Lenovo ThinkBook 14 Gen 6 (AMD) review – portable office device with good upgradability and long battery life

Verdict

The Lenovo ThinkBook 14 Gen 6 (AMD) is a good business device that doesn’t cost a whole fortune but it has a lot of extras that aren’t optional. Like the privacy shutter for the Web camera, the fingerprint reader, and an SD card reader. This reminds us that the I/O section is good, especially for a thin and light 14-inch device and it includes four USB ports and even a LAN connector.

The aluminum build feels premium to the touch thanks to the anodizing finish. However, the average rigidity of the chassis spoils the fun. On top of that, you can’t open the lid with a single hand. The spill-resistant keyboard is comfortable for usage but sadly, the backlight is optional. The touchpad is big and smooth – nice!

We are quite impressed by the performance of this small machine. Because of the capable cooling solution, the Ryzen 7 7730U can maintain high CPU clocks no matter the load while the single fan isn’t intrusively noisy. The downside here is the high processor temperature in medium and prolonged periods of stress. The iGPU is still a beast and it can show more than 70FPS in CS:GO on Max details. That’s possible because of laptop is configured with dual-channel memory.

Speaking of which, the upgrade options are spot on – two SODIMMs for up to 64GB of DDR4-3200MHz RAM and two M.2 slots that are compatible with Gen 4 SSDs. Unfortunately, the slots are limited to Gen 3 speeds because of the AMD platform limitations. On the bright side, we have a small and thin notebook with good upgradability which is a rare find these days.

We decided to buy a laptop with the base display model that seems suitable for normal office usage. The 16:10 IPS panel (LEN140WUXGA (LEN9125)) offers wide viewing angles, a good contrast ratio, and most importantly – it’s PWM-free. The color coverage and accuracy are nothing to write home about but that’s okay for a not-so-expensive office notebook.

Last but not least, the battery life is long even with the base 45W unit – more than 11 hours of Web browsing on a single charge sounds nice for such a modest capacity. In short, the AMD version of the Lenovo ThinkBook 14 Gen 6 is a snappy business device that has an IPS display that lacks PWM usage, good battery life, great upgradability, good I/O, and a nice amount of security features.

You can check the prices and configurations in our Specs System: https://laptopmedia.com/series/lenovo-thinkpad-14-gen-6-amd/

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Lenovo ThinkBook 14 Gen 6

Processor

AMD Ryzen 7 7730U

VideoCard

AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (R4000/5000, 15W)

RAM

16GB RAM

STORAGE

512GB SSD

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$1049^.99

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