Customer reviews from lenovo.com
Lenovo - 15.6" ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 Laptop - Intel Core i7 - 16GB Memory - NVIDIA Quadro T1000 - 512 SSD - Black
Average customer rating
4.7
(235 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 235 reviews
5 Stars
187
4 Stars
37
3 Stars
6
2 Stars
3
1 Star
2
96%of customers recommend this product.
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Customer Reviews for Lenovo - 15.6" ThinkPad P15 Gen 2 Laptop - Intel Core i7 - 16GB Memory - NVIDIA Quadro T1000 - 512 SSD - Black
Posted by: HowardPattis
from Chicago, IL
Verified Purchase:Yes
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Love the updated technology from my P50.....solid build and great performance
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Posted by: Luis IX
from San Jose, CA
Verified Purchase:Yes
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Great laptop, arrived with no issues and fast delivery.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Posted by: AllanOREGON
from Phoenix, OR
Verified Purchase:Yes
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Love this laptop! It feels like a solid piece of equipment.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Posted by: Alex68
from Lindon, UT
Verified Purchase:Yes
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] This is a great laptop. I got it as a new engineering student. It was an investment as these aren’t cheap, but any laptop worth getting isn’t cheap. It works great, quick, and easily runs all the programs I need it to.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Posted by: Redgatesound
from New York, NY
Verified Purchase:Yes
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Great computer for live production work. Has all the connection ports you’ll need without having to use hubs.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Posted by: Designer Mike
Verified Purchase:Yes
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Purchased for heavy Solidworks design and FEA use and it preforms beautifully.
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Customer Rating
4
Very good but not fully excellent
on September 13, 2023
Posted by: elemental
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] My use case: normal stuff + light CAD design.
Weight: It is a bit heavy but much more manageable than I expected. Still a laptop backpack for me.
Weight: It is a bit heavy but much more manageable than I expected. Still a laptop backpack for me.
The obvious, but stuff I like:
upgradeable RAM for me is huge in a world that is running away from it like it gives you the plague. Even if theoretically it might sacrifice a drop in performance for me it's not noticeable enough and the quality of life improvement is just too much to pass up.
It also has another fast-disappearing commodity: an RJ45 (ethernet) port. Wifi is nice when out and about but ethernet for me is essential for a reliable (and with less electromagnetic interference) internet connection when stationary.
The many SSD slots make dual booting super easy which is nice, since Windows has a monopoly on good CAD programs and Linux has a monopoly on viable operating systems.
upgradeable RAM for me is huge in a world that is running away from it like it gives you the plague. Even if theoretically it might sacrifice a drop in performance for me it's not noticeable enough and the quality of life improvement is just too much to pass up.
It also has another fast-disappearing commodity: an RJ45 (ethernet) port. Wifi is nice when out and about but ethernet for me is essential for a reliable (and with less electromagnetic interference) internet connection when stationary.
The many SSD slots make dual booting super easy which is nice, since Windows has a monopoly on good CAD programs and Linux has a monopoly on viable operating systems.
Sound Tip: turn off Intel Smart Sound Technology, it made my headphones insanely crackly and is a known issue. Sound is smooth without it.
Build Quality: For such a high end computer, the build quality could have been much better. The internal design is quite good but the outer casing material + the clips are not up to par with what Lenovo has proved previously it can do. I get that now only the X series gets carbon fiber but I wish Lenovo reconsidered this as a good casing on a good laptop is really attractive. Even my T490s has a sturdier exterior. Would definitely pay a bit extra for a truly reliable casing. They also needed one more screw under the front of the trackpad.
Battery Life:
I'm not sure if its Lenovo's fault but something that bothered me to no end: the NVIDIA GPU is impossibly difficult to power down on Windows, once again proving how unviable of an operating system it is (apart from constantly spying on you). I was able to turn the GPU off successfully on Linux (Fedora) with the proprietary NVIDIA drivers + envycontrol, effectively tripling my battery life (From 2 hours on windows to 6 hours on linux). The 10 hours battery life or whatever they say is probably only real if you physically remove the GPU.
I'm not sure if its Lenovo's fault but something that bothered me to no end: the NVIDIA GPU is impossibly difficult to power down on Windows, once again proving how unviable of an operating system it is (apart from constantly spying on you). I was able to turn the GPU off successfully on Linux (Fedora) with the proprietary NVIDIA drivers + envycontrol, effectively tripling my battery life (From 2 hours on windows to 6 hours on linux). The 10 hours battery life or whatever they say is probably only real if you physically remove the GPU.
Even with some of the inconveniences this has, the P15g2 for me is an excellent workstation that suits my needs near perfectly and expect to use for years to come.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Posted by: Altoid666
from Akron, Ohio
Verified Purchase:Yes
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Overall I really like my new P15 Gen 2. My previous ThinkPad was a P51 so I am very familiar with the form factor and use. The biggest likes are the blazing fast Xeon processor, the brilliant and sharp display and the great ThinkPad keyboard and the solid build quality and design of my P15. My major dislike is that the battery is "built in" vs the easy to slide out battery of my P51. I am looking forward to may years of happy use with my P15 Gen 2.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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