It is not surprising that the Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 1 AMD shares a lot with its Intel counterpart. After all, connectivity options, chassis and input devices are identical.
The most important difference is on the inside. The AMD Ryzen processor catapults the Lenovo laptop to a completely different CPU performance level. This enables it to compete even with full-size mobile workstations. The same is true not for the integrated GPU, though it is at least not slower than the Nvidia GPU of the ThinkPad P14s Intel. The AMD model also runs cooler and quieter.
Our verdict is more mixed for the second most important differentiator of this specific configuration, the PrivacyGuard screen. It is brighter than the other FHD LCDs offered in the P14s, but the limited brightness when the screen is viewed from the side is annoying, since it is worse than other IPS screens, even with the ePrivacy mode disabled. We also suspect the screen consumes a lot of energy, which leads to the only real problem of this version of the Lenovo ThinkPad P14s AMD: The battery life is disappointing.
AMD top, Privacy display flop: The ThinkPad P14s Gen 1 AMD would be better with the Low Power screen
We do not recommend the Lenovo ThinkPad P14s with the privacy screen, except for users who really need this feature. For most users, the normal low power screen is the better choice. The verdict for the ThinkPad P14s AMD on a whole is different: Apart from the screen of this specific configuration, the ThinkPad P14s AMD is an excellent entry-level workstation, which we whole-heartedly recommend.
The post Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 1 Laptop Review: AMD workstation sans dedicated GPU appeared first on abangtech.
source https://abangtech.com/lenovo-thinkpad-p14s-gen-1-laptop-review-amd-workstation-sans-dedicated-gpu/
No comments:
Post a Comment