Lenovo ThinkPad P50-20EN0008GE
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Average of 4 scores (from 4 reviews)
Reviews for the Lenovo ThinkPad P50-20EN0008GE
Source: Digital Trends Archive.org version
Today’s laptops are wonderful, but not everyone is a fan. Some dislike the trend towards mediocre keyboards, glossy displays, and limited connectivity. These fans of old-school laptops bemoan decreasing functionality alongside increasing prices. If this rings true for you, you’ll love the ThinkPad P50.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 04/28/2016
Rating: Total score: 80%
Source: Notebookreview.com Archive.org version
Armed with powerful specs, a beautiful 4K resolution display, responsive keyboard, and a durable chassis the Lenovo ThinkPad P50 workstation is an excellent machine. Let’s not forget to mention the long lasting battery life means users can stay productive even when they’re away from a power outlet. Power users willing to give up a bit of portability may want to consider Lenovo’s P70 model, which comes equipped with an even faster Nvidia M4000M GPU. Conversely, those who don’t need quite as much performance may want to consider either MacBook Pro or the Dell Precision 5510, which both come in at more than a pound lighter than P50.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 04/26/2016
Rating: Total score: 90%
Source: Computer Shopper Archive.org version
Like its stablemate the P70, the P50 is wasted on word processors and spreadsheets; it offers serious muscle for plowing through demanding design, engineering, scientific, oil and gas, and similar applications. If you leave your desk only occasionally, the weighty P70 is easier on the eyes, but the P50 offers a better blend of portability and power.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 04/13/2016
Rating: Total score: 80%
Source: Laptop Mag Archive.org version
The ThinkPad P50 delivers workstation-class performance, a snappy keyboard and a gorgeous 4K display, as well as over 8 hours of battery life -- enough to leave its heavy power brick at home. Creative professionals may prefer the MacBook Pro, which is 1.4 pounds lighter and offers similar battery life.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 03/25/2016
Rating: Total score: 80%
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Model: The Lenovo ThinkPad P50-20EN0008GE is a mobile workstation, which is powerful, fully optimized for professional usage with a build quality second to none. The all-black chassis looks professional and functional and is tested for Mil-Spec standard. There is the award-winning spill-resistant keyboard for excellent typing ergonomics and the device also features the TrackPoint for navigation. Display on the Lenovo ThinkPad P50-20EN0008GE is a 15.6 inch 4K IPS panel with ultimate performance in mind. Users can opt for the X-Rote Pantone color calibration if color reproduction quality is of uttermost importance.
The Windows 10 Pro 64-bit system comes with a capable Intel Xeon E3-1505M v5 processor clocked at 3.7 GHz, 16 GB DDR4 ECC DDR4 RAM, an Nvidia Quadro M2000M GPU with 4 GB VRAM and a 512 GB SSD for internal storage. Audio quality is impressive with the stereo speakers powered by Dolby Home Theatre technology. The Lenovo ThinkPad P50-20EN0008GE comes with Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC technology, Bluetooth 4.1 and all the standard I/O ports. Security is a big factor. Lenovo provides various software suites dedicated to encryption and optional biometric readers for secure logins. A 6-cell Li-Polymer battery rated at 90 Wh makes for superb battery life.
NVIDIA Quadro M2000M: Mainstream workstation graphics card based on the GM107 Maxwell architecture with 640 shaders and a 128-bit wide memory bus. The GPU is similar to the consumer GTX 960M/950M.
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.
E3-1505M v5: Skylake-based quad-core processor for workstation notebooks. Offers an integrated HD Graphics P530 GPU and is manufactured in 14 nm.» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
15.60":
15-inch display variants are the standard and are used for more than half of all laptops.
The reason for the popularity of mid-sized displays is that this size is reasonably easy on the eyes, often allows high resolutions and thus offers rich details on the screen, yet does not consume too much power and the devices can still be reasonably compact - simply the standard compromise.
» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.2.8 kg:
With this weight, a laptop is rather heavier than average. Devices in this range shine more with screen size and performance than with mobility.
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.
82.5%: This rating is slightly above average, there are somewhat more devices with worse ratings. However, clear purchase recommendations look different.
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