Lenovo ThinkPad P53: Need 128GB of RAM? Look here!

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The P series is the top tier of the ThinkPad Workstation line, come learn more!
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0:00 Introduction
0:49 Product Overview
1:38 Specifications
4:17 Ports and Features
5:26 Disassembly
9:11 Start-Up
9:53 Conclusions

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@behtrm 6 ай бұрын

My dad's work recently upgraded him to a top of the line ThinkPad P16 Gen 2, and as of right now I have his old machine. It's a P53 with an i9-9880H CPU, a Quadro RTX 4000 GPU, 32GB of 2666MHz RAM, two 1TB NVMe SSDs, and the 1920x1080 IPS 500nit display. In terms of CPU and GPU horsepower, this is a very capable laptop. 32GB of RAM is also plenty for most use cases. Fun fact: this model could not have both the i9 and a Quadro RTX 5000 due to thermal issues, you had to pick one over the other at the ultra high end of configurations. Both my dad and I share a multi-generational love for ThinkPads, especially these high end ones. As the director of his work’s IT department, he is a big reason why his workplace primarily uses ThinkPads over other laptops. I always like to say they are the Toyotas of laptops, as they are very dependable. I have a T530 with over 60,000 hours on it and still going strong.

@LaptopRetrospective 6 ай бұрын

That's a beast of a machine you have there. Enjoy!

@eone199 2 ай бұрын

don't call P16 as thinkpad...it has no resemblace to thinkpad at all

@behtrm 2 ай бұрын

@@eone199 When my dad’s work bought his P16 they saw it had ThinkPad branding and it was in the P series. But I agree, the P16 Gen 2 barely looks like a ThinkPad while the P53 maintains a lot more of the true ThinkPad design. Even my dad could not help but notice how far away it is from a true thinkpad. However, his P16 still has pure horsepower since he has the top spec.

@LaptopRetrospective 2 ай бұрын

Debating what makes a "true ThinkPad" is a moving target and varies between generations.

@behtrm 2 ай бұрын

@@LaptopRetrospective At the end of the day "true ThinkPad" is pretty subjective. I think what eone is trying to say is that the appearance of the P16 has almost no similarity to the P53 and older workstation-class models. This is something I definitely agree with. However, according to Lenovo, the P16 is a ThinkPad because it bears the ThinkPad name.

@glpzzzdev 6 ай бұрын

The beast!!! Love the P series. Thank you for your videos!

@LaptopRetrospective 6 ай бұрын

More to come!

@ootnaboot2 6 ай бұрын

Great video, ordered one of these myself yesterday.

@LaptopRetrospective 6 ай бұрын

Awesome! Let us know what you think when it arrives.

@Jetamis 6 ай бұрын

Awesome video as always, keep it up LR!

@LaptopRetrospective 6 ай бұрын

Appreciate it! Will do my best.

@PsycosisIncarnated 6 ай бұрын

Love this machine. really need to get one

@LaptopRetrospective 6 ай бұрын

P series are their own breed of awesome.

@ugurcansayan 6 ай бұрын

Wow, this is one ThickPad. Works great! Thanks for the video

@LaptopRetrospective 6 ай бұрын

Glad you liked it!

@ugurcansayan 6 ай бұрын

@@LaptopRetrospective It's nearly impossible not to like your videos:)

@ToprankImporters 3 ай бұрын

I have one with a touchscreen display. When I am working on/in cars its nice to have the touchscreen vs having to always use a mouse/keyboard. I have used Thinkpads for many years, and they are always my goto.

@LaptopRetrospective 3 ай бұрын

I'd imagine that would be a great combination for working on vehicles!

@TechDave 6 ай бұрын

The p53 is defo my next machine(with alternative being a 10th gen or above x1 carbon w/ 5G as a maybe), after my time with my p51, i dont think i cud go any other route. If i can somehow track down the version with touch & rtx 5000 gpu, it wud be absolute perfection My p51 is currently rocking 32gb ram (up to a max of 128gb as i have the i7), w/ quadro m2200 4gb and ten point multitouch. Consider the p53 added to my (future) shopping cart. Great review, as always 😊

@LaptopRetrospective 6 ай бұрын

Workstations are pretty amazing.

@HaisteComputerRepair 6 ай бұрын

What a machine! I currently have been testing out a P52 w/ Xeon E-2176 CPU (6 core, 12 thread), NVIDIA Quadro P2000 (4GB GDDR5) & Intel UHD P630, 1TB Samsung 980 NVMe SSD, 512GB Timetec NVME SSD, and 64GB DDR4 2400MHz Timetec RAM. Windows 11 at the moment, as it's the OS I need to be particularly familiar with at the moment. I edited one ThinkPad video during winter holiday with Davinci Resolve and did some gaming.

@LaptopRetrospective 6 ай бұрын

Ah so you know the beasts these machines can be, no question!

@HaisteComputerRepair 6 ай бұрын

@@LaptopRetrospectiveLiving the ThinkPad dream!

@retrocomputinggrotto 6 ай бұрын

Not heard of the P series before and now I've looked up the price I see why!!

@LaptopRetrospective 6 ай бұрын

Brand new they are serious gear. Used though, they are some of the best workstations around.

@Riggzilla 6 ай бұрын

Rocking my T15G. Easier to remove the keyboard, but accessing the cooling system is a little more onerous. Reliable local LLM machine.

@LaptopRetrospective 6 ай бұрын

Ah that's pretty cool. Which gen is it?

@karolgotuj 5 ай бұрын

Awesome video and laptop. I'm running my i7/RTX5000 P53 for a year and I'm insanely happy. This machine is a beast

@LaptopRetrospective 5 ай бұрын

That's awesome! What do you use it for?

@karolgotuj 5 ай бұрын

@@LaptopRetrospective half-life 1

@LaptopRetrospective 5 ай бұрын

Talk about overkill for that. 😁

@karolgotuj 5 ай бұрын

@@LaptopRetrospective overkill? nah skill? yeah

@karolgotuj 4 ай бұрын

@Mitrix-ze9mp overkill

@thomnaskesselring7101 7 күн бұрын

The port by minute 5:16 is for the SIM Card. Antenna+WWAN Module +SIM Card = "mobile/cellular Internet"

@nicholast.6636 2 ай бұрын

Bought a p53 with i9 9880h and rtx 4000 for 1.1k about a year ago. Upgraded to 96 gb of ram. Thing absolutely eats through ansys simulations i love it.

@LaptopRetrospective 2 ай бұрын

That's a beast of a setup!

@Mar8308 Ай бұрын

this laptop is beautiful 😍 128GB RAM plus more storage and i7 or i9 it's a beast! 🔥

@LaptopRetrospective Ай бұрын

Sure is.

@Mar8308 Ай бұрын

@@LaptopRetrospective I fell in love with this but I'm getting the i9 and upgrade to 128GB Windows 11 Pro they have NVIDIA Quattro 4000 a monster laptop could be super faster, if you get memory RAM DDR 5 that's a full upgrade because most Lenovo laptops from 2009 to 2019 were better most DDR 4 but DDR 5 and i9 and 4TB or 8TB storage THAT'S A BEAUTIFUL MASTER LAPTOP AND POWERFUL

@henryatkinson1479 6 ай бұрын

I loved my P53. I had a P52 and a P50 before it. I have a P1 Gen 5 right now, only because the P16 strayed so far from what made the P5x series amazing.

@LaptopRetrospective 6 ай бұрын

P series has a great lineage.

@Big-Chungus21 6 ай бұрын

One thing I never understood is the keys at the bottom of the trackpad. The trackpoint keys were usually nicer and worked just fine.

@LaptopRetrospective 6 ай бұрын

Another commenter outlined why these are preferred.

@FlyboyHelosim 6 ай бұрын

Being a mobile workstation it's all about options and redundancy.

@JoseMariArceta 6 ай бұрын

You should use a more readable font for the specifications or random on screen text. It was hard to read

@LaptopRetrospective 6 ай бұрын

Open to suggestions on a retro like don't that is easier to read for that. Let me know what you might find.

@LaptopRetrospective 6 ай бұрын

Thinking about IBM Plex Sans Bold. What do you think?

@JoseMariArceta 6 ай бұрын

@@LaptopRetrospective My bad I didn't catch that you were trying to make it look retro. I was just immediately annoyed that it was hard to read. Checked out the ibm plex sans bold, looks fine and with very high readability

@LabiaLicker 6 ай бұрын

If you still want a removable battery, go for the p52

@LaptopRetrospective 6 ай бұрын

In some instances, removable batteries might still be desirable but when the internal battery is as large as you can get and you don't have PowerBridge and have better battery chemistry, it isn't as big of a deal as it used to be.

@theimp67 6 ай бұрын

And the P52 takes 128Gb of RAM as well, which is how mine is spec'd.

@The_Boctor 6 ай бұрын

Still using a P50. Replaced the motherboard one time after a mishap and the seller accidentally gave me a Xeon and Quadro M2000M instead of another base model one. Does anyone with the P52 or P53 use Linux? If so, is the switchable Nvidia GPU more bearable on the newer hardware, or pretty much the same?

@LaptopRetrospective 6 ай бұрын

Tagging a friend on this.

@TechDave 6 ай бұрын

@LaptopRetrospective can only speak for the p51 on this, but, I used Pop!_OS on p51 w/ nvidia drivers (use the iso w/ nvidia drivers installed) for base install, but then switched them to proprietary drivers later on to help with this issue. So all I can speak for is Ubuntu based distros. Was a while back but if memory serves the drivers provide an option in power settings for whether to use igpu or dGPU. My p51 uses quadro m2200 4gb. It could be worth some experimentation, but can't say further for later models or different distros

@TechDave 6 ай бұрын

I also use an eGPU with this machine, and there's a script called "egpu-switcher" (Google that plus "github" and u shud have some success) which allows you to select which of the (3 in my case: intel 630/m2200/rx 6600) gpus is primary as well as detect & assign gpus, so that may be worth investigating as well as a fix

@VillageofShadows765 6 ай бұрын

ThinkPads are a great laptop 💻😊😊

@LaptopRetrospective 6 ай бұрын

They most certainly are.

@VillageofShadows765 6 ай бұрын

@@LaptopRetrospective 😀

@albion_i 6 ай бұрын

Definitely. I still use my w520

@VillageofShadows765 6 ай бұрын

@@albion_i 😀😀

@wethermon 6 ай бұрын

"The complicated tool known as the Philips screwdriver"...that made me laugh a bit. Lucky us, as we don't have to deal with rivets like some other laptop users. 😀

@LaptopRetrospective 6 ай бұрын

You know how those screwdrivers can be. Spin it one way it does one thing, spin it the other way and it does something completely different.

@nismaemaan7177 5 ай бұрын

Is it good for graphic designing 3d work nd video editing in 2024?

@LaptopRetrospective 4 ай бұрын

Depending on how it's configured, the software you're using and the complexity of the project, yes.

@user-oj1ng4pv4i 4 ай бұрын

I just picked it up for dirt cheap here in India for 300USD..Rear door has broken.. held together by silicon tape for now... upgraded to 32GB ram, and cheap seagate nvme..Its a fine gaming machine now..A set of plastic pry tools costs like 3USD or less..i would never use credit cards to break any such locks..

@LaptopRetrospective 4 ай бұрын

I use old gift cards because they are more flexible and not as brittle as some pry tools I've used. To me they are simply bits of plastic. Glad you found one and are keeping it running. 👍

@user-oj1ng4pv4i 4 ай бұрын

It's always a gamble until you break the locking mechanism on those touch-pad buttons. I have broken many in the past. I used to salvage those buttons from non-working laptops and keyboards because you never know when they'll come in handy. Ever since I started using the tools, there has always been a perfect angle of attack. I have never broken a single lock since then.

@LaptopRetrospective 4 ай бұрын

Fair point on the touchpad buttons. They are likely not engineered to withstand the same demands as other plastic clips on the machine.

@onlyvik 5 ай бұрын

I am happy with mine except having issues with my internal 2.5 inch ssd. I am getting this error " 2100: Detection error on HDDO (Main HDD)" - trying two different ssd drives and checked the health no issues. I bought the original 2.5 inch kit and I think the problem is that poor connection to the motherboard. Anybody else have this issue?

@LaptopRetrospective 5 ай бұрын

This is usually because the drive isn't waking up fast enough during the boot process or a possible SATA chip failure on the board, according to what I'm reading on the forums. What make and model of drives are you trying?

@onlyvik 5 ай бұрын

@@LaptopRetrospective Samsung ssd 850 and 860 Pro. The P53 is almost new. I have the idea it has something to do with the latest firmware update but not sure.

@diet_lemonade 6 ай бұрын

I really miss the dedicated buttons for the touchpad on the P-series devices. As someone who works with a lot of 3D software on the go, the modern clickpads are just awful to use. Too bad Lenovo removed them on the new P1 series...

@LaptopRetrospective 6 ай бұрын

I have someone asking about that in the comments. What's the worst part about it that the buttons solve?

@diet_lemonade 6 ай бұрын

@@LaptopRetrospective For 3D tasks, the middle button is used for navigation. On a personal note, all laptops with clickpads I've had rattled like crazy and were inconsistent (a click on the left would be different from a click on the right). I am very happy with my Zbook Fury G8, which I received from my employer, primarily because of the dedicated buttons ;-)

@LaptopRetrospective 6 ай бұрын

@diet_lemonade Thanks for sharing!

@EmzyWoo-km6gx 3 ай бұрын

I need one how can I get one

@LaptopRetrospective 2 ай бұрын

eBay or other sellers in your area I'd imagine.

@rabiasaith9800 6 ай бұрын

Is this laptop suitable in 2024? It's design? Does it overheat?

@LaptopRetrospective 6 ай бұрын

Depending on what you need it to do, yes it will still be a good choice in 2024. P series are workstation units so it takes a fair but for them to thermal throttle.

@rabiasaith9800 6 ай бұрын

@@LaptopRetrospective icore 7 at least and up to 9th generation 16 Ram GB 512 SSD GB Processor FHD 4GB graphic card T2000 Nits 400 minimum 4.0 hzt speed minimum Slots : C type, Usb thunderbolts, memory card reader Battery time minimum 5 to 6 hours Model should be 2023 or 2022 Which laptop will be good my budget is 750€? I got really confused bc if my research. Help me out please

@LaptopRetrospective 6 ай бұрын

A P series would be a good choice if you can find one that fits your budget and specs.

@LabiaLicker 6 ай бұрын

1:29 What feature was in demand?

@LaptopRetrospective 6 ай бұрын

The dedicated physical buttons below the trackpad and not clicking down touch surface.

@LabiaLicker 6 ай бұрын

@@LaptopRetrospective ty. I imagine this is for glove use. Also are you planning to cover any of the Panasonic toughbooks?

@LaptopRetrospective 6 ай бұрын

Maybe or the people that buy them just didn't like clickpads and said not to use them. As for Panasonic, I'd love to feature more of them but they are very rare around here. I've only seen two on the channel so far.

@user-lp5wb2rb3v 6 ай бұрын

i cant wait for LPCAMM to hit the market hopefully 4 modules and quad channel Also cant wait for amd to do 2x 32 zen6c in 3-5 years XD imagine that in a laptop 2-3ghz 45-65w lol If only it was socketed

@LaptopRetrospective 6 ай бұрын

We shall see what the future holds.

@limpa756 6 ай бұрын

2:00 wait what, 3849?

@LaptopRetrospective 6 ай бұрын

3840x2160. The typo is now there forever and ever.

@limpa756 6 ай бұрын

@@LaptopRetrospective I respect your decision, may this be a minor note in laptop retrospective lore.

@LaptopRetrospective 6 ай бұрын

Could be. There are a handful of typos and errors throughout the years my excellent viewers have caught. I'll have to have a word with the editing staff. 😉😂

@giannux 6 ай бұрын

@@LaptopRetrospective Can I use this display on my P52?

@martinszulc8192 6 ай бұрын

I was gonna get this to go along with my M2 MacBook Pro but I went for a Razer Blade 15 with a 10th gen i7 and a RTX 2070 Max-Q for less i think it was a better pick up becasue i got the 4K OLED screen too

@LaptopRetrospective 6 ай бұрын

Razer's are nice until they break. Best of luck.

@LabiaLicker 6 ай бұрын

Razer spend 85% of their budget on marketing

@LaptopRetrospective 6 ай бұрын

I can believe that.