Lenovo ThinkBook 16

The Lenovo ThinkBook 16 is a business-class laptop that has 16 inch display along with AMD Ryzen 5 CPU, an aluminium top lid and a minimalistic design.

Product Specifications

This laptop is well built for its price and size. Though sporting a 16 inch display it is still able to maintain weight under 2kgs.

FAQs

What are the pros and cons of Ryzen 5 7535HS?

This particular variant that comes with Ryzen 5 7535HS Processor has a good multitasking performance and high clock speeds. The performance is very good for the mid-range laptop segment. However this CPU is not well optimised for long battery life and the GPU performance is also quite limited due to lack of dedicated graphics card.

Can it handle games?

Speaking technically, any Windows machine can run games irrespective of the processor. However games either drop in frames or lag in processors that are not made for gaming. Gaming processors are optimised to work hand in hand with the RAM and the VRAM/ Dedicated Graphics to be able to provide the best output possible. It can handle games but not something of AAA title like a GTA V or Cyberpunk.

How good is the battery?

45Wh is on the lower side of the battery capacity. The overall battery capacity depends on its hardware such as screen and processor. In short, OLED screens consumer more battery than LCD IPS panels. This laptop does not come with an OLED screen and the processor is also decently optimised for battery life. For easy to moderate usage it will last approximately 5 hours which is very average considering its huge display size.

How does it perform against a gaming laptop?

To compare it with the ASUS TUF Gaming A16 Advantage there are quite a lot of noticeable differences. The former uses Ryzen 7 7435HS which is very much powerful, has better multithreading and a better integration with the dedicated graphics card. The ASUS is overall better performing as a gaming laptop, but if you consider it as a business laptop or a good student laptop the ThinkBook 16 does the job very well keeping gaming and creative tasks apart.

Who is this laptop for?

This laptop is suitable for business work or college going students due to its sturdy design and larger display size that gives good screen real estate. This is an affordable option for a good sturdy laptop that can long for more than 5 years without giving any major issues. The internals might not be future-proof for many who pick this as an allrounder. For that segment something like a HP 15 or ASUS Vivobook S 15 OLED is strongly recommended.