My job provides me with a P15 Gen 2, beast of a thing. I love it, except for the odd day when I have to go to the office, and I have to pack this damned thing in my motorcycle backpack, haha.
@LaptopRetrospective6 ай бұрын
All that power needs to go somewhere. 😎
@hawkeye4546 ай бұрын
That case is brilliant!! I love that idea.
@LaptopRetrospective6 ай бұрын
It is pretty slick.
@LabiaLicker6 ай бұрын
wow that outer shell disassembly is super. The older Thinkpad workstations were horrible to open up.
@ted-b6 ай бұрын
What a beast of a machine! Typically, well crafted, video.
@LaptopRetrospective6 ай бұрын
Thanks Ted! Glad you enjoyed it!
@memoryfoam22856 ай бұрын
I was considering a brand new P16v but I ended up going with a used T14 G1, one of these days I will own a new thinkpad.
@LaptopRetrospective6 ай бұрын
It was years before I owned a "new" ThinkPad and that is one of the best parts about them is whether it is new or new to you, they are great machines.
@memoryfoam22856 ай бұрын
@LaptopRetrospective I've converted my entire family to thinkpads over the last few years, there is just something else about the black squares with trackpoints.
@LaptopRetrospective6 ай бұрын
Good work!
@Leafworth6 ай бұрын
Wow. Thanks for this.
@LaptopRetrospective6 ай бұрын
My pleasure. This machine will be featured in one more video in the weeks ahead. ;-)
@LabiaLicker6 ай бұрын
Can't have a socketed cpu, but sockectable gpu is fine.....crazy world
@LaptopRetrospective6 ай бұрын
Interesting to see how things change and continue to change.
@saintfrancis-saintliness5 ай бұрын
great presentation my brother keep up the good work now ive seen why we should buy thinkpads especially the P series are thinkpad beast laptops, coz of gpu removable module which can be upgraded as well , now lenovo should also make an option of un soldered CPU for upgradesi think lenovo is the bleeding age laptops than all those other companies and gaming laptops, very soon thinkpads are gonna be sloted with 2 slots of GPU & 2 slots of CPU and the external battery plus builtin battery should be roped in on all P series
@LaptopRetrospective5 ай бұрын
Soldering the CPU is actually a decision by Intel and AMD more than Lenovo. That's why every modern laptop has it for better or for worse. Glad you enjoyed the video. 👍
@Mar8308Ай бұрын
this machine is a beast and beautiful i have the same one i9 vPro soon i will upgrade the RAM and SSD
@LaptopRetrospectiveАй бұрын
Nice upgrades.
@Mar8308Ай бұрын
@@LaptopRetrospective yeah mine is 4K HDR and Dolby Vision and Dolby ATMOS, based on my investigation you can upgrade to 4TB on 2 or 3 slots for more storage means 12TB total plus SD card i don't know yet the max storage for SD card, for memory RAM max 128GB DDR4 this machine is powerful with NVIDIA Quatro T2000 that's I have, the Lenovo Thinkpad T580 I remember I commented on another of your videos I gave to my wife and upgraded the RAM from 16 to 64GB DDR4 and don't need upgrade the storage because she don't save anything just for work, school and a game for kids, the Lenovo P15 Gen 1 that's for me with Windows 11 Pro 😁 i will upgrade everything little by little, Lenovo is the best, strong and fast
@LaptopRetrospectiveАй бұрын
That's a lot of storage. I don't have a single machine with that much.
@Mar8308Ай бұрын
@@LaptopRetrospective The site show you a list of RAM and PCIe SSD you can see you can upgrade 4TB the storage each and 128GB RAM DDR 4
@FleetStreetBarber7656 ай бұрын
Thanks for the post love Old school laptops 💻😁😁
@LaptopRetrospective6 ай бұрын
It isn't too old school, at least not yet. :-)
@FleetStreetBarber7656 ай бұрын
@@LaptopRetrospective 😁😀😊
@ccdj355 ай бұрын
I just upgraded my laptop from a surface laptop 2 to this machine. I hope this one just runs smoothly.
@LaptopRetrospective5 ай бұрын
I'd expect better. :-D
@ccdj355 ай бұрын
@@LaptopRetrospective I do indeed. I am running some heavy-duty bioinformatic analysis that sometimes take days to complete.This is why I bought 8gb gpu version with 64gb ram and 2400ghz i9 cpu. Surface laptop sometimes lags even when typing. I just wanted to buy something that makes my life easier under $1000. I have high expectations but I am also a bit scary in regards to what to get. I hope it is not a faulty product or something like that because the price was really low.
@LaptopRetrospective5 ай бұрын
Keep us posted.
@Duraputer6 ай бұрын
I have a similar thinkpad t15g gen 2. It has an rtx 3070 q max.
@LaptopRetrospective6 ай бұрын
Nice!
@NHanced2 ай бұрын
Would you mind telling me what screwdriver that's in this video? Looks really nice and am curious. Absolutely love these revisit style videos to "older" laptops as well. Recently became a member of the Thinkpad community and now have a bit of a collection going. 😅
@LaptopRetrospective2 ай бұрын
It's a Mastercraft branded set from Canadian Tire I bought years ago. Glad to have another collector in the community. I cover new to old on this channel and collect the history of them from those who were there. 😁
@The_Boctor6 ай бұрын
The GPU's really on a module, now?! I may have to change to this from my P50 in the future. The GPU's little BGA solder balls giving out has always been a subconscious fear, when using Nvidia-equipped laptops.
@LaptopRetrospective6 ай бұрын
Yep, separate board.👍
@blackjack89576 ай бұрын
Thank you for the review. I bought a P51s last year, and it came with a low spec graphics card. I would like to know the ambient sound/noise level of idle and at max power. Mine is pretty loud and throttling when it gets close to the temp limit and eventually hangs up. Curious about thermal efficiency of this newer workstation-ish laptop.
@LaptopRetrospective6 ай бұрын
Check out the short I released at the same time as the video. If you can't find it I'll try to link it later
@blackjack89576 ай бұрын
@@LaptopRetrospective Oh there it is. The woosh is quieter than my P51s! Thanks.
@LaptopRetrospective6 ай бұрын
Good to know!
@vgtecАй бұрын
Hi. Do you know by any chance if it is possible to install the GPU board for P15 G2 into the P15 G1? If it is, that would be absolutely amazing, but I think it there is no such opportunity because of different generations of GPUs (and different pinouts of the GPU sockets). And the second question - is it possible to change original cheap FHD display with 4K display in P15 series? I have doubts about it because FHD displays usually have 30 pin connector, while 4K displays have 40 pin connector.
@LaptopRetrospectiveАй бұрын
Great questions. The HMM for both machines might give a few clues. Also, this is the part page for the G2 and all the modules for video cards: pcsupport.lenovo.com/us/en/products/laptops-and-netbooks/thinkpad-p-series-laptops/thinkpad-p15-gen-2-type-20yq-20yr/20yq/parts/display/compatible?linkTrack=Caps%3ABody_SearchProduct&searchType=4&keyWordSearch=P15%20Gen%202%20%28type%2020YQ,%2020YR%29%20Laptops%20%28ThinkPad%29%20-%20Type%2020YQ Here for the P15 G1 pcsupport.lenovo.com/us/en/products/laptops-and-netbooks/thinkpad-p-series-laptops/thinkpad-p15-type-20st-20su/20st/parts/display/compatible?linkTrack=Caps%3ABody_SearchProduct&searchType=4&keyWordSearch=P15%20Gen%201%20%28type%2020ST,%2020SU%29%20Laptop%20%28ThinkPad%29%20-%20Type%2020ST
@vgtecАй бұрын
@@LaptopRetrospective Oh, thanks for the links!
@Life-ns9eh2 ай бұрын
t15p gen 3 pls
@LaptopRetrospective2 ай бұрын
One day.
@DoctorAlex116 күн бұрын
Is the CPU replaceable or soldered on to the board? Thanks!
@LaptopRetrospective16 күн бұрын
Essentially all laptop CPUs since 4th generation Intel are soldered to the board.
@DoctorAlex116 күн бұрын
@@LaptopRetrospectiveThank you! For now I think I'll stick to my T420s, T430s and T530s etc. But in around 10 years I might think about a second hand P15 Gen 1 ;)
@LaptopRetrospective16 күн бұрын
Use it for as long as you can. 👍
@limpa7566 ай бұрын
I've been asking this all over the place. Do these later thinkpads have the absolutely terrible trackpoint latancy? I've gotten rid of a x13 yoga gen 1 a t14 gen 1 and a t480s because the trackpoints are completely unusable in linux, they're slightly better on windows but still straining to use. They feel laggy, jittery, inaccurate; like you can physically see they're not smooth. My x230's trackpoint feels amazing on linux, like 1-1 response. If you don't see what I mean go back and try an x220/x230 it feels 10x better
@LaptopRetrospective6 ай бұрын
Might seem silly to ask but are you replacing the TrackPoint cap at least once a year? It is a consumable item and as it wears it will change the performance of the strain gauge.
@svsv9Ай бұрын
I am about to order a Thinkpad P15 Intel i7Vpro 12th 12700H. 12 Generation. But I really can't decide. it is just Us 990. What do you think? Should I wait 13th generation of Intel ?
@LaptopRetrospectiveАй бұрын
I guess that depends on your needs, budget and how long you can wait.
@svsv929 күн бұрын
@@LaptopRetrospective I am not in a rush for it. But there's an Asus ultra core 7 at fisical location. My problem with Lenovo is I can't change the ship method buying mentioned model. And USp will let my parcel without notice or posibility to hold pickup my own. I am thinking if 13 generation worth the money and wait.
@LaptopRetrospective29 күн бұрын
I'd prefer the P15 over the Asus.
@svsv929 күн бұрын
@@LaptopRetrospective Thanks
@chebrets2 ай бұрын
is 10th gen intel cpu still capable enough?
@LaptopRetrospective2 ай бұрын
Very capable.
@LabiaLicker6 ай бұрын
2:20 isn't it 100,000 to 1 contrast ratio and not 1 million?
@LaptopRetrospective6 ай бұрын
Yes, I misspoke. Some OLED displays are and I probably assumed it was as well reading that many zeros too quickly. Thanks for pointing that out.
@azurexdave046 ай бұрын
The P15 & P17 series (G1, G2) should be considered what "the last great ThinkPad" means, in my opinion.
@LaptopRetrospective6 ай бұрын
I have an article I'm writing on that phrase. I need to get around to finishing it.😂
@azurexdave046 ай бұрын
@@LaptopRetrospective Have you considered using that P15 Gen 1 as your main laptop? I believe it'll provide such a satisfying experience for everyday use.
@LaptopRetrospective6 ай бұрын
It's passing through to another owner. I also don't need that level of power for a main laptop right now.
@eone1993 ай бұрын
@azurexdave04 you are very wrong, dude the last great thinkpad is P53 (or at least anything within P5x series) does P15 & P17 have hdd light indicator and physical mousepad button?
@azurexdave043 ай бұрын
@@eone199 You really think that the P53 is better than the P15 because of the HDD indicator and physical mouse buttons??? First of all, if you don't use an HDD, that indicator is useless. Secondly, a physical left and right button is fine but a middle one??? I don't see any use of this.
@LabiaLicker6 ай бұрын
7:10 hardware raid is beyond pointless.
@LaptopRetrospective6 ай бұрын
I wouldn't call it pointless. It just might not be applicable in all situations but those buying these units wanted it.
@LabiaLicker6 ай бұрын
@@LaptopRetrospective software raid has completely superseded hardware raid. Level1Techs had a good video about it called "Hardware Raid is Dead".
@LeoNux-um7tg6 ай бұрын
I'm from thinkpad fan into new thinkpad top 1 hater. Thinkpad keep strying to copy macbook.
@eone1993 ай бұрын
you should not bring this stupid thinkpad into your video this P15 is a cursed, stupid thinkpad workstation design, which kickstarted the downfall of P series laptops..whoever engineer designed this stupid machine does not know the thinkpad heritage line at all starting from this stupid thinkpad, all led indicators and physical mousepad buttons are removed from P series laptops with no reason at all, not to mention the removal of hdd tray which is very useful to store hdd drive for god sake
@LaptopRetrospective3 ай бұрын
Guess we will have to disagree. The LED indicators and mouse buttons must not have been wanted by the clients that buy these devices anymore. Supporting HDD is also kinda pointless in newer machines.