Lenovo ThinkPad 16" L16 Gen 2 Black 2024
A 16-inch 400-nit anti-glare IPS display, Intel Core Ultra 5 225U processor, and MIL-STD-810H certified chassis deliver durable, power-efficient performance with up to 10 hours of battery life. Customizable aftermarket upgrades to 64GB DDR5 RAM and 2TB SSD, plus dual Thunderbolt 4 and HDMI 2.1 for triple 4K displays, offer uncommon flexibility at a value price. This laptop best suits business professionals, remote workers, and students who need a large, rugged machine for multitasking across spreadsheets, video calls, and light content creation.
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port (98th percentile) 98th
- Strong social proof (87th percentile) 87th
- Strong reliability (79th percentile) 79th
Cons
- Below average gpu (19th percentile)
- Below average compact (26th percentile)
- Below average user sentiment (35th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
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The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 5 225U |
| Cores | 12 |
| Frequency | 4.8 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Integrated Intel Graphics |
| Type | integrated |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 16" |
| Panel | IPS |
| Brightness | 400 nits |
| Color Gamut | 45% NTSC |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 2 |
| USB Ports | 3 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 x 2 |
| HDMI | HDMI 2.1 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6E |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| Ethernet | RJ-45 |
Physical
| Weight | 1.8 kg / 4.0 lbs |
| Battery | 57 Wh |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Lenovo ThinkPad 16" L16 Gen 2 | Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max | ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WW-G14.R95080 | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US | HP OmniBook X Flip 14-fk0033dx |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 5 225U | Apple M4 Max | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V | AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 128 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 24 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 4096 | 2000 | 1000 | 1024 | 1024 |
| Screen | 16" | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 2880x1800 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14" 1920x1200 |
| GPU | Integrated Intel Graphics | Apple (40-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | Intel Arc | Intel Arc | AMD Radeon 860M |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1 | 1.2 | 1.4 |
| Battery (Wh) | 57 | 72 | - | - | 15 | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Screen | Compact | Storage | User Sentiment | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo ThinkPad 16" L16 Gen 2 | 61.6 | 18.6 | 53.6 | 97.9 | 61.5 | 25.5 | 53.9 | 34.5 | 78.9 | 86.7 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max Compare | 92 | 18.6 | 99.5 | 79.8 | 99.1 | 67.6 | 98.7 | 78.1 | 96.4 | 88.1 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare | 86.6 | 91.5 | 92.2 | 66.5 | 95.5 | 72.9 | 90 | 98.2 | 58.5 | 97.7 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 64.1 | 64.3 | 81.3 | 83 | 90.4 | 95.3 | 74 | 93.8 | 58.5 | 86.1 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US Compare | 67.3 | 64.3 | 81.3 | 66.5 | 95 | 85.5 | 81.5 | 0 | 78.9 | 96.7 |
| HP OmniBook X Flip 14-fk0033dx Compare | 75.3 | 60.5 | 84 | 83 | 72.3 | 77.8 | 69.4 | 98.2 | 32 | 96.7 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
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