[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I had a HP Spectre 360 prior that was a good laptop, but I could not upgrade the RAM and it was slowing down when I put it to task. The new ThinkPad P16 Gen2 is amazing. Its much quieter, its quicker as expected, and it has not been bogged down when I am tasking it. It is larger in size and heavier than my HP, but I typically dont carry with me to often as I have a Surface Pro for on the move. All in all very happy with my purchase and would recommend to anyone looking for a powerful laptop.
Reduces the amount of tea/coffee you will drink!!!
on November 27, 2023
Posted by: Rushian
from Robbinsville, NJ
Verified Purchase:Yes
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Purchased this to replace my ThinkPad P1 Gen 3. Main reason was I needed a more powerful graphics card to deal with my CAD and 3D scanning needs. I've had the machine now for approximately two weeks and am very satisfied with my purchase.
Advantages: A computing and graphics beast! I can have a high polygon Sketchup file and several instances of RhinoCAD open and there are no freezes while the hamster wheel turns or lockups of the software. Converting large 3D CAD files is almost instant compared to the P1!
Cons: Drinking less tea/coffee as I don't have to walk away while it thinks! It is about twice the thickness and weight of the P1 but I expected that and understand it is needed to accommodate the graphics card and required cooling. The cooling fan is also noisier and comes on more often, for me this is acceptable to get the required performance I need to be productive.
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] This thing is a workhorse. I researched many laptops and kept coming back to this one. This laptop isn’t missing a feature. From the performance to the options such as back lit keyboard, no smudge touch screen this beast is the best. The screen brightness and resolution is better than my new 6k Dell monitor.
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Purchased this for a client needing a mobile workstation for revit and 3D modeling applications. I only had limited use during setup and deployment but for the little bit of time i used it i really liked it.
It has a screen typical of Lenovo which is a more matte finish and not as clean or bright as other laptops however it is responsive and easy on the eyes...
The keyboard and trackpad were both very nice and smooth. The large trackpad was responsive and did not seem to miss much when moving around and the keyboard keys feel robust and smooth without being clunky or cheap feeling so that i really liked.
The only thing i can say that i wasn't expecting was the weight of this beast. It is certainly a thick machine and heavier than most but for a workstation it is to be expected... I did get used to the weight and feel of it after the first day so that i think was just being used to typical slim and light laptops.
Overall i thought it was a great choice for the price, and i am a big lenovo fan so it is nice to see their quality and durability still being top notch even in a cost effective workstation setup... Although my use of this one was limited i will keep in touch with the client as they begin to use it daily and update this review if possible as i get more real world feedback on it from the field.
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Rugged and crazy fast. Best laptop I have ever owned and I have own a bunch. I put Ubuntu Linux on it and I now zings.