Lenovo ThinkBook Plus Gen3, i5-12500H

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70% Lenovo ThinkBook Plus Gen 3 review — there’s a 2nd display on the deck
Source: Laptop Mag
I haven’t had this much fun in a long time — I had an absolute blast working with the ThinkBook Plus Gen 3’s dazzling second panel. From sketching alongside a YouTube illustration tutorial to firing up documents to help facilitate my cross-referencing tactics, I can honestly say that the deck display is not a gimmick. It’s an incredibly useful feature — so much so that I may continue to use it for work to help boost my productivity. However, it’s worth noting that firing up some features on the second display was slow at times. The main display deserves a pat on the back, too. This ultra-wide display, boasting a 21:10 aspect ratio, is gorgeous! It’s perfect for widescreen entertainment, allowing you to kick back, relax, and stream your favorite shows after work. However, I’m not a big fan of the keyboard. It’s a little too mushy for my tastes.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 04/29/2023
Rating: Total score: 70%

Lenovo ThinkBook Plus Gen 3 Review
Source: Ubergizmo English
The Lenovo ThinkBook Plus Gen 3 features an excellent chassis design and dual-display setup, and that’s its main strength and the main reason people want to get one. Looking at Google Search data, it is evident that people are not even comparing it with any other 15.6” competitor because there’s nothing like it. The question is: is it fast enough for your job, and is the comfort worth it? Hopefully, we’ve given you enough performance data, and most productivity users will likely be satisfied by the performance level. This laptop will improve your daily life if you are a mobile worker who tends to work at a desk without easy access to an external monitor. The primary display alone would be comparable to having two 13.3” displays side by side, and the extra 8” monitor can brighten your day if you constantly have to be on Slack or want a virtual numeric pad. If I had to do extended travel with a single computer, that’s the one I would go for. The 4.41 Lbs weight makes it light enough that weight is not an issue, and the productivity boost is too good to pass. Finally, the certified MIL-STD durability and the spill-resistant keyboard increase survivability during travel.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 01/01/2023

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Intel Iris Xe G7 80EUs: Integrated graphics card in Intel Tiger Lake G7 SoCs based on the new Gen. 12 architecture with 80 EUs (Execution Units / Shader Cluster). The clock rate depends on the processor model. The Tiger Lake chips are produced in the modern 10nm+ process at Intel.

Modern games should be playable with these graphics cards at low settings and resolutions. Casual gamers may be happy with these cards.

» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.

i5-12500H: Alder Lake based mobile CPU with 4 performance cores and 8 efficient cores. The performance cores offer hyper threading, leading to 16 threads that can be processed. The CPU clocks from 1.8 to 4.5 GHz and supports vPro.» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.

17.30": This display size is a standard format for desktop replacements (DTR). The DTR laptops are heavier to carry, need more power, but texts are easy to read and high resolutions are no problem. DTR are mainly intended for stationary desk use, where weight and energy hunger don't matter. In return, you enjoy the advantages of high resolutions (more details, better legibility).» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.

Lenovo: Lenovo ("Le" from English legend, novo (Latin) for new) was founded in 1984 as a Chinese computer trading company. As of 2004, the company was the largest laptop manufacturer in China and, after acquiring IBM's PC division in 2005, the fourth largest in the world. In addition to desktops and notebooks, the company manufactures monitors, projectors, servers, etc, and specializes in developing, manufacturing and marketing consumer electronics, personal computers, software, enterprise solutions and related services.

In 2016, the company ranked first in the world in computer sales. It still held it in 2023 with about 23% global market share. Important product lines are Thinkpad, Legion and Ideapad.

In 2011, it acquired a majority stake in Medion AG, a European computer hardware manufacturer. In 2014, Motorola Mobility was purchased, which gave Lenovo a boost in the smartphone market.

70%: This rating is poor. More than three quarters of the models are rated better. That is rather not a purchase recommendation. Even if verbal ratings in this area do not sound that bad ("sufficient" or "satisfactory"), they are usually euphemisms that disguise a classification as a below-average laptop.

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