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expired Posted by Dr.W • Jul 15, 2024
Jul 15, 2024 6:17 PM
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s: 14" FHD+ IPS , Ryzen 7 PRO 8840HS, 32GB DDR5, 1TB SSD $969
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The Dragonfly weighs more than advertised too. I think its just under 4lbs but dont remember exact numbers. It has given me headaches too though
"some" are not necessarily HP related, some are
My Len has been stuck in customs , should have arrived 3 days ago
How easy is return? Do they charge restocking fee? Return shipping cost?
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The two possible problems I hypothesize about are (a) if it's even possible to find a bigger capacity one that fits in the space and is electrically / SW compatible, and (b) whether the change to the battery SW interface / model number / capacity etc. would "confuse" or "break" the software / firmware aspects of the laptop and charging management / monitoring stuff from working if it was never programmed to deal with any other model / size battery.
AFAICT this laptop isn't renowned for its battery life but is intended to maximize the burst performance of interactive applications assuming the user will mostly be using it connected to external power or only for a few hours on battery power.
The easiest achievable battery life extension would theoretically be running it in "low power mode" and optimizing it for using slower speeds, more aggressive energy conservation, etc.
Given the thermal throttling / fan cooling necessity and power limit that kicks in pretty readily I question whether the "high performance" power limit boost etc. of this model is really that compelling / effective without a better cooling arrangement other than reducing little bursts of lag here and there so personally I'd mostly like to just limit the performance / clock rates / whatever to like 60% of maximum and that'd probably be fine and cooler / quieter and make the battery last longer than otherwise.
You can, reportedly, IIRC attach external USB-C-PD power packs (e.g. batteries) to this device to "charge it" at the cost of having an external battery taking cost and space and maintenance to prolong the runtime on battery, though.
16 in and 14 in are not in the same category
It does have a touchscreen so HP has that advantage
Does not have ethernet, nor the potential to add a wwan card/sim slot
Other than similar ram (I think HP is soldered) and HD sizes , I think these are very different. Though I like the looks of it, the color
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s 14" Mobile Workstation Laptop (21K5001JUS) on sale for $1009
Specs:
AMD Ryzen 7 Pro 7840U 8-Core / 16-Thread Processor
14" 2880 x 1800 2.8K OLED Display, 400-nits, 100% DCI-P3, HDR 500, 60Hz
AMD Radeon 780M Graphics
64GB LPDDR5X 6400 MHz Memory (Soldered)
1TB SSD M.2 2280 PCIe Gen4 TLC Opal Solid State Drive
Backlit Keyboard w/ Trackpoint, 5MP Webcam
Qualcomm Wi-Fi 6E NFA725A, 11ax 2x2 + BT5.1
Windows 11 Pro
Fingerprint Reader
Ports:
2x USB-A 3.2 Gen 1 (5Gbps, 1 x always on)
1x USB-C 4.0 40 Gbps (Data, DisplayPort 1.4, PD 3.0)
1x USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 (10Gbps)
1x HDMI 2.1
1x RJ-45 Gigabit Lan
1x Audio Combo Jack
52.5 WHr Battery
~3.05 lbs
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s 14" Mobile Workstation Laptop (21K5001JUS) on sale for $1009
Specs:
AMD Ryzen 7 Pro 7840U 8-Core / 16-Thread Processor
14" 2880 x 1800 2.8K OLED Display, 400-nits, 100% DCI-P3, HDR 500, 60Hz
AMD Radeon 780M Graphics
64GB LPDDR5X 6400 MHz Memory (Soldered)
1TB SSD M.2 2280 PCIe Gen4 TLC Opal Solid State Drive
Backlit Keyboard w/ Trackpoint, 5MP Webcam
Qualcomm Wi-Fi 6E NFA725A, 11ax 2x2 + BT5.1
Windows 11 Pro
Fingerprint Reader
Ports:
2x USB-A 3.2 Gen 1 (5Gbps, 1 x always on)
1x USB-C 4.0 40 Gbps (Data, DisplayPort 1.4, PD 3.0)
1x USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 (10Gbps)
1x HDMI 2.1
1x RJ-45 Gigabit Lan
1x Audio Combo Jack
52.5 WHr Battery
~3.05 lbs
Edit: I figured it out, there is a physical slider . The lever is above the camera on the lid. Hard to notice. Wish they had a closeup pic in the manual
My HP has a keyboard button which is much sleeker
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Note: Mine is upgraded to Hynix Platinum p41 2tb storage, I also use Process Lasso set to Balanced: Better Battery-Life Overlay (probably unnecessary but still want to bring to your attention)
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