review Thinkpad P43s or P53s? they are aimed at engineering students.. so it'd be great if you review those products..
I am thinking about eventually upgrading my thinkpad (I currently have a P51s) to this model
Is this a good choice for editing videos?
I do lots of programming for supercomputers and a significant amount of AI as well - and my eyesight isn't all that good anymore, so I got the p73 without the touchscreen, but with 128 GB RAM, 2 2TB SSD and one 2 TB spinning (6 TB total - as much as will fit on the machine), and the i9-9880H. Unfortunately, when doing anything significant, the temperature rockets up to where it's throttling. I'm running Linux Mint, and I've already got it on a 4-fan cooling pad. Any suggestions for more cooling? It's on 57 C right now and all I'm doing is watching your review.
Try undervolting. If that doesn't work, then redoing the thermal paste might be your last resort.
Just had to RMA my unit.
Arrived with the chassis bend issue and a dead pixel on the 4k IPS panel, along with awful backlight bleed at the top. Replacement expected in *mid January* ! 3 months lenovo? Come on.
Oh my god actually? Also did it thermal throttle under cpu stress testing
@@staggeredgore9910 My 9850H wasnt throttling. Only ran the benchmark for ~45 minutes though.
@@henryatkinson1479 oh thanks for the reply also which benchmark test. and what temperature did it settle at
Lenovo shipping is getting to meme level - I placed an order for one of these, 4k IPS panel and its expected to ship on January the 15th. BRUH.
How does it compare to the new MacBook Pro 16???
This is the best laptop out there.
Lisa. You're the best!
Which is better p53 low series with vga quadro t1000 than zephyrus g14 have ryzen proc with geforce RTX for rendering. Big thanks..
Thanks for the review really helpful
Lenovo P53s Laptop ~ i7-8665U ~ 16Gb ~ 512Gb SSD ~ nVidia P520. That's the best.
Thank You, Liza for your detailed Review. Am intending to purchase this WorkStation for my Desinging and Rendering. You just made it easy for me to make a Positive Decision.
You did not state the price of this unit.??
You state like 1100USD in the beginning, but that is not very relevant if that unit your reviwing is like 3500USD??
importent to get basic margins down so people can put it into perspctive and usually you do, but I didn't notice it in this review, but could me that didnt took notice.
Without any coupons the model she is reviewing is far more than $3500. Base price is $1400.
+$175 to upgrade CPU
+$35 to upgrade Windows 10 Pro
+$520 to upgrade to 64gb DDR4
+$205 to upgrade to 1tb SSD
+$25 for brighter screen or $270 for 4k touch.
+$1410 to upgrade to RTX 5000
Price is $4369 with her config without any coupons or sales. Current sales bring it down to $3,779.00 before tax, and around 4k after.
The GPU and RAM are of course the main price boosters. Even the RTX 4000 is a 800 something upgrade.
To top that off they won't deliver for 4 to 6 weeks minimum right now. Was a huge 45% off sale 2 weeks ago and things look to be highly backlogged.
Would you recommend this laptop to a graphic designer? I mostly use Adobe apps like Photoshop, Premiere, After Effects and some 3D work on Sketchup and Cinema 4D. Are the Xeon and i9 processors better than the new Ryzen chips?
How about the graphic card? Is it upgradable as well? If you buy this unit with nvidia T1000 4gb card then you want to upgrade it to rtx 5000 would that be possible?
You can't upgrade a laptop gpu nor a cpu, this would involve some skilly tweaks and change on the cooling system. Moreover you have little to no chance to find a retailed laptop graphic card on the market (maybe ebay) since they are meant to be sold to manufacturers only.
Excellent information Lisa 👍
I'm here for the thicc thinkpads
How much does it cost? It sounds very nice, but that will count for naught if it costs an arm and a leg.
Is it possible to do a comparison with the Dell Prevision 7540? Plz?
Lenovo should load these units up with every i/o option available, including legacy ports for data acquisition.
When will the Lenovo P53 come out with the Intel 10th Gen processors.....any idea....?
Can it be charged using USB -C?
Could have told us a bit more info on the graphics performance and high CPU performance.
What do you mean it doesn't look nice. This thing looks amazing!
Not like a flimsy laptop that mimics a floppy disk if you pick them up on one end of the keyboard.
Can it trump the macs
Would this thing be good for gaming? Thanks!
THICC BOI
Wuestion if I were to install an other Nvme, would I remove the pink tape? I suppose it´s a cooling tape.
Good review, subbed.
Great review. Thanks!
I am between Thinkpad P53 or Legion Y740. I need it for 3-D geological modeling and Radar image processing. Thinkpad with GPU
(NVIDIA Quadro T1000 (4GB GDDR5)), but legion Y740 with GPU RTX 2060. Which one is better for my job?
Hi Lisa,
Thanks for the P53 review, Is this model perfect for Networking guys ? I am planning to buy one thinkpad which should be very powerful in any aspects like virtualization, heavy loaded thirdparty software and application, cloud infrastructure for Networking. I don't want to buy desktop so could you please suggest or this P53 (the Intel Xeon 8-core E-2276M CPU) is better than all.
Thanks for the reply, so should I go for intel core i9 or anything else
Please reply
Thank you so much
In the specifications for the OLED display version of P1/X1E/P53 it actually say "SDR 400nit, HDR 500nit (peak)".
So it's actually brighter than the 350nit Lenovo writes in their marketing materials. Strange.
it is a Sumsung Amoled,400nits the maximum,
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XPS 15 uses same screen. It has been measured to around 450-470nits in some reviews. Lenovo specifications says HDR 500 in peak.
ThomasRBA same supplier，same spec，it has different actual spec providing to vendors，Dell is always the best，you know why？dell has the biggest power on suppliers，that is why I choose alienware m15 4k oled
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You're not right. The P1 has been measured to 504nit. Like the specifications say. Look at this review: www.reddit.com/r/thinkpad/comments/dg5znc/p1_gen_2_4k_oled_feedback/?
@@liukoog2095 Really, Dell? How does the #3 PC EOM have more supplier "power" than the #1 PC OEM Worldwide?
Some Tech info for about the P1, for those who are curious - psref.lenovo.com/Product/ThinkPad/ThinkPad_P1_2nd_Gen
Display options
15.6" FHD (1920x1080) IPS Anti-glare 300 nits 16:9 700:1 72%
NTSC 170°
15.6" FHD (1920x1080)
Dolby Vision HDR IPS Anti-glare 500 nits 16:9 1200:1 72% NTSC 170°
15.6" UHD (3840x2160)
Dolby Vision HDR IPS Anti-glare 500 nits 16:9 1200:1 100% Adobe 170°
15.6"
UHD (3840x2160) Dolby Vision HDR, Multi-touch OLED Antireflection Antismudge SDR 400nit, HDR 500nit (peak) 16:9 100000:1 100% DCI-P3 170°
What a beautiful system
How does the CPU used in this particular model compare to Ice Lake (e.g. 1065G used in XPS 13 2-in-1) and highest spec Comet Lake?
I'm about to return my really hot P1 Gen 2 for the P53. What I'm really hesitant about is a dock. Lenovo recommends the 40AN0170US but reviews on it and the 230 W dock are atrocious. I have never worried about a dock until these external blocks. My HP ZBook connected via a Thunderbolt G2 dock and I never knew if 1, 2, or none of my displays would work or how to bring them back consistently if I did lose them. I'd also lose the audio. Lisa - you have any recommendations? Could I use a non-Lenovo dock?
is the trackpad any better than the P1 2nd gen?
Would you recommend this over the hp zbook x360 g5 dreamcolor?
Any chance for a review about the HP EliteBook Dragonfly ?
Can i unscrew/remove the battery and just use the laptop with the the power brick ?
wow. is really a lenovo if the battery is non-removable...
It certainly looks removeable - looks like there are three screws and a ribbon cable holding it in.There are finger divots that look like they're to help you pull it out. It may not be hot-swappable, but that's a different thing and I don't think it's that big of a deal.
Best review quality hands down on youtube madam
I want to buy lenovo laptop, please any suggest to me which one i will buy P52 or P53 model?
hey lisa, good channel, great reviewer! two things:why did you stop making reviews about budget gaming laptops, and please review dell g3 3590! keep up the good work!
im in love with my think pad. you sold me on it before i made the plunge
Hello! Do you know if the SATA HardDrive is just for 2.5 Slim (7mm) ? or can upgrade with any HDD 2.5?
Would the 4K panels cover more of AbobeRGB?
Which Thinkpad has the best keyboard?
Doing the C940 review anytime soon? My P53 got refunded as there was power throttling even while charging