ThinkPad E14 Gen 7

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

E14 Gen7 and E16 Gen3 (14" and 16" editions of largely the same system) are both available with Ryzen7 250 / 780M iGPUs and have two NVME slots. I can wholeheartedly recommend those. Quality has improved dramatically over earlier generations, price point is good, this generation of AMD CPU/iGPU is p

All E14 Gen7 have two SSD slots. Memory is upgradeable or not depending on CPU architecture, E14/16 is the only decently-priced Thinkpad offering two storage slots. All other models offering this feature are high-priced workstation-grade ones. Go for a model with the Intel Lunar Lake CPUs (258V for

Hot-swappable batteries are no longer offered on Thinkpads. Last model to have those was Tx80 from 2018. You will need to carry a USB-C power bank like the Lenovo 40ALLG2WWW instead if you absolutely require backup power. However, current Thinkpads offer batter runtimes in excess of eight hours when

E series is actually becoming quite good these last generations. Check the review of the previous gen to get a better idea maybe: https://www.notebookcheck.net/Lenovo-ThinkPad-E14-G6-laptop-review-Fixes-lots-of-problems-on-the-E14-G5.927075.0.html Indeed, it's the entry-lvl thinkpad so don't expect

Not being able to tolerate a +10 keypad, and having owned a P14s Gen4 AMD w/ OLED (returned for an otherwise identical build LCD) & P14s Gen5 AMD w/ OLED, no way would I ever consider the P14s Gen6 AMD. Too expensive to not get the high resolution display, but battery is simply too small for any CPU

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 -

E-series used to be really cheaply made, not anymore. Main difference these days is cheaper materials used for chassis (ABS plastic instead of CFK, but you can specify aluminum) which results in E-series weighing a bit more and being a little thicker than higher-priced models. But build quality, hin

Exactly. Same here (people require/want/demand higher resolutions than FHD/FHD+, and Lenovo (and others) resorting to OLEDs for those high-res displays in non-workstation models The keyboard on the E-series is not worse than on T. The days of Thinkpad keyboards being outstanding are gone on all line

Difference is generational - about 20% more power. Especially the iGPU has improved (I only have the the Ryzen7). Efficiency (=battery runtime) in typical general-purpose use is better than with Gen3 as well except under sustained high loads where Gen3 has an advantage. In all fairness, I have a lar