Lenovo V14 Gen 2 reviewed: A silent, affordable office laptop, thanks to passive cooling.
Lenovo V14 Gen 2 Intel is completely silent, thanks to the passively-cooled quad-core CPU (image: in-house)
We put the reasonably-priced, passively-cooled Lenovo V14 G2 through its paces and found the quad-core processor to possess enough power for office tasks. Additionally, the expandable RAM is complemented by a good keyboard and the device supports the use of two SSDs. However, the TN display will have you reaching for an external keyboard.
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In our detailed review, the affordable Lenovo V14 G2 demonstrated itself to be a silent office laptop, thanks to its passively-cooled, quad-core Intel Pentium Silver N6000 CPU.
Performance is acceptable, considering the device's intended office and web surfing use, with light multi-tasking also a possibility. However, system performance suffers as the 8 GB of RAM is configured for single-channel mode. Unfortunately, dual-channel mode cannot be activated retrospectively as only one RAM slot and no additional soldered RAM are available. Despite this, the laptop's memory can be expanded to 16 GB.
You get a good keyboard, and, apart from the lid, a very sturdy plastic case. Thankfully, Gigabit ethernet is on-board, as is a 2.5-inch slot for a SATA 3 SSD or hard drive, although the 512 GB PCIe 3.0 SSD delivers rather average transfer rates.
The biggest shortcoming is the TN display which is dark and suffers from washed-out colors and narrow viewing angles. For this reason, the Lenovo laptop should primarily be used docked and connected to an external monitor using the provided HDMI 1.4b port. DisplayPort, Power Delivery and backlit keys are absent, and the 6-hour battery life is somewhat short.
Additional details and analysis can be found in our extensive Lenovo V14 Gen 2 Intel review. The configuration we reviewed is currently not available anywhere, however, the larger, review-configured Lenovo V15 G2 is available on Amazon for around 390 dollars.
My fascination with computers began as a preschooler. After Windows 95 and the 486, I quickly got into the Internet, which has now completely taken hold of me - and never quite let go. At the age of 11 I built my own PC, but since 2016 I have completely switched to notebooks: Because it allows me to have my entire PC with me everywhere as a traveling freelancer. Still, I'm not a full-time N3rd and passionately play drums, lift weights and love being in our Finnish log cabin!
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My lifelong passion for tech was born in a gadget-filled household in Scotland. From games consoles to cameras to computers. Early adopters, so early the phrase might have been coined with our family in mind.
On finishing school, I trained and qualified as a golf professional before moving to Germany, where I have worked and lived for over 30 years.
In 2002, I formed a successful English language centre, providing training, translations and digital learning systems to numerous businesses in the Rhein Neckar metropole area.
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