•  Date Published: 11 Apr 2022
    • Intel Core i5-1135G7
    • Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 (80EU)
    • 15.6”, Full HD (1920 x 1080), IPS
    • 512GB SSD
    • 16GB DDR4
    • 1.70 kg (3.7 lbs)
    5.4
    TOTAL SCORE
    7.4 Portability Very Good
    7.0 Display Very Good
    5.5 For Work Average
    3.1 For Gaming Mediocre
    Lenovo ThinkPad E15 Gen 2

    Lenovo ThinkPad E15 Gen 2

    $1499.00 $1398.00
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    Specs

    • HDD/SSD
    • 512GB SSD
    • M.2 Slot
    • 1x 2280 +1x 2242 M.2 PCIe x4 slot  See photo
    • RAM
    • 16GB DDR4
    • OS
    • Windows 11 Home
    • Body Material
    • Plastic / Polycarbonate, Aluminum
    • Dimensions
    • 365 x 240 x 18.9 mm (14.37" x 9.45" x 0.74")
    • Weight
    • 1.70 kg (3.7 lbs)
    • Ports and connectivity
    • 1x USB Type-A
    • 2.0
    • 1x USB Type-A
    • 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)
    • 1x USB Type-C
    • Thunderbolt 4, Power Delivery (PD), DisplayPort
    • HDMI
    • 1.4b
    • Mini DisplayPort
    • Card Reader
    • Ethernet LAN
    • 10, 100, 1000 Mbit/s
    • Wi-Fi
    • 802.11ac/ax
    • Bluetooth
    • 5.0/5.1
    • Audio jack
    • 3.5mm Combo Jack
    • Features
    • Fingerprint reader
    • Web camera
    • HD
    • Backlit keyboard
    • Microphone
    • Dual Array Microphone
    • Speakers
    • 2x 2W, Dolby Audio
    • Optical drive
    • Security Lock slot
    • Kensington Lock
    • Compartment for Wireless Earbuds

    Portability

    Lenovo ThinkPad E15 Gen 2 (Intel)
    14.37" x 9.45" x 0.74" Dimensions
    1.70 kg (3.7 lbs) Weight
    Average 15.6-inch laptop
    2.03 kg (4.5 lbs) +19% Weight

    Review

    Lenovo ThinkPad E15 Gen 2 in-depth review

    A ton of notebooks was released at CES 2021. The majority of them - meant for gaming, and sporting the latest and greatest from NVIDIA and AMD. However, in order to keep ourselves in check (and while we wait for most of the aforementioned laptops to become available), we will take a look at the ThinkPad E15 Gen 2. Ultimately, it is a notebook, that aims at the budget business laptop crown, fighting with the HP ProBook 450 G8, and the Dell Latitude 15 3510.In order to achieve that, Lenovo is sporting the Tiger Lake processors from Intel, which finally deliver both CPU and GPU performance to the business market. Wherever you look at them, they are a significant improvement over the Comet Lake and Ice Lake architectures.Additionally, you get to choose if you want to stick with the in[...]

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    Pros

    • Great spill-resistant keyboard
    • Good performance
    • The display doesn't flicker at any brightness level (LGD064C)
    • Supports Wi-Fi 6 and two M.2 PCIe x4 drives
    • Optional IR face recognition and fingerprint reader

    Cons

    • Covers only 53% of sRGB and not uniform luminance across the area of the display
    • Only two USB Type-A ports, one of which runs at 2.0 speeds
    • No SD card reader

    Disassembly, maintenance and upgrade options

    You get the typical ThinkPad experience with just a pinch of excitement.Check out all Lenovo ThinkPad E15 Gen 2 prices and configurations in our Specs System or read more in our In-Depth review.1. Remove the bottom plate Similarly to previous years, this notebook's bottom panel is held in place by 8 captive Phillips-head screws. After you undo them, pry the panel with a plastic tool, and lift it away.2. Battery For the battery, it has a 45Wh unit.3. Memory and storage Here, we have two M.2 PCIe x4 slots, one for 42mm, and one for 80mm drives. As for the RAM, there [...]

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