THIS Is Why Most Windows Laptops Suck! Lenovo Thinkpad E14 Gen 2 Review

[@Smoke-Plays]

I have used Thinkpad laptops since they where made by IBM, I’ve had various models from the e and t series. They’re exceptional, sturdy little workhorses. They’re great for a work laptop that you need to carry around and use a lot but they’re powerful enough that you can run a few games in them also. Because they’re often used by businesses there’s a generally good second hand market for them which makes them great for people trying to get as much computing power for their money in laptop form.

[@kuk14i]

You mentioned it's a company laptop, your battery life suffers because most probably your laptop is joined in Intune which eats up a lot of your resources and drains your battery...I'm an IT guy at a company and we use these E14s together with the T14s and they are great laptops until we join them in Intune...

[@pedroharunari5237]

great video. As a tip I would recommend showing benchmark results compared to laptops in the same price range, you can't run benchmarks on your device but there are a lot of results available online which are definitely more trustworthy than a single measure. Keep up!

[@team0403]

Yeah should've definitely done that, I didn't think of it unfortunately. Thanks for the tip though, it's much appreciated!

[@manosprotonotarios5187]

Screen does not look glossy, it looks matte. Are you sure it is glossy? It does not act as a mirror, even the strong light source is diffused and one cannot see the shape of the light source.

[@team0403]

Poor wording, my bad! The screen itself is technically matte, but it can be very reflective depending on the circumstances. Outside, you're gonna have a hard time seeing what's on the screen because it's is not bright at all which makes it hard to see anything but the reflections.

[@manosprotonotarios5187]

@@team0403 thank you

[@alekseidobrovolskii7211]

Thanks a lot for the video. Was looking into buying one of these with company money.. your input made me start thinking into going AMD. Did you have a chance to look at AMD based E14? Greets from Russia!

[@team0403]

I did not, unfortunately. But, given that even the claimed battery life is 13 hours on the AMD model as opposed to 9 on here, I believe it will be better.

[@alejandrohc2757]

I have that model with an AMD processor (E14 2 gen ryzen 5 4500U 256 SSD and 16GB of RAM) and at least in processing power it is excellent, although the graphics are a bit behind (R Vega 6), but still it is a lot better than any version with Intel and more if you can get versions with Ryzen 7 for example. The battery lasts a long time even using gnu/linux like me and I need an integrated microSD reader or an additional USB 3 port (type A or C), although for the price it is fine and it is nothing that a dock station or a hub solve, although a USB-c to HDMI 2 adapter is needed to use 4k monitors at 60fps with more audio channels, since the integrated one is 1.4 version. Another point to look at is the case material, since it varies a lot both in models and in availability by region, for example my laptop is made entirely of PC/ABS and there are combinations of that material with aluminum (aluminum is used in more powerful processors to improve heat dissipation).

[@ohmdalio4274]

I really wish if only engineers will review Thinkpad laptops. All reviews just talks about usb ports, keyboard clicks, sound and camera which is not what Thinkapd was made for. ONLY Engineers please.

[@team0403]

I'm sure there are a couple of reviews of this laptop made by engineers. But saying that only engineers should review it would only make sense if only engineers bought them. But since we both know this isn't the case and there are a lot of businesses, schools, and students who buy these exact laptops (otherwise they wouldn't literally target them to that narrow slice of people), it only makes sense for other people to talk about it because different people have different priorities. I've mentioned mine in the video, which happen to be what I believe students and find more important. More takes on different aspects of a product makes for a better and more well-informed purchase decision which is the core reasons why there are reviews in the first place.

[@tsvetanpopov1984]

Great video. You're not BIASED and that's what makes your content great. Nice work :)

[@waqarfarooq6036]

Good content, Brother improve audio, look into loudness maximizer and multiband compressor ( choose broadcast preset).

[@yannnique17]

It is 120€ cheaper if you order it without Windows 10. That is really nice for us Linux users.

[@robinhood791]

Or just buy your own windows license from the web for a few euro's.

[@AndysWorldAW]

Thank you for sharing this great video with us. You deserve more subs. and views. 🙌👍

[@yolo571]

Great video , you deserve more views and subs. Imo battery life is not a big concern . For this laptop it's the keyboard which is the biggest plus point for me. I personally have the Ryzen 4650u and it's absolutely amazing . Battery last for 9-11 hours on normal use , and 4-5 hours on video editing on Premier Pro. Superb Gaming performance for my standards and battery life without a big budget!

[@MITNICK.K]

What about display ? Not a single review without mentioning it in its con ..

[@SoniSniper]

Amazing video 👏 .

[@shaforostoff]

Has anyone found a way to completely disable fan when running windows? On Linux I just made 'echo level 4 > /proc/acpi/ibm/fan' executed on each startup (with cron's @reboot config line) and I enjoy the silent operation. When I compile and CPU becomes hot, it is slown down by some 30%, but I prefer that to the noisy fan

[@UAP23]

Disabling fans is a bad choice.

[@shaforostoff]

@@UAP23 why?

[@UAP23]

@@shaforostoff Do you not know what the fans are for?

[@Mosestylez]

Which one would you recommend? This version or the one with Ryzen? :)

[@tomifg]

What kind of psychopath presses the space bar with their index finger?! Dislike and unsubscribed.. I've already called the police. (1:49)

[@team0403]

Lol I guess the keyboard is a little too small for my hands so I can't use my thumbs comfortably but I literally just now noticed that I do that haha

[@asimiftikhar3867]

I've got the same laptop, unfortunately CS GO really lags on this device :/

[@wi2571]

😒gaming?

[@Mosestylez]

How does it lag?? I have ThinkPad T450S with Intel HD 5500 (which is much worse than this laptop), and I can play the game very smoothly. 80+FPS on medium settings :/

[@xhsheneehshsksbh3572]

No other laptop could give you a whole day battery, with some intensive work, other then new m1 chips in macbook. So all the bs behind this battery issues is basically nonce. Give it a try with x1 carbon and just 2 instances of Visual Studio, Db visualizer, vs code and browser with 15 tabs... It will melt the battery in 3-4 hours ez... The only laptop to this day that can give you whole day experience is unfortunately just m1 powered laptops, and that comes from a lenovo guy

[@Mistereify]

Hey! Will receive the same laptop in a short(the one with the mx450). Thank you for this informative video. I am now a bit sceptical regarding battery life under windows as I am moving a lot. Do you know if basic Linus distributions such as Ubuntu would work well in that laptop? I read that some had compatibility issues after installing Linux on some new think pads.

[@team0403]

Hi! I have never really used a different OS than Windows on my daily driver, so I can't tell you for sure. But there are people who say that on Ubuntu, their battery life actually gets slightly worse than on Windows. But apparently you can somehow tweak Ubuntu to make better use of your hardware and increase battery life. Standard linux however is supposedly better for battery life if you don't want to try tweaking your OS. But if you know how to do that, you can probably give Ubuntu a shot.

[@alejandrohc2757]

It works fine, as I said in another comment I have the model with AMD and I use fedora. Everything will be fine if you use a recent kernel, the most common issues have to do with the Realtek WiFi card (there are models that come with Intel WiFi 6) or with the FN key lock that has been resolved or require small tweaks.

[@thechaoticbeing7964]

Only thing about Linux is too say away from nivida at all cost but Lenovo typically works fine with Linux may get a few problems here and there but shouldn’t be hard to work on

[@p-townhero]

If I can get this for $200, should I?

[@team0403]

Sure, if it does what you want/need it to

[@mikehawk7307]

My T470 7th gen I5 is awesome. Video calls are good, and the fans hardly run. And if they do then I don't hear it.

[@viejoo1772]

I have to get a laptop this week, which one do you recommend? Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Intel i5 Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Intel i5 ThinkPad E14 Gen 2 Intel i5 Please help! 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@team0403]

I've only used the E14. But let me know what you need and want to use it for and I'll make sure to look into them and give you a few takes on each of the laptops :)

[@viejoo1772]

@@team0403 thank you! really appreciate it, I need it to study, work with excel and stuff, edit some videos and watch a lot of them because in one of my works I have to spend a lot of time watching some videos

[@viejoo1772]

Sorry if I didn’t explain myself, English is not my first language 😬

[@viejoo1772]

@Confused Goku thank you!

[@sybreeder86]

@@team0403 I have L14 gen1 personally and E15 Gen1 at work Both with ryzen 4500u. L series has normal RJ45 that doesn't scare every time you want to connect RJ45. For me ryzen version was no brainer. Cheaper and most of the time faster.

[@maltatravel]

Tell them to add a think light in the next model, then i would definitely buy one, otherwise never!

[@russeljames9713]

If this machine is for $600 do you think it is worth it?

[@team0403]

That depends. If the battery life is enough for you, then I'd definitely recommend getting it, it's a great price. But if not, you might be better off spending a little more for a better laptop.

[@russeljames9713]

@@team0403 thanks for the answer but it seemed to have better life than other below. Kinda already over budget.

[@team0403]

@@russeljames9713 in that case, you should go for it. It's very nice to use overall!

[@SC-sl2ht]

Great Review! Just change the title into "Why Most Intel Laptops Suck!". ;-) But, in comparison to the price of ~800 Euro, the E14 seems to be a realy good choice.

[@rutgerbouwman6538]

I got it for €550

[@samirnajafov1598]

Which processor is better for virtual machine Ryzen 5 5500u or i5-11th gen?

[@sybreeder86]

Ryzen will be better. More cores.

[@The_Central_BANKer]

Hello, will it charge by 30watt powerbank?

[@team0403]

Hey! Yes, you can charge it with a power bank, but depending on what you're doing while charging, it will only charge slowly if at all because the processor itself already has a TDP of 28 watts.

[@RowanBird779]

Cool I have this laptop in the AMD variant and it's pretty good!

[@999DMS]

Good review, hello from Russia!

[@team0403]

Thank you!

[@Luiz-lj3qh]

Thank you, I was considering this model for my daily laptop, but those five hours are not enough. I've read that the x1 nano gen 1 has a much better autonomy. I'd buy an MacBook air M1 but Thinkpad keyboard and trackpoint are the best typing experience for me.

[@RosefrmVenus]

This was a great video. Good pros and cons.

[@Broadsword223]

5-6 hours is good for me :3

[@serbancp]

Hahaha, whole day on battery on a notebook. You are confusing notebooks with phones. 5-6 hours for this unit is excellent.

[@team0403]

If you look at the new M1 MacBooks or other ARM-based laptops, you can see that all-day battery life is not impossible. That was my point that especially Intel but also AMD need to step up their game if they want to keep competing on laptops in the long run.

[@aggreyodhiambo153]

@@team0403 They will compete in the long run for sure. Macs are for a niche market. Buying them is only justifiable if you have the money. Otherwise these windows laptops don't sacrifice performance as you'd like to say. Also, consider target audience for each product...you can't expect the level of luxury on a nissan altima to compete a 5 series. That's what you're saying here. Thanks

[@jatinchaudhary3957]

Can you stress the CPU ( how much Max TDP it uses) as more tdp than the processor limits may results in throttling.. you can use CPUZ to stress test. ( there is an issue in various lenovo laptops relating TDP /source : lenovo forum)

[@philxdev]

not to mention the cheap laptops they put on the market that are IMO absolutely fraudulent e-waste right from the get-go... I have seen so many "unaware" computer noobs who are being sold these cheap laptops and in good faith thinking since it is new it must do all the basic office stuff at least... one zoom call, one browser window and sharing a screen is already putting the cpu workload at max...

[@plutorocks1]

A laptop with Windows sucks but once you get to install Linux on this machine, you'll get more satisfaction than before

[@dj.paulieb]

invest in a mic

[@chandranshpandey1929]

half of these youtubers has nothing to do except keep bashing windows

[@team0403]

That's kind of the point of these videos. It's about improving the product. Nobody wants to see Microsoft fail with Windows, these videos exist to point out where a product has its flaws so that they can be removed with a later version or with an update. :)

[@wi2571]

very disappointed with your video. Thinkpad E14 is not meant for people expecting Stylish. At that Price You should not expect a Pro camera. Buy The X1 carbon and then compare it with what ever You want

[@team0403]

Thanks for your feedback, it's much appreciated!

[@theanarchist4449]

why would anyone buy any windows laptop over macbook air when it offers desktop performance, great built, thinner, lighter? it's faster than any windows laptop ever built.

[@team0403]

Yeah, the M1 MacBooks are crazy powerful, especially for the price. But there are some use cases where going with windows is understandable or even makes more sense: - you want a gaming laptop - you're on a small budget and can't squeeze in $1000 for a MacBook - you simply don't feel like making the switch - you need programs that aren't supported on MacOS - or maybe you just don't want to risk falling into the Apple eco system. Those are the biggest reasons to still go for Windows that I can think of. That aside, as a lifetime windows user, I'm guessing my next laptop will *definitely* be a MacBook.

[@theanarchist4449]

@@team0403 for me, the thing I hate about macbook is mac os. It's so bad. They should let us install windows or Linux so that would help them compete well with windows laptops as well.

[@team0403]

@@theanarchist4449 you can run Windows over Bootcamp. I don't know if you sacrifice a lot of performance while doing so, but the options has been there for years. And reports show that Linux support may be there as soon as June. I haven't used MacOS much in my life but it's definitely simpler than windows and well suited for the people who aren't as tech savy as you or me probably. I think it's just a matter of habit and you can definitely get used to it, though. Have you used MacOS for a longer period of time?

[@raphaelnoronha1419]

I use programs for work not supported in the mac

[@F1rstNameLastName]

Because the mac OS is awful and simply doesn't support most of the software I need.