Lenovo ThinkBook 16 Gen 8 Arctic Grey 2025
Microsoft Surface Laptop 15" 7th Edition Black 2025
What Buyers Say
Lenovo ThinkBook 16 Gen 8 Arctic Grey 2025
The Lenovo ThinkBook 16 Gen 8 receives mostly positive feedback for its speed, build quality, and value for money. Users praise the comfortable keyboard, bright display, and useful features like the fingerprint reader and camera privacy slider. However, a few reviewers report a poor battery life of only 3-3.5 hours and an overly sensitive touchpad that causes accidental clicks. Overall, it is seen as a solid mid-range laptop suitable for students, remote work, and small business use.
Pros
- Fast performance
- Good value for money
- Comfortable keyboard
- Bright display
- Useful fingerprint reader
Cons
- Poor battery life (3-3.5 hours)
- Overly sensitive touchpad
- Windows bloatware
- Wish for larger hard drive
Microsoft Surface Laptop 15" 7th Edition Black 2025
Users are very satisfied with this Surface Laptop, praising its build quality, smooth trackpad, excellent screen brightness, and long battery life. One reviewer noted a printer connectivity issue, but overall sentiment is highly positive.
Pros
- Excellent screen brightness
- Smooth trackpad
- Great battery life
- Solid build quality
- Magnetic charging port
Cons
- Printer connectivity issue
Scores
Specifications
| Lenovo ThinkBook 16 Gen 8 | Microsoft Surface Laptop 15" 7th Edition | |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | ||
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 9 185H★ | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 |
| CPU Multi-Core Score | No data | |
| Cores | 16★ | 12 |
| Frequency | 3.8 GHz★ | 3.4 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 24 MB★ | 6 MB |
| Graphics | ||
| GPU* | Integrated Intel Arc Graphics★ | Qualcomm Adreno GPU |
| GPU Benchmark Score | ||
| Type | integrated | integrated |
| VRAM | 16 GB★ | — |
| VRAM Type | Shared | Shared |
| Memory & Storage | ||
| RAM | 16 GB | 64 GB★ |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Storage 1 | 512 GB | 1 TB★ |
| Storage 1 Type | NVMe SSD | NVMe SSD |
| Display | ||
| Size | 16" | 15" |
| Resolution | 1920 px | 2496 px★ |
| Panel | IPS | IPS |
| Refresh Rate | 60 Hz | 120 Hz★ |
| Brightness | 300 nits | 600 nits★ |
| Color Gamut | 45% NTSC | sRGB |
| Connectivity | ||
| USB-C Ports | 2 | 2 |
| USB Ports | 2★ | 1 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | USB4 |
| HDMI | HDMI 2.1 | — |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6E | Wi-Fi 7★ |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 5.4★ |
| Ethernet | Ethernet (RJ45) | — |
| Physical | ||
| Weight | 1.70 kg | 1.66 kg★ |
| Battery | 45 Wh | 66 Wh★ |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro |
Pros & Cons
Lenovo ThinkBook 16 Gen 8 Arctic Grey 2025
- Strong port selection (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong social proof (88th percentile)88th %ile
- Strong cpu (83rd percentile)83rd %ile
- Strong reliability (81st percentile)81st %ile
- Below average portability (32nd percentile)
Microsoft Surface Laptop 15" 7th Edition Black 2025
- Strong cpu (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong ram (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong screen (91st percentile)91st %ile
- Strong reliability (81st percentile)81st %ile
- Below average gpu (27th percentile)
Verdict
Scores 75 overall, wins 6 of 8 usage categories and 9 of 30 specs.