All that power needs to go somewhere. 😎

It is pretty slick.

Thanks Ted! Glad you enjoyed it!

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.

@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.

Good work!

My pleasure. This machine will be featured in one more video in the weeks ahead. ;-)

Interesting to see how things change and continue to change.

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. 👍

Nice upgrades.

@@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

That's a lot of storage. I don't have a single machine with that much.

@@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

It isn't too old school, at least not yet. :-)

@@LaptopRetrospective 😁😀😊

I'd expect better. :-D

@@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.

Keep us posted.

Nice!

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. 😁

Yep, separate board.👍

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

@@LaptopRetrospective Oh there it is. The woosh is quieter than my P51s! Thanks.

Good to know!

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

@@LaptopRetrospective Oh, thanks for the links!

One day.

Essentially all laptop CPUs since 4th generation Intel are soldered to the board.

​@@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 ;)

Use it for as long as you can. 👍

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.

I guess that depends on your needs, budget and how long you can wait.

@@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.

I'd prefer the P15 over the Asus.

@@LaptopRetrospective Thanks

Very capable.

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.

I have an article I'm writing on that phrase. I need to get around to finishing it.😂

@@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.

It's passing through to another owner. I also don't need that level of power for a main laptop right now.

@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?

@@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.

I wouldn't call it pointless. It just might not be applicable in all situations but those buying these units wanted it.

@@LaptopRetrospective software raid has completely superseded hardware raid. Level1Techs had a good video about it called "Hardware Raid is Dead".

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.