Lenovo ThinkPad 16" T1g Gen 8 Black
CPU Intel Core Ultra 9 285H
RAM 64 GB
Storage 2 TB
Screen 16" 3200x2000
GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070
OS Windows 11 Pro
Weight 1.8 kg
62 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong ram (99th percentile) 99th
- Strong screen (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong storage (90th percentile) 90th
- Strong cpu (88th percentile) 88th
Cons
- Below average social proof (2nd percentile)
- Below average portability (25th percentile)
- Below average port selection (27th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H |
| Cores | 16 |
| Frequency | 5.4 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 24 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| Type | Discrete |
| VRAM | 8 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR7 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 64 GB |
| RAM Generation | LPDDR5X |
| Storage | 2 TB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 16" |
| Resolution | 3200x2000 |
| Panel | OLED |
| Refresh Rate | 120 Hz |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 1 |
| USB Ports | 1 |
| HDMI | 1 x HDMI |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Bluetooth | Yes |
Physical
| Weight | 1.8 kg / 4.1 lbs |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Lenovo ThinkPad 16" T1g Gen 8 | Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max | ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 | MSI Cyborg Stealth 16 AI A2HWGG-008US | Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition | HP ZBook C5NB9UT#ABA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Apple M4 Max | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core 7 240H | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H |
| RAM (GB) | 64 | 64 | 32 | 32 | 64 | 64 |
| Storage (GB) | 2048 | 4096 | 2000 | 1024 | 1024 | 2048 |
| Screen | 16" 3200x2000 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 2880x1800 | 15.6" 2560x1600 | 15" 2496x1664 | 16" 3840x2400 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | Apple (40-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | Qualcomm Adreno GPU | NVIDIA RTX Pro 2000 |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro |
| Weight (kg) | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 2 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 72 | - | - | 66 | 83 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo ThinkPad 16" T1g Gen 8 | 88 | 86.5 | 98.9 | 27.3 | 95.9 | 24.5 | 89.9 | 81 | 2 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max Compare | 92.3 | 85.1 | 95.8 | 74.4 | 99.2 | 69.1 | 98.5 | 97.6 | 89.2 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare | 88.7 | 94.2 | 91.4 | 90.1 | 96.2 | 74.3 | 88.8 | 60.2 | 98.4 |
| MSI Cyborg Stealth 16 AI A2HWGG-008US Compare | 75 | 86.5 | 86.9 | 68.8 | 87.3 | 34.1 | 79.7 | 60.2 | 87.2 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition Compare | 98.7 | 27.9 | 98.6 | 59.6 | 90.9 | 57.4 | 79.7 | 81 | 80.1 |
| HP ZBook C5NB9UT#ABA Compare | 88 | 88.4 | 97.8 | 94.9 | 97.8 | 19.5 | 94 | 32.9 | 75.5 |
Price
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