Lenovo ThinkBook 15p Promises a Mighty Performance from $999

With the new ThinkBook 15p, Lenovo promises powerful performance and robust housing, and for an additional charge, the Lenovo ThinkBook 15p is even available with a 15.6-inch 4K screen that can display the full Adobe RGB color space.

With the ThinkBook 13s Gen 2, Lenovo has already presented a new office notebook that offers a very attractive price-performance ratio, but the ThinkBook 15p offers even more performance. Because in this model, the manufacturer relies on a 10th Generation Intel Core i5-10300H processor with maximum clock frequencies up to 4.50 GHz, 4 Cores, and 8 Threads.

There is also a choice of an Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650 Max-Q or a GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Max-Q, each with 4 GB of GDDR6 graphics memory and 8 GB to 32 GB of DDR4-2933 memory. Dual M.2 slots can be equipped with PCIe SSDs. Lenovo offers two options for the 15.6-inch display: a 300 nits bright version with an IPS panel and a 1,920 x 1,080 pixels resolution or a 600 nits bright 4K display with a 3,840 x 2,160 pixels resolution including Pantone Calibration.

Due to the powerful chips, the notebook comes with a 135-watt charger, but the 57 Wh battery is only supposed to last 6.6 hours according to the manufacturer. In the almost 2 cm thick and 1.9 kg heavy housing there are two USB-A 3.2 Gen 1 ports, a USB-C connection (3.2 Gen 1), HDMI 2.0, RJ45, an AUX connector, and an SD card reader.

As little extras, the ThinkBook 15p offers an illuminated keyboard, a particularly large trackpad, a hinge that allows the display to be opened by 180 degrees, a fingerprint sensor in the power button, 2 x 2-watt stereo speakers with tuning from Harman, a 720p -Webcam with privacy shutter and relatively quiet fans, which should never be louder than 42 dB.

Price and availability

The Lenovo ThinkBook 15p is available to buy on Amazon.com at starting price of $960.75.

Lenovo ThinkBook 15p Specifications

• CPU: 10th Generation Intel Core i5-10300H Processor (2.50 GHz, up to 4.50 GHz with Turbo Boost, 4 Cores, 8 Threads, 8MB Cache)
• OS: Windows 10 Home
• Display: 15.6-inch FHD (1920 x 1080) IPS, anti-glare, 300 nits, 100% sRGB
• Memory: 16 GB DDR4 2933MHz
• Battery: FHD – up to 7.4 hours
• Storage: 256 GB PCIe SSD
• GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 with Max-Q 4GB GDDR6 with Dynamic Boost with Integrated Intel UHD graphics
• Security: Smart Power On, Webcam privacy shutter, Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 2.0, Kensington lock slot
• Audio: 2 x 2W Harman speakers, Dolby Audio, Dual-array mics
• Camera: 720p Webcam privacy shutter
• Connectivity: Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201 802.11AX (2 x 2), Bluetooth 5.1
• Ports: USB-C 3.2 Gen 1 (data only), 2 x USB-A 3.2 Gen 1, HDMI 2.0, RJ45, Headphone / mic combo, MicroSD card slot
• Dimensions: 19.9 x 359 x 249.5mm
• Weight: 4.19 lbs (1.9 kg)