ThinkPad L14 Gen 4

T495s is not known for overheating, but CPU Power Management, enabled by default, can be overly aggressive, throttling the chipset, restricting its full capability. In T495s bios, go to Config, Power, and disable CPU Power Management, reboot, and test. Also check, laptop's ventilation slots, side an

Varies by country, but reasonable for a 5 yr E14 G3, but you must verify the fitted display. E14 displays are not the best, and the G3 had 4 options all 16:9 FHD, a 250 nit TN panel, that's worth avoiding. The other 3, all IPS panels - 250 nit, or 300 nit 45% NTSC, or a superior 100% sRGB 300 nit. A

And Ryzen 5000 counts as 1 "generation". Forgive me for not being so far up Lenovo's ass to know that only the ThinkPad E14 Gen 2 came with the 5500u and not the other Gen 2 thinkpads. Douchebag. Still, he's stuck with 16GB RAM forever, that's a much bigger problem. The iGPU will also require some r

I own an L14 Gen 3… As an average consumer, the price point of a brand new, enterprise ThinkPad is not worth the money when modern MacBooks blow them out of the water IMO. However, used or refurbished ThinkPads are a steal; that’s where the value’s at. For example, I got my unit with the Ryzen 5 Pro