Model: ThinkPad P16v Gen 1 AMD (16") - Mobile Workstation
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Wow, what an awesome laptop. I've been sticking with Thinkpads for years as I love the business level build quality (and Commercial Vantage software that makes life easier)
800 NITS is a dream come true for folks like me that work next to a large very bright window, or often outside.
But $1300 .. hmm. There are other Thinkpads with 500 NIT screens for $600, they are a few generations old though. The sweet spot for Thinkpads is still probably two generations ago, the new buzz around them has evaporated so now they are reasonably priced.
One needs to make sure that the 800 NITS advertised isn't just for HDR content, but also for SDR, which we all use to get actual work done.
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How does rtx a1000 compared with 4060? Can it play some triple A games?
Unfortunately no. The A1000 is a step under an RTX 3050. If you are doing light gaming or -presenting- challenging renders, it's fine. Don't expect to edit on it though. If we are talking the A4000 .. then a different story, great for lots of things (but still worried about thermal throttling)
Disclaimer: I'm not a definitive authority on this stuff, but I don't say things online that I don't have reasonable data to support.
It would be much cheaper installing a new sticks yourself than your "out of the box" idea any day....
I second this notion. I am typing on my T14 Gen1 AMD atm with 48gb RAM and my extra 32gb Patriot RAM stick cost around $40
Also you have -control- over what you put into the laptop, this, imo, is worth somthing.
In my T14 Gen1 AMD, I've got the well respected P31 Gold as my main drive and a WD 520 as my secondary drive in the WWAN slot - it's a completely different bootable system... So if ever my main rig takes a poop, I can always boot into a "brand new" laptop .. even though the physical laptop entity has not changed.
Can anyone comment on possible disadvantages of the P series when compared to the T series?
For the past 20 years, I've only had Thinkpad T laptops. I know the P series is usually more powerful, so I understand what I would gain with the P series.
I would like help with to understand what I might lose (if anything) if I were to compare a P series and a T series (assuming similar specs).
The P series often come with a discrete GPU .. for better or worse, depending on your needs. For me, with my individual requirements, the discrete GPU is unnecessary, and, really, unwanted. I've got a gaming rig for playing games.
Any link would be appreciated for the half-priced alternative version.
Gotcha. Yes, now this will not be at the performance level of the OP laptop (of course) .. but, for me and I think many laptop users, it would be close enough:
I can't seem to find the specific SD post, but it was probably Dr. Wajahat who posted it.. is was something like this, but 16GB RAM and around $600, actually it was exactly $600 if I remember correctly, as I was considering it:
I'd much rather have any AMD CPU rather than an 11th gen Intel (12th gen forward is a different comparison) .. so you'd be buying one of these for the screen, and, of course, the Thinkpad ecosystem, which in my experience works predictably and I value predictability in my work computers.
@Dr.Wajahat - I am looking for a 64GB memory thinkpad, please suggest or post a solid deal on p14S, p16S or p16V
It would cost way more, but I'm assuming you can upgrade the ram since there is an option to get it up to 128GB - Guessing off one chip. Most Lenovo's now have soldered on ram and you need to get matching size for Dual Channel Ram to work. The last time I checked the max Single chip was 32GB for DDR4. Guessing DDR5 would double that by now at a cost. https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/c/la...A64%2520GB
This was a really poor reply. You didn't actually support your opinion with anything, nothing at all, neither subjective nor objective.
That link is a meaningless link of specs and synthetic comparison. What you need is people who have actually -played- Triple-A games (as the poster requested information on) on this mobile GPU.
Do you have any real-world experience, or at least knowledge of the various recent-ish laptop GPUs available and their relative real-world rankings?
Not much in my experience. I have a new P14s with 7840U/64GB RAM/4K OLED, and my dad has a 2-year-old T14s with 4650U/16GB RAM/1080p IPS. His is very slightly thinner and lighter (like, 1-2mm and 0.1-0.2lb) but almost identical in footprint. They are both silent at idle and pretty quiet under load.
I believe the P14s has a 2.8K OLED and the P16s has a 4K OLED.
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800 NITS is a dream come true for folks like me that work next to a large very bright window, or often outside.
But $1300 .. hmm. There are other Thinkpads with 500 NIT screens for $600, they are a few generations old though. The sweet spot for Thinkpads is still probably two generations ago, the new buzz around them has evaporated so now they are reasonably priced.
One needs to make sure that the 800 NITS advertised isn't just for HDR content, but also for SDR, which we all use to get actual work done.
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Disclaimer: I'm not a definitive authority on this stuff, but I don't say things online that I don't have reasonable data to support.
Also you have -control- over what you put into the laptop, this, imo, is worth somthing.
In my T14 Gen1 AMD, I've got the well respected P31 Gold as my main drive and a WD 520 as my secondary drive in the WWAN slot - it's a completely different bootable system... So if ever my main rig takes a poop, I can always boot into a "brand new" laptop .. even though the physical laptop entity has not changed.
For the past 20 years, I've only had Thinkpad T laptops. I know the P series is usually more powerful, so I understand what I would gain with the P series.
I would like help with to understand what I might lose (if anything) if I were to compare a P series and a T series (assuming similar specs).
I can't seem to find the specific SD post, but it was probably Dr. Wajahat who posted it.. is was something like this, but 16GB RAM and around $600, actually it was exactly $600 if I remember correctly, as I was considering it:
https://slickdeals.net/f/16991953-lenovo-thinkpad-p14s-cert-refurb-14-uhd-ips-i7-1185g7-quadro-t500-48gb-ddr4-1tb-ssd-win-11-pro-754-99
If you watch these Lenovo Ebay laptops for sale, they vary in price and often in the $600s ..
https://www.ebay.com/itm/176300497820
https://www.ebay.com/itm/155904230259
I'd much rather have any AMD CPU rather than an 11th gen Intel (12th gen forward is a different comparison) .. so you'd be buying one of these for the screen, and, of course, the Thinkpad ecosystem, which in my experience works predictably and I value predictability in my work computers.
https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/c/la...A64%2520GB
https://technical.city/en/video/R...060-mobile
https://technical.city/en/video/R...060-mobile
That link is a meaningless link of specs and synthetic comparison. What you need is people who have actually -played- Triple-A games (as the poster requested information on) on this mobile GPU.
Do you have any real-world experience, or at least knowledge of the various recent-ish laptop GPUs available and their relative real-world rankings?
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