I've been using Dell and Lenovo laptops over the past ten years for work. Lenovo products have been better and largely bulletproof so when it was time for a new machine Lenovo was my first choice. I've had the device for about a month and am happy with my purchase so far. Positives: 1. Battery Life - I customized and got the larger battery and it reports 9+ hours in the status bar on a full charge. I haven't had a chance to run it out of juice on battery yet as my 1-2 hour a day sessions on battery. I used it off and on for three days for a couple hours at a whack without charging and still had more than 25% by day 4. 2. Screen Color/Gamut - I haven't formally assessed but in use it is a good screen, with acceptable viewing angles and decent color. I got the regular ... MoreI've been using Dell and Lenovo laptops over the past ten years for work. Lenovo products have been better and largely bulletproof so when it was time for a new machine Lenovo was my first choice. I've had the device for about a month and am happy with my purchase so far. Positives: 1. Battery Life - I customized and got the larger battery and it reports 9+ hours in the status bar on a full charge. I haven't had a chance to run it out of juice on battery yet as my 1-2 hour a day sessions on battery. I used it off and on for three days for a couple hours at a whack without charging and still had more than 25% by day 4. 2. Screen Color/Gamut - I haven't formally assessed but in use it is a good screen, with acceptable viewing angles and decent color. I got the regular HD screen but it's perfectly adequate. Wanted UHD but couldn't select as option in custom build (see Negatives below). 3. Storage - it's hard to find a 2TB device for a reasonable price. This hit the mark. 4. USB A port. No need to get USB-C to USB-C adapter for external HDD, etc. 5. Specs/$ (value) - with discounts, I was under $2k for 16GB/2TB laptop with "all-day" battery life, back-lit keyboard, IR/HD Webcam, above-average integrated graphics AND 3-yr warranty/accidental damage protection. In-cart discounts were nearly 50% making this a fantastic value. It would be a much less compelling device if the price were in the mid-$2k range. Negatives: 1. Quality control: device had keyboard issue out of the box (Alt key was non-functional). I raised a service ticket via warranty and after two visits in a week's time, one keyboard module and one main board swap, the issue was resolved. I fortunately had other machines to use in the interim so it wasn't a huge deal for me but would have been for someone who was exclusively depending on their brand new device to work. If anyone at the factory had actually checked keyboard function (all keys) via the bios utility, this device would not have shipped defective. 2. Configuration Limitations - (a) as best I could tell, the only way to get the UHD screen is via pre-configured units... It's not an option if you customize. (b) larger battery requires you to customize... So if you want the larger battery and select a custom configuration you can't have UHD screen. Perhaps there's there's an electrical engineering reason for this, but that seems doubtful to me. Seems more like the historic manufacturer passive anti-AMD stance where if you go AMD you have to sacrifice something(s). (3) AMD = No Thunderbolt. This is a no-brainer in hindsight but I didn't think about it at time of purchase. This is not a must-have feature for me as I run a desktop as my mega-tasking platform but would be a problem if I was trying to use this machine to run multiple (3+) monitors at or near 4k. Rumors exist about future upgrades to USB4 via BIOS but that feels wishful to me... Hopefully I'm proven wrong and it happens. USB3.2 will have to do for me in the meantime.

I bought the T16 on a fantastic deal; it actually worked out cheaper than the T14! I am delighted. My requirements are that a laptop has to be as quiet as possible, have decent battery life, good keyboard and sharp (preferably high res) screen. My usage is mostly writing and research and a little photo editing on ON1. This has led me in the last few months to try out: Spectre 16 (slow and heavy, fan noise), Asus Zenbook pro flip 15 (sent back because of 2 faults), LG Gram 16 (12th gen meant fan almost always on vs 11th gen which was mostly silent) and then Macbook Pro 14 (brilliant, but just didn't run the research and writing software as well as on windows). Last despairing throw of the dice was T16 and I'm astonished by how good it is - the availability of the ... MoreI bought the T16 on a fantastic deal; it actually worked out cheaper than the T14! I am delighted. My requirements are that a laptop has to be as quiet as possible, have decent battery life, good keyboard and sharp (preferably high res) screen. My usage is mostly writing and research and a little photo editing on ON1. This has led me in the last few months to try out: Spectre 16 (slow and heavy, fan noise), Asus Zenbook pro flip 15 (sent back because of 2 faults), LG Gram 16 (12th gen meant fan almost always on vs 11th gen which was mostly silent) and then Macbook Pro 14 (brilliant, but just didn't run the research and writing software as well as on windows). Last despairing throw of the dice was T16 and I'm astonished by how good it is - the availability of the 86wh battery in the AMD version finally swung me towards it. For my usage, it is absolutely silent. The 2560x1600 screen is beautiful. Performance is snappy and responsive. Battery life feels like it's at Macbook Pro levels - in every day use, I just don't need to think about battery or power as it goes on and on. Right now I'm looking at 77% battery power left - 11hr 21min! The keyboard is fantastic; I know many have complained about the decreased key travel on modern Thinkpads, but I don't notice a difference. If I were to be critical, it would be that the speakers are a wee bit tinny, but perfectly adequate for video conferencing and the camera is OK, not brilliant. In summary, I am very picky about my work machine (especially regarding the issue of fan noise) and I am delighted with the T16. For me, it is as close to the perfect laptop as I've ever experienced. Hope this is helpful!

This unit comes pre-loaded with Win 10, with "downgrade" rights to Win 11. It even comes with a little pamphlets stating how to get recovery media from Lenovo to upgrade to W11, (you have to pay for it). The LCD display is sub-par image quality, as is most business grade laptops. Washed out, very warm color tone, dull, and not that bright. Seriously, the screen on the 9yr Dell Latitude this is replacing is a bit better quality. But, it works fine for the end user I purchased this for. This comes with a 256GB PCIE 3.0 m.2 ssd. I guess to cut cost, since it fully supports PCIE4.0. I upgraded this unit to a Samsung 1TB PCIE4.0 x4 drive and CrystalDisk reports it is using 4.0 now, and speed test confirms it. Note, you can not use cloneing software to migrate drive over, ... MoreThis unit comes pre-loaded with Win 10, with "downgrade" rights to Win 11. It even comes with a little pamphlets stating how to get recovery media from Lenovo to upgrade to W11, (you have to pay for it). The LCD display is sub-par image quality, as is most business grade laptops. Washed out, very warm color tone, dull, and not that bright. Seriously, the screen on the 9yr Dell Latitude this is replacing is a bit better quality. But, it works fine for the end user I purchased this for. This comes with a 256GB PCIE 3.0 m.2 ssd. I guess to cut cost, since it fully supports PCIE4.0. I upgraded this unit to a Samsung 1TB PCIE4.0 x4 drive and CrystalDisk reports it is using 4.0 now, and speed test confirms it. Note, you can not use cloneing software to migrate drive over, it will fail, or just take long time, and won't boot. Modern units have TPM keys and also Bitlocker is enabled by default. After spending way to long trying to clone, i had to use the built in Win 10 Make a Recovery Drive feature to a USB drive and that booted and install Win on the new blank ssd. Keyboard backlite is quite dim, even on high setting. Software wise, mostly clean OS install. Just one main Lenovo app, and 1 software for the camera. The sound software Dolby Access is a 8 day trial, and you have to pay $15 to use it after, This is the sound enhancement software, EQ and Mic things. It works quite well, but why is it not already a paid version?? Build quality is excellent, nice magnesium case. Lightweight. You can extend the manufacture warranty, upgrade it to on-site repair and add accidental damage protection, for very good prices, direct though the laptop, on Lenovo's website.