Lenovo ThinkPad Z16 Gen 2

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Reviews for the Lenovo ThinkPad Z16 Gen 2

70% Lenovo ThinkPad Z16 Gen 2 Review
Source: PC Mag
The ThinkPad Z16 Gen 2 is a handsome, relatively trim full-size laptop with a terrific OLED display, and it's a powerful performer for anything short of workstation CGI rendering. But replacing the TrackPoint buttons with an uncharacteristically balky touchpad doesn't work for us, and we're put off by the missing USB-A and HDMI ports. Lenovo's exemplary build quality is what ultimately earns this laptop a 3.5-star review, but this time an Editors' Choice award is off the table.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 02/01/2024
Rating: Total score: 70%

60% Lenovo ThinkPad Z16 Gen 2 review: late to the game
Source: Digital Trends
Maybe it was the introduction of so many other 16-inch laptops in 2023, but I wasn’t as impressed with the ThinkPad Z16 Gen 2 as I was with the original model. Its aesthetic, while very nice, didn’t impress me as much, its slippery palm rest bugged me, and its battery life wasn’t very good. Even its performance was middle of the pack, especially when spending this kind of money. That’s not to say it’s not a solid option for anyone other than creators. In particular, larger companies that use complex security and management systems will like it a lot. This time around, though, my recommendation is only lukewarm rather than red hot as it was the first time.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 12/17/2023
Rating: Total score: 60%

80% Lenovo ThinkPad Z16 Gen 2 review: Does it beat the M3 MacBook Pro?
Source: Mashable
Is the Lenovo ThinkPad Z16 Gen 2 a 14-inch M3 MacBook Pro killer? In some ways, yes. In others, no. If your workflow requires your GPU to do some heavy lifting (e.g., photo and video editing, light gaming, etc.), the ThinkPad Z16 Gen 2 does, indeed, beat the M3 MacBook Pro. However, the M3 MacBook Pro outpaces the ThinkPad Z16 Gen 2 in processor performance by a hair. When it comes to battery life, forget it; the Apple laptop outperforms the Lenovo machine by a landslide.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 12/15/2023
Rating: Total score: 80% performance: 90%

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AMD Radeon RX 6550M: Entry-level mobile graphics card based on the RDNA 2 architecture. Offers 1024 cores (16 CUs) at a TDP of 50 -80 Watt but only a 64 Bit memory interface.

With these GPUs you are able to play modern and demanding games fluently at medium detail settings and HD resolution.

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R9 PRO 7940HS: High-End mobile 8-core processor based on the Zen 4 architecture. The CPU cores clock at up to 5.2 GHz and execute 16 threads simultaneously. Integrates an XDNA Ai-Engine. The TDP is configurable between 35 and 54 Watt.» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.

16.00":

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.

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.

74.65%: 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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