Lenovo ThinkBook 15

Date Published: 20 Jan 2020
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CPU: Intel Core i5-10210U
GPU: AMD Radeon 620
Display: 15.6”, Full HD (1920 x 1080), IPS
Storage: 512GB SSD
RAM: 8GB DDR4, 2666 MHz
Weight: 1.80 kg (4 lbs)

Pros

Adequate price tag
Supports PCIe x4 drives
Has a total of 5 USB ports and an SD card reader
The power button is equipped with an optional fingerprint reader
Decent keyboard
It has comfortable viewing angles and good contrast ratio (BOE NV156FHM-N48 (BOE0700))

Cons

Build quality is not the best
Lacks Thunderbolt connection
Uses aggressive PWM for birghtness adjustment (BOE NV156FHM-N48 (BOE0700)) (our Health-Guard profile deals with that)
Covers only 50% of sRGB (BOE NV156FHM-N48 (BOE0700))

Lenovo ThinkBook 15 - Specs

CPU

Intel Core i5-10210U 83

CPU Performance #83

Average

GPU

AMD Radeon 620 165

GPU Performance #165

Decent

AMD Radeon 530 (4GB GDDR5) 1.2%
AMD Radeon 620
NVIDIA GeForce 930MX (2GB DDR3) 0.1%
NVIDIA GeForce 940MX (2GB DDR3) 0.1%

Display

15.6”, Full HD (1920 x 1080), IPS

panel 1

BOE NV156FHM-N48

Color accuracy 4.2 -> 3.9

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HDD/SSD

512GB SSD

M.2 Slot

1x 2280 PCIe NVMe 3.0 x4 See photo

RAM

8GB DDR4, 2666 MHz

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Body Material

Plastic / Polycarbonate, Aluminum

Dimensions

364 x 245 x 18.9 mm (14.33" x 9.65" x 0.74")

Weight

1.80 kg (4 lbs)

Ports and connectivity

1x USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), Power Delivery (PD), DisplayPort
1x USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)
1x USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps), Sleep and Charge
1x USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)
1x USB Type-A 2.0
HDMI 1.4b
Card Reader MMC, SD, SDHC, SDXC
Ethernet LAN
Wi-Fi 802.11ac
Bluetooth 5.0
Audio jack combo audio / microphone jack

Features

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DISPLAY: 15.6-inch, 1920 x 1080, IPS

Name	BOE NV156FHM-N48
Diagonal	15.6"
Pixel density	141.21 ppi
Brightness	287 cd/m²
sRGB	51%%
PWM frequency	21000 Hz

Panel Type	IPS
Resolution	1920 x 1080
Becomes "Retina" from	24 inches (62 cm)
Contrast	1220:1
dE Color Checker	4.2 3.9
PWM Rating	5.1: (undesirable)

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