Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen 6 review – capable hardware, good comfort under load, and a lot of security features
The Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen 6 is a mobile workstation that should attract many business users because of its high-end hardware. You can choose between three Intel Raptror Lake-H CPU options and eight GPU variants including the professional NVIDIA RTX 5000 Ada Generation and the GeForce RTX 4090 (Laptop). The device can be configured with tons of RAM and the machines with the two least powerful GPUs have two M.2 slots.
In addition, the display options include three 16:10 panels. Two of them are IPS units with 1200p and 1600p resolution respectively. The top-end model is a factory-color calibrated 3840x2400p touchscreen OLED display. With this one, the end price is sky-high, that’s why we settled for the base model.
Since it’s a business-centric notebook, the security extras are a must. The base package looks good – an IR Web camera with a privacy shutter (note that some notebooks lack a camera), a fingerprint reader, a Kensington Nano Security slot, a discrete TPM 2.0 chip for data encryption, a self-healing BIOS, and a bottom cover tamper detection. If that’s not enough for your needs, you can get optional features such as a vPro CPU, 5MP IR camera, and 4G LTE connectivity via the WWAN slot. Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.3 are on board for all devices.
You can check the prices and configurations in our Specs System: https://laptopmedia.com/series/lenovo-thinkpad-p1-gen-6/
Contents
Specs, Drivers, What’s in the box
- GPU
- NVIDIA RTX A1000 (Laptop, 65W, 6GB) #85 in Top GPUs NVIDIA RTX A1000 (Laptop) #94 in Top GPUs NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada Generation #50 in Top GPUsNVIDIA RTX 5000 Ada Generation NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada Generation NVIDIA RTX 3500 Ada Generation NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 (Laptop) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 (Laptop) NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 (Laptop)
- HDD/SSD
- up to 4000GB SSD
- M.2 Slot
- up to 2x 2280 PCIe NVMe 4.0 x4 See photo
- RAM
- up to 96GB
- OS
- Windows 11 Pro, Windows 11 Home
- Battery
- 90Wh, 90.1Wh, 94Wh
- Body material
- Aluminum, Carbon, Glass Fiber
- Dimensions
- 359.5 x 253.8 x 17.3 - 17.5 mm (14.15" x 9.99" x 0.68")
- Weight
- 1.78 kg (3.9 lbs)
- Ports and connectivity
- 1x USB Type-A
- 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps)
- 1x USB Type-A
- 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), Sleep and Charge
- 2x USB Type-C
- 4.0, Thunderbolt 4, Power Delivery (PD), DisplayPort
- HDMI
- 2.1 (8K@60Hz)
- Card reader
- SD (SD, SDHC, SDXC)
- Ethernet LAN
- Wi-Fi
- 802.11ax
- Bluetooth
- 5.3
- Audio jack
- 3.5mm Combo Jack
- Features
- Fingerprint reader
- Web camera
- FHD IR with privacy shutter and Ultrasonic Human Presence Detection, fixed focus
- Backlit keyboard
- Microphone
- Dual Microphone Array, far-field, Dolby Voice
- Speakers
- 2x 2W Stereo Speakers, Dolby Atmos
- Optical drive
- Security Lock slot
- Kensington Nano Lock
All Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen 6 configurations
Drivers
All drivers and utilities for this notebook can be found here: https://pcsupport.lenovo.com/qa/en/products/laptops-and-netbooks/thinkpad-p-series-laptops/thinkpad-p1-gen-6-type-21fv-21fw/downloads
What’s in the box?
Inside the box, you will find a 170W power adapter and the mandatory paperwork. The most powerful machines are bundled with a 230W charger.