[Video Review] Lenovo ThinkPad L14 Gen 3


Lenovo ThinkPad L14 Gen 3 (Intel) in-depth review

As you can imagine, Lenovo makes a lot of laptops. But the ThinkPad is arguably their most recognizable product lineup. What is even funnier, is that Lenovo isn't the creator of this brand - it was IBM, but Lenovo has purchased it 17 years ago. Interestingly, some of the original features, which are connected to the product are still here - the fantastic keyboard, the TrackPoint, and most importantly - the reliability.Today, we have a member of this wide family. It sits in the middle of the price range and is called the ThinkPad L14 Gen 3. From our experience with previous versions of thi[...]

Pros

  • Great performance in short loads
  • The display doesn't use PWM to adjust its brightness levels (Chi Mei (Innolux) N140HCA-E5B (LEN40A9))
  • Pleasant spill-resistant keyboard with long travel, clicky feedback, and a backlight
  • Great I/O selection with Thunderbolt 4, MicroSD, and LTE support
  • Charges with USB Type-C
  • Optional IR face recognition system and a fingerprint reader

Cons

  • Processor frequency drops in long runs
  • Its display covers only 51% of sRGB (Chi Mei (Innolux) N140HCA-E5B (LEN40A9))

Lenovo ThinkPad L14 Gen 3 (Intel) - Specs

  • Chi Mei N140HCA-E5B
  • Color accuracy  7.2  3.6
  • HDD/SSD
  • up to 1000GB SSD
  • M.2 Slot
  • 1x 2242 M.2 PCIe x4 Gen 4  See photo
  • RAM
  • up to 64GB
  • OS
  • Windows 11 Pro, Windows 11 Home, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Home
  • Battery
  • 42Wh, 42Wh, 3-cell, 57Wh
  • Body material
  • Plastic / Polycarbonate, Aluminum, Carbon
  • Dimensions
  • 325.4 x 217 x 18.73 - 19.63 mm (12.81" x 8.54" x 0.74")
  • Weight
  • 1.39 kg (3.1 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
  • 1x USB Type-C
  • 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps), Power Delivery (PD), DisplayPort
  • 1x USB Type-C
  • 4.0, Thunderbolt 4, Power Delivery (PD), DisplayPort
  • HDMI
  • 2.1
  • Card reader
  • MicroSD
  • Ethernet LAN
  • 10, 100, 1000 Mbit/s
  • Wi-Fi
  • 802.11ax
  • Bluetooth
  • 5.2
  • Audio jack
  • 3.5mm Combo Jack
  • Features
  • Fingerprint reader
  • optional
  • Web camera
  • HD / FHD
  • Backlit keyboard
  • optional
  • Microphone
  • Dual Array Microphone, far-field, Dolby Voice
  • Speakers
  • 2x 2W Stereo Speakers, Dolby Atmos
  • Optical drive
  • Security Lock slot
  • Kensington Lock

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