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日本Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 4 review – portable and loaded with power and security features
The ThinkPad P14s Gen 4 is described by its manufacturer as “Lenovo’s lightest mobile workstation”. These kinds of machines are meant for heavy use and if they are too thin this can be a recipe for disaster. However, we’ve already seen such devices that are compact and powerful at the same time (such as the HP ZBook Studio 16 G10).
At first glance, this Lenovo machine has all the needed tools to be a serious contender in its class. It offers six display 16:10 variants (two of them support touch functionality) and the top one is a 2.8K OLED model while the other five models are IPS-based panels. The power department is handled by Intel Raptor Lake P CPUs which means 28W default TDP, a decent amount of core and threads, a more dissipated heat compared to the U-series processors. For graphics-heavy tasks, there is even an optional NVIDIA RTX dGPU.
Lenovo is trying to impress business users with rich security functionality that includes a Discrete Trusted Platform Module (dTPM), an optional fingerprint reader, self-healing BIOS, a Web camera with a privacy shutter, a Kensington Nano Security Slot, etc. Since this laptop is MIL-STD-810H-certified, it should survive in harsh conditions.
You can check the prices and configurations in our Specs System: https://laptopmedia.com/series/lenovo-thinkpad-p14s-gen-4-intel-dedicated/
Contents
- Specs, Drivers, What’s in the box
- Design and construction
- Display quality, Health impact (PWM), Sound
- Buy our profiles
- Performance: CPU, GPU, Gaming Tests
- [eBook Guide + Tools] How to MAX OUT your Laptop
- Temperatures and comfort, Battery Life
- Disassembly, Upgrade options, and Maintenance
- Storage performance
- Lenovo Vantage
- Verdict
Specs, Drivers, What’s in the box
Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 4 (Intel, Dedicated) - Specs
- HDD/SSD
- up to 2000GB SSD
- M.2 Slot
- 1x 2280 PCIe NVMe 4.0 x4 See photo
- RAM
- up to 64GB
- OS
- Windows 11 Pro, Windows 11 Home
- Battery
- 52.5Wh, 39.3Wh
- Body material
- Plastic / Polycarbonate, Aluminum, Carbon, Glass Fiber
- Dimensions
- 317.7 x 226.9 x 17.9 mm (12.51" x 8.93" x 0.70")
- Weight
- 1.34 kg (3 lbs)
- Ports and connectivity
- 1x USB Type-A
- 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)
- 1x USB Type-A
- 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps), Sleep and Charge
- 2x 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
- 802.11ax
- Bluetooth
- 5.1
- Audio jack
- 3.5mm Combo Jack
- Features
- Fingerprint reader
- optional
- Web camera
- FHD IR with privacy shutter and Ultrasonic Human Presence Detection, 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 P14s Gen 4 (Intel, Dedicated) configurations
Drivers
All drivers and utilities for this notebook can be found here: https://pcsupport.lenovo.com/us/en/products/laptops-and-netbooks/thinkpad-p-series-laptops/thinkpad-p14s-gen-4-type-21hf-21hg/21hf/downloads
What’s in the box?
Inside the box, you’ll find some manuals and a 100W USB Type-C charger that is available for laptops with dedicated graphics. The iGPU-only machines are bundled with a 65W USB Type-C adapter (there are four different models).
Excellent review, very comprehensive.