Lenovo releases new 16-inch laptop globally with 1,500-nit Tandem OLED display and 64 GB LPCAMM2 RAM

Specifically, Lenovo is selling the ThinkPad P1 Gen 9 in North America with the Core Ultra 7 356H, Core Ultra 7 366H vPro, Core Ultra 9 386H vPro and Core Ultra X7 368H vPro. However, other markets have received the Core Ultra X9 388H too. Setting that aside, the Core Ultra X7 368H vPro is the most powerful processor option offered in North America thanks to its 16 CPU cores and Arc B390 iGPU.

Adopting the Panther Lake platform also allows Lenovo to equip the ThinkPad P1 Gen 9 with faster LPCAMM2 RAM. Although the ThinkPad P1 Gen 8 could reach 7,467 MT/s, its successor peaks at 8,533 MT/s on its single dual-channel LPCAMM2 connector. Moreover, the ThinkPad P1 Gen 9 can be configured from the factory with up to 96 GB of RAM in some markets, compared to 64 GB for its predecessor. Lenovo is only selling SKUs with up to 64 GB of LPCAMM2 RAM in North America for the time being, though.

On top of that, the ThinkPad P1 Gen 9 contains up to a Tandem OLED display resolving at 3,200 x 2,00 pixels with a 40-120 Hz variable refresh rate, an anti-glare coating and 600 nits SDR brightness that rises to 1,500 nits in HDR mode. IPS options are available too, including an 800-nit panel with a 3,840 x 2,400-pixel resolution.

Meanwhile, a pair of M.2 2280 slots can be found when removing the laptop's bottom cover, as can a 90 Wh battery that supports up to 140 W charging, quad speakers and a WWAN module for optional 5G cellular connectivity. Pricing starts at CAD 5,114 and $3,678 with the Core Ultra X7 368H vPro, 32 GB of RAM and an 800-nit display but no discrete graphics.

At the time of publication, the ThinkPad P1 Gen 9 costs up to CAD 8,634 and $6,215 with the Core Ultra 9 386H vPro, 64 GB of RAM, a Tandem OLED display and Nvidia's RTX Pro 2000 Blackwell GPU. By contrast, Lenovo's latest ThinkPad P1 now starts at AUD 5,461, HKD 32,329, MYR 14,345, SGD 4,877, €3,622-€4,730 and £3,338 in Australia, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, the Eurozone and the UK, respectively.