OLED + Nvidia ?? - Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 4 (Intel) Review

[@tndgu]

4-5 hours battery life is not middling, for a 14 inch business laptop, its terrible. Get the AMD variant of this laptop, the gpu on AMD variant is only %5 slower than dedicated RTX that is in this one. Not only that the AMD cpu is %25 more powerful while consuming half the power. It will give you better thermals and more than double battery life. There is absolutely 0 reason to get intel version whatsoever.

[@Real_British]

Wish it come with FHD option, it could also contribute to battery life as well

[@AWolfMan75]

Where is this Thinkpad 14, amd with dedicated graphics with the much better battery life you are speaking of? SKU #? I am looking on their website now. Need to order something pretty soon.

[@BerglasE]

인정

[@QuickCubeCorp]

My 11-inch 2015 MacBook Air has only 1 hour and 30 minutes of battery life. Which is fine for me because I always have a charger with me.

[@Burbanana]

it does bro 1920 x 1200​@@Real_British

[@cppctek]

Heyyyyyyy I love to see the heatsink !!!! ❤❤❤ glad to see a laptop manufacturer that really pays attention to cooling!!!!

[@antonulybin389]

Thank's for the detailed review, there are not so many of them available.

[@rhondabraxton8998]

Your review convinced me that this is the one for me!!! Thanks for a clear review

[@WhatWeMenWant]

any chance u can review the p14s gen 5 . it seems to be based off a new china model - the t14p and is a much better chassis (only the intel. the amd gen 5 chassis is still plastic)

[@iSowelu]

Great video/review! I just got the P14s Gen 4 AMD model a couple of weeks ago when Lenovo had the CTO at 67% off (plus my employer discount). Got it loaded via CTO with AMD Ryzen Pro 7, Radeon IG (I am not a gamer), 64GB RAM, performance 2TB (SK Hynix) SSD, OLED Display (Samsung) and builtin LTE/WWAN for $1190 USD. It's been a solid machine, runs cooler and quieter than any Intel ThinkPad I've owned/tried. The one thing I was unsure of was the materials of the chassis. The machine feels solid with a nice texture that doesn't attract fingerprints, but I thought the entire chassis was made of PPS or various plastic types (for the black model) and not metals as mentioned in the video? The bottom cover doesn't show AL or MG or CF, so I am assuming that Lenovo just used a variety of plastics. Is this not the case? Thanks!

[@TechGuyBeau]

You can customize the bottom in many cases, aluminum or PBT. They sent me a metal one.

[@iSowelu]

@@TechGuyBeau Ah, okay. I don't see that option with the CTO for either the AMD or Intel models, so maybe that's not an option in the US Lenovo store.

[@andreiiancu7427]

How do you get it so cheap ?

[@iSowelu]

@@andreiiancu7427 Lenovo was running a sale with the P series CTOs at 67% off (this was the % off via my employer discount Lenovo site, but I think it was a 65% off sale on the regular site). Keep watching, they'll probably be running another flash sale again.

[@andreiiancu7427]

@@iSowelu I`m not sure if to take the AMD (as i hear they`re running cooler) or the Intel model. I have the Thinkvision P40w-20 display and would use it also with this. I have checked the PSREF and AMD one supports maximum Monitor resolution 3840x2160 and Intel same on HDMI, but on thunderbolt 7680x4320@60Hz.

[@opensourcedev22]

I love these P and T series Lenovo Thinkpads. You can get a 16" with 32gb and 1tb Gen4 nvme for under $1500 CAD, which is insane. 16" Macbook pro would be close to $3000, Dell way above $2000 . For professionals, these have all connectivity you need. Battery life can be "extended" if you go with a Ryzen 5 or 7 on the 7000 series instead of Intel.

[@gamers-generation]

Nice on Beau, thanks for the in-depth review!

[@akin242002]

Great powerhouse laptop. A strong competitor to M3 Pro MBP 14. I'm in IT at work, and we have the P16 Gen 2 in our inventory. Pure mega powerhouse that competes with the M3 Max 16-inch and Dell XPS 17 9730.

[@mubasherusman3943]

What is the difference in P16 and P16s. which should be buy or which use case suits for p16 and which for p16s

[@TheQuangBang]

In your opinion what are the tradeoffs between the M3 and the Thinkpad?

[@akin242002]

@TheQuangBang M3 is better for single core performance, video editing, and battery life. ThinkPad is better for running Powershell, C# programming, and SolidWorks computer aided design (CAD) for engineers. Additional benefit is that you can upgrade the RAM & SSD.

[@modernpicasso_]

Very nice to see how this particular NVIDIA variant performed!

[@TechGuyBeau]

Yep it’s no gaming gpu… but it can game ahah

[@glaz126]

I like when peoples say that a laptop that is 2cm thicc is like it's an old ASUS gaming laptop from the 2010s

[@jannoj9268]

the legion slim 5 14 now also comes with a matte oled screen (according to the configurator. I’ve ordered it a few days ago and we’ll see)

[@TechGuyBeau]

Might be country specific. Here in Canada it was glossy only. Interesting to see other options

[@leejacksondev]

Think I’m going for this over the z13.

[@TechGuyBeau]

I would too

[@LightOtt]

Battery is definitely a deal breaker. Excellent review btw.

[@TechGuyBeau]

Thanks. I have a t14 AMD model 😅be been daily driving for a few weeks. That might solve your battery woes (same OLED screen and such)

[@LightOtt]

would you mind providing the review link if you did one already to that laptop? @@TechGuyBeau

[@gogi983]

@@TechGuyBeau How much does the battery last on your AMD model with the same screen, on basic daily use? May we expect at least 7 hours or so with such an OLED screen?

[@prjroberts]

Im really enjoying my p14s 4gen. Although having the power for gaming, i find min energy settings and i can get about reasonable time with the battery and all my works apps work atill very smooth.

[@JtotheRizzo]

I'll wait for the AMD 8000 series processor version if/when they make it. What's the big difference between this and the T14s Gen 5? Looks to have the same specs.

[@mubasherusman3943]

Please Review Lenovo P16s OLED

[@victorvelasco3825]

that is not for play games, is for work

[@TechGuyBeau]

Doesn’t matter. It plays games.

[@omarkhairy5170]

I have a question that is not related to the video. do u think MSI Vector GP68HX 13VH (the 1440p and 240hz screen) is better or Legion 7 pro (AMD version) both running the 4080? Amd comparing the 2 in terms of which is the better machine in optimization and better performance and quality. appreciate ur thoughts on this.

[@TechGuyBeau]

I prefer the cooling acoustic and chassis design of the legion more. The msi does have good cooling but I’m not as into the design. The gaming performance should be similar. What is the price difference

[@omarkhairy5170]

@@TechGuyBeau the MSI is 150eur cheaper. I was a little worried from the fact the legion keyboard is little bit more flexible and might break with usage. And wanted to ask about if the connectivity of the 2 devices are similar or one is better than the other? Thank u for ur prompt response man

[@shawno66]

love my p14s

[@lufasumafalu5069]

no baldur gate 3 testing >

[@TechGuyBeau]

Rip. It runs fine though

[@Fr4nkSanchez]

I bought the ACRONYM 2 from Asus, I like it so far, th eproblem is that is not so handy or portable. Specially if want to take it to my living room and rest in my legs. I have been thiking in sellling itand buying a P14

[@shikinaziz5750]

Hi, I am considering the Thinkpad P14 gen 4 and Thinkpad T14 G5, which one should I choose?

[@TechGuyBeau]

Specs on both? The chassis are basically the same, so the difference will be the specs

[@ajmforonda]

What if you connect an external gpu ?

[@mazarg161]

So annoying, in Australia you can only get the low resolution monitor options. This is nearly always the case here. And a Max of 32Gb...Sigh.

[@TechGuyBeau]

Yeah I don’t like market discrepancies

[@kenlewphoto]

I just ordered a Dell XPS 17” computer for close to $3k for photo editing… you’re making me want to cancel my order and get this instead. This one has a better screen and more RAM. How accurate is the color on this out of the box? Or would I have to color calibrate it?

[@TechGuyBeau]

The screen is very well calibrated. Lenovo does quite well for that overall.

[@DailyBag]

You can't go wrong with Lenovo Thinkpads . Robust frame ,

[@user-jj2nt2vs5n]

Useless laptop as it can't run linux, I have one it crashes constantly & Lenevo told me 'Linux is not supported '

[@TechGuyBeau]

That doesn’t make it useless. That makes it useless for Linux users And besides that, most thinkpads do in fact support Linux very well

[@Burbanana]

do you know about the battery life on the AMD oled version?

[@TechGuyBeau]

i have a revie of the t14s amd (same laptop but amd). really good battery

[@animacecz]

what would you recommend, this or m3 pro macbook? I am mostly concerned about battery life

[@TechGuyBeau]

They run totally different operating systems so not really comparable

[@LeRatVisseur]

MacBook if you can live with macos

[@bartek38912051]

Is the keyboard flexy? I mean If you push it down, does it flex down? How many milimiters down? I ask because E16 and E14 are flexy which is bad.

[@TechGuyBeau]

no this is more story than the E series thinkpads

[@mikeblaszczak5346]

Is this the Gen3 or the Gen4 model? Looks like the Gen4, but ... ?

[@TechGuyBeau]

Gen 4

[@sirasitp6183]

Hows the temperature and throttling after sometime of playing? Does it get super hot?

[@TechGuyBeau]

Not really no. It can get warm but the a500 is low wattage

[@octanevz]

Dear Lenovo, please send TGB a P14s G4 AMD and a P16s G2 AMD - both with 64GB, 2TB and OLED - for a review. 😊 Jokes aside: I'm currently looking into buying a P14s (21K5000JGE) or P16s (21K90000GE). Not sure which one to choose: 14" for better portability or 16" for more screen size and maybe better battery life with 86Wh. Use case: Programming, VMs, Data Analytics. Both mentioned configurations have no dedicated graphics adapter, which I appreciate, because I don't need it. Would love to hear your opinion especially regarding the portability of the P16s. ☺️

[@TechGuyBeau]

I haven’t tested the p16s but the chassis size should mimic the e16 (although more premium). I never found it to be too bulky to carry around I prefer 16” relatively thin laptops as a perfect size. But they can be a little large for some people

[@petrmiskerik]

It is sho shame there is no 120Hz OLED variant 😞

[@TechGuyBeau]

Yeah would be nice. At least 90hz imp

[@noumaan]

Oled nvidia and intel sounds like it will have a battery life of 15 mins 😂

[@pranavannadarajah3522]

ThinkPad P14s Gen 4 or ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 11 i7-1365U vPro 32 GB LPDDR5-6000MH, I need to run VM as well. Which one should I choose? Please reply to me ASAP. I am planning to buy one of the laptops this cyber monday

[@TechGuyBeau]

p14s for sure. The 1370p is much more powerful and the cooling is superior on the p14s

[@nibz8909]

Can you send me a sample cuz.....

[@TechGuyBeau]

Haha if only I got to keep them ;)

[@trubadyr99]

Appearance is so dated... Quality machine, but boy it looks old-fashioned!

[@sorenjunkers3834]

No

[@Koopagamelouda]

Which is why I love it.

[@klipklapklop3359]

Thats literally one of the selling points of thinkpad which millions love

[@MrHawky-sc6lo]

It's a thinkpad...