Lenovo ThinkPad L16 Gen 1 (Intel)
Lenovo ThinkPad L16 Gen 1 (Intel) - Specs
- Display
- 16.0”, WUXGA (1920 x 1200), IPS
- HDD/SSD
- up to 4000GB SSD
- M.2 Slot
- 1x 2280 M.2 NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 See photo
- RAM
- up to 64GB
- OS
- Windows 10 Pro, Windows 11 Pro, Windows 11 Home
- Battery
- 57Wh
- Body material
- Plastic / Polycarbonate
- Dimensions
- 357.2 x 253.4 x 20.78 mm (14.06" x 9.98" x 0.82")
- Weight
- 1.77 kg (3.9 lbs)
- Ports and connectivity
- 1x USB Type-A
- 2.0
- 1x USB Type-A
- 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)
- 1x USB Type-A
- 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps), Sleep and Charge
- 1x USB Type-C
- 3.2 Gen 2x2 (20 Gbps), Power Delivery (PD), DisplayPort
- 1x USB Type-C
- 4.0, Thunderbolt 4, Power Delivery (PD), DisplayPort
- HDMI
- 2.1 (4K@60Hz)
- Card reader
- Ethernet LAN
- 10, 100, 1000 Mbit/s
- Wi-Fi
- 802.11be
- Bluetooth
- 5.4
- Audio jack
- 3.5mm Combo Jack
- Features
- Fingerprint reader
- optional
- Web camera
- 5.0MP + IR discrete, with privacy shutter, fixed focus
- Backlit keyboard
- optional
- Microphone
- Dual-microphone array, far-field, Dolby Voice
- Speakers
- 2x 2W Stereo Speakers, Dolby Audio
- Optical drive
- Security Lock slot
- Kensington Nano Lock
All Lenovo ThinkPad L16 Gen 1 (Intel) configurations
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Office Work
Office Work should be used mostly by users who spend most of the time looking at pieces of text, tables or just surfing. This profile aims to deliver better distinctness and clarity by keeping a flat gamma curve (2.20), native color temperature and perceptually accurate colors.
Design and Gaming
This profile is aimed at designers who work with colors professionally, and for games and movies as well. Design and Gaming takes display panels to their limits, making them as accurate as possible in the sRGB IEC61966-2-1 standard for Web and HDTV, at white point D65.
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Health-Guard eliminates the harmful Pulse-Width Modulation (PWM) and reduces the negative Blue Light which affects our eyes and body. Since it’s custom tailored for every panel, it manages to keep the colors perceptually accurate. Health-Guard simulates paper so the pressure on the eyes is greatly reduced.
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CPU performance
Here you can find the price/performance difference between all the CPUs that come in the Lenovo ThinkPad L16 Gen 1 (Intel) series.
Here, we evaluate the CPU's performance using a real-world 3D rendering task, assessing its ability to handle complex computations and rendering workloads efficiently.
Results are from the Cinebench 2024 Multi-Core test (higher is better)
GPU performance
Here you can find the price/performance difference between all the GPUs that come in the Lenovo ThinkPad L16 Gen 1 (Intel) series.
The results are from 3DMark Time Spy (Graphics). Higher is better.
Lenovo ThinkPad L16 Gen 1 (Intel) in-depth review
Most business laptops that offer up-to-date hardware and features are expensive. Of course, you can find devices in this segment that don't cost an arm and a leg. Just like the Intel version of the ThinkPad L16 Gen 1 which is powered by Intel Meteor Lake processors. If you care about battery life, a 15W U-series chip is the better choice and you can also find this machine with 28W CPUs that are more suitable for heavy workloads.You also get decent upgradability alongside a modern port selection. The base security features seem good for the class, including a privacy shutter, a Kensington N[...]
Pros
- Rigid build
- Good overall performance
- The fan is quiet during max CPU stress in "Best Performance" mode
- PWM-free panel (LEN41B5)
- Comfortable viewing angles (LEN41B5)
- 360 nits of max brightness (LEN41B5)
- Good audio quality
- Web camera with a privacy shutter
- Modern port selection with two Type-C ports
- The CPU can sustain high P-core and E-core clocks in long loads (~3.50 GHz / 3.00 GHz)
- Comfortable keyboard + smooth touchpad
- 2x SODIMMs
- The bottom panel is easy to open
- 4G, NFC, Smart Card reader, vPro CPU, 5MP IR Web camera, and fingerprint reader (all are optional)
Cons
- Plastic build
- Too many optional features
- Just one M.2 slot
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