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Lenovo releases new 16-inch laptop globally with AMD processors and 500-nit display

The ThinkPad T16 Gen 5 is now available in Australia and North America with AMD processors.
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The ThinkPad T16 Gen 5 is now available in Australia and North America with AMD processors.
Lenovo has started selling AMD-powered versions of the ThinkPad T16 Gen 5 in more countries. Now available globally, the 16-inch ThinkPad features a 500-nit IPS display, a 75 Wh battery and up to 64 GB of RAM in some markets.
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Lenovo has finally released AMD-powered versions of the ThinkPad T16 Gen 5 globally. For context, the company announced successors to the ThinkPad T16 Gen 4 (curr. $1,999 on Amazon) in March during MWC 2026. Then a month later, AMD and Intel versions of the ThinkPad T16 Gen 5 arrived in Europe.

Now, AMD versions have joined Intel alternatives in Australia, Canada and the US. However, Lenovo has released different versions in Australia from those sold in North America. Currently, AMD versions of the ThinkPad T16 Gen 5 can only be purchased in North America with a Ryzen 7 Pro 250, 16 GB of RAM, 512 GB of storage, a 75 Wh battery and a 500-nit IPS display that resolves at 1200p and 60 Hz.

At the time of writing, Lenovo charges $1,639 for this configuration in the US. By contrast, the laptop has reached Canada for CAD 2,279 (~$1,651). Unfortunately, Lenovo has not confirmed when it plans to expand configuration options in North America.

Meanwhile, Australia has received Ryzen AI 5 Pro 440 and Ryzen AI 7 Pro 450 variants with up to 64 GB of RAM and 2 TB of storage. A 4G cellular modem can be configured too, as can 60 Wh or 75 Wh batteries. Pricing starts at AUD 2,359 in Australia (~$1,688) and rises to AUD 6,259 (~$4,480) for a fully configured unit.

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