ThinkPad E14 Gen 5

8840HS, 64GB, 4TB, 2.8K OLED. Reason for AMD only is because in Gen3, Intel was absolute, utter, garbage. In gen 4, Intel wasn't competitive, although wasn't garbage. In gen 5, Intel was competitive in the H vs. HS, but not in U vs. U, and still was behind AMD in H vs. HS. I wanted Intel E14 Gen7 (I

For battery life I believe the order is: Lunar Lake > Hawk Point > Arrow Lake given the same battery capacity (hopefully you bought the 64Wh model). For office work and web browsing, 255H would be an overkill in my opinion. Only the Lunar Lake model could have been more efficient. From Notebookcheck

I had seen older gen ThinkPad E14 having build quality issues, research if the new generations have the same issue, if they don't then you can go for it, if they do, then you can buy a Lenovo ThinkBook.

Thanks for recommending these: E14 Gen7 E16 Gen3 Regarding the display... super information and appreciate the feedback! I am still leaning towards AMD due to cost, even though subpar panel (and maybe an opportunity to upgrade in the future). Any thoughts on the "webcam notch" for these two models -

For $550, is this good for a thinkpad? Lenovo - ThinkPad E14 14" FHD+ Laptop - AMD Ryzen 5 7535U with 8GB RAM - 256GB SSD - Copilot & Backlit KB - PCO Laptop Cooler - Black