Lenovo ThinkPad T14 G1: Beginning a new generation

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Come take a tour of the ThinkPad T14 that started the current generation of T series machines.
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0:00 Introduction
0:46 Specifications
3:52 Ports and Features
4:31 Disassembly
7:16 Start-Up
7:43 Conclusions

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@dailystupidandinterestingv7794 6 ай бұрын

This is my work laptop... they ordered it for me new almost 3 years ago. just the base i5 and 1080p touch screen. I was told we will be getting new ones early next year. Have loved it since I got it!

@LaptopRetrospective 6 ай бұрын

Glad to hear it's served you well.

@yoshi555king 2 ай бұрын

Mine doesn’t have a touchscreen, my old workplace l380 did

@memoryfoam2285 6 ай бұрын

Recently upgraded to a T14s g1 AMD from my T495s, loving it so far.

@LaptopRetrospective 6 ай бұрын

How have you found the jump in performance? Lots of people are or will be asking in the comments.

@gammyalade9896 3 ай бұрын

How does it perform?

@memoryfoam2285 3 ай бұрын

@gammyalade9896 extremely well! It runs some older games quite well and Autodesk Inventor seamlessly (at least with individual parts or smaller assemblies). Battery life is incredible, and it hasn't taken any damage yet other than one of the USB-C ports getting a bit loose, but it still works.

@gammyalade9896 3 ай бұрын

@@memoryfoam2285 i got a good deal with an almost new T490s(8thcore i7) and a fairly used T14gen1(10thcore i5). I'm quite confused on what to choose.

@MrSwinefuzz 6 ай бұрын

I just picked up one of these off Craigslist a few weeks ago. The seller had a W11/Linux dual boot that corrupted and couldn't figure out how to fix it so they sold it cheap. Lucky me, early Xmas present. i7, 16GB, unbelievable battery life and keyboard. After a BIOS update, clean install of W10 and a thorough sponge bath, I had a like-new ThinkPad w/ 11 months warranty remaining for only $160. I prefer the T14 by far over my X1 Carbon Gen 9 which I regret ever buying (faulty Thunderbolt issue, won't charge the battery and Lenovo won't fix). Pinching myself. This T14 is a great laptop. I love ThinkPads again.

@LaptopRetrospective 6 ай бұрын

Glad you got yourself a winner!

@ProjectMercuryMarauder 5 ай бұрын

I just scored a t14 gen 2 with the a i7-1165g7 with the 4k uhd display and 16gb soldered onboard for $200! I’ve since upgraded it to 48gb and 2tb storage! This is my sixth ThinkPad and I absolutely love them all!

@LaptopRetrospective 5 ай бұрын

Now that, is a steal of a deal. Very well done.

@verpejas 6 ай бұрын

Fortunately, AMD variants of T14 (G1 and G2) have replaceable wifi module. I replaced the horrible stock Realtek module with an Qualcomm NFA765 on my T14 G2 and so far I am very happy with this machine, especially with the Ryzen 5 5650u, that outperforms Intel variants in all categories - power usage, performance, thermals, better cooling system (2 heatpipes instead of one on non-dGPU Intel variants).

@LaptopRetrospective 6 ай бұрын

Yeah if you don't need Thunderbolt, the AMD is pretty good.

@wlcrutch 5 ай бұрын

If you don’t love excessive heat, I guess the AMD version is ok 😅

@LaptopRetrospective 5 ай бұрын

Does it have a heat issue compared to the Intel variant?

@emmyr1987 5 ай бұрын

@@wlcrutch I have both the Gen 1 and Gen 3, intel variants, and I don't experience excessive heat.

@carpetedrestroom5218 5 ай бұрын

great overview

@LaptopRetrospective 5 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@zekezander 6 ай бұрын

I'm still using the AMD version I bough in 2020. I went with the max RAM just because it's soldered. I have since added a stick of 16GB briging it up to 32GB. and I upgraded the stock 128GB m.2 SSD to a 512GB literally immediately. Lenovo was asking way too much for storage upgrades. the T14 might not be as serviceable and upgradeable as some thinkpads of yore, but they're still better than most notebooks that aren't a Framework.

@LaptopRetrospective 6 ай бұрын

Nice choices!

@blackjack8957 6 ай бұрын

Thank you very much for introducing a new machine. I have a small request when you open up and let us see what's inside. Would you zoom in to the mother board, let us see the build quality together.

@LaptopRetrospective 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for the feedback. I am a bit curious what specifically you're looking for on the board so I know I'm getting it in the shot.

@blackjack8957 6 ай бұрын

@@LaptopRetrospective Now I see most of the table, 3/4 are table and 1/4 are the computer. I would be happy if the ratio gets 3/4 for computer. Thank you for your reply.

@LaptopRetrospective 6 ай бұрын

Noted, thanks! In the coming year I want to improve my film setup.

@limpa756 6 ай бұрын

I miss the slide for the camera, always feels like a crime putting tape over a decently priced laptop lol. Happy Christmas lad

@LaptopRetrospective 6 ай бұрын

You mean the ThinkShutter? It's there.

@emipw8869 6 ай бұрын

wiah you posted this exactly while I was researching for a new thinkpad and I was looking at exactly this model (just AMD), what a timing! how does it feel in terms of durability and serviceability compared to, say, a t480?

@LaptopRetrospective 6 ай бұрын

With the exception of the single slot for RAM, it's pretty comparable, especially on the AMD version. Intel has more soldered bits.

@emipw8869 6 ай бұрын

@@LaptopRetrospective And the external battery, of course. Thanks a lot! I take the chance to thank you for all your videos, I've been following you since 2019 and you've never failed on sharing great content.

@verpejas 6 ай бұрын

@@emipw8869 In January i switched from a totally maxed out T480 to a T14 G2 amd. I honestly did not expect a big performance difference but it is very noticeable (i7-8550+mx150 on the T480 vs ryzen 5 5650u + Vega 7). Especially when it comes to multicore computing as well as graphics, the integrated Vega 7 performs on par with the MX150 , and even outperforms it in some scenarios.

@LaptopRetrospective 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for being such a long time supporter. The external battery isn't something I've missed on newer machines with more efficient CPUs and better battery chemistry.

@LaptopRetrospective 6 ай бұрын

Yeah, some big jumps in technology.

@MattTheriot 5 ай бұрын

Intel is now solidly beat by AMD for performance efficiency. I absolutely LOVE my P16s with the AMD 6850u, 8 cores, 15w, 86whr battery so it lasts DAYS! And it has an ethernet port, even though the P16 (non-s) DOESN'T! Downside is soldered ram, idk why they do this I hate that, but other than that the P16s is perfect for me.

@LaptopRetrospective 5 ай бұрын

AMD has upped their mobile game in a huge way. No question.

@MattTheriot 5 ай бұрын

@@LaptopRetrospective It's taken a long time for laptop manufacturers to catch up, idk if it's to do with business deals, brand recognition, chip availability or what, but even now Lenovo still offers many models with Intel ONLY and hasn't seemed to reflect AMD being more efficient in their offerings very much. I get they don't want to put all their eggs in one basket, and intel has caught up somewhat, but if you're making a laptop and care about power efficiency for cooling design and battery life, AMD is king.

@LaptopRetrospective 5 ай бұрын

@MattTheriot I suspect it's several factors from R&D partnerships, chip quantity, availability, compatibility.

@mr.picklesworth 6 ай бұрын

Pefect timimg. Right after christmss i was going to buy a t480. These seem to be priced comparably on ebay to the t48 so the million dollar question is whats a better choice? How do they compare performance wise? Is the main difference just the upgradability or is there also a big performance difference? My currnet machine is a t430.

@LaptopRetrospective 6 ай бұрын

Somebody in the comments here shared the difference in performance between the T480 to a T14 being very significant.

@DrMerkwuerdigliebe89 6 ай бұрын

@@LaptopRetrospectivebut is that difference even noticable for typical office work?

@LaptopRetrospective 6 ай бұрын

@@DrMerkwuerdigliebe89 I think it will depend on the app and whether it takes advantage of the CPU architecture.

@MrKillswitch88 6 ай бұрын

Cpu wise you'll notice the difference and going from sata to nvme even more so however the T480 isn't perfect and you'll be better off getting something at least a generation newer or a dell precision instead as the T480 likes to throttle which hurts even when compared to an older T470 for example. Lastly there is the issue with one of the ports going bad if I remember correctly due to a firmware issue.

@LaptopRetrospective 6 ай бұрын

Very good point on the jump to NVMe. 👍

@somebody69747 6 ай бұрын

Do you think this is better than the t480 for normal tasks?

@LaptopRetrospective 6 ай бұрын

It's a significantly newer CPU so it will depend on the program how much you'll notice the difference.

@iamdmc 6 ай бұрын

Not quite... The T490 was the introduction of this body. Every part that works on the T14 gen 1 and 2 works on the T490

@LaptopRetrospective 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for the info. I haven't seen a T490 in person yet.

@iamdmc 6 ай бұрын

@@LaptopRetrospective you're not missing anything. Identical to the T14. The amount of body flex is inexcusable and marked the final nail in the coffin of the T series

@LaptopRetrospective 6 ай бұрын

Body flex? Can't say I noticed. What should one be looking for? Calling it "the final nail" would be something I'd reserve for the removal of the TrackPoint or something of that nature. 😂

@iamdmc 6 ай бұрын

@@LaptopRetrospective try putting it flat on a table, pressing on one corner of the palmrest, and lifting the other corner with your finger. It's really bad. You can actually feel it when picking it up and holding it by a corner too

@sukantabala007 4 ай бұрын

How's the i7 variant for programming?

@LaptopRetrospective 4 ай бұрын

Programming is a wide field but most i7 CPUs will be up for most jobs.

@-Retired- 6 ай бұрын

6:49 Project Aurora? Or something else?

@LaptopRetrospective 6 ай бұрын

There is that, but I've also read that two RAM slots are coming back to the T14.

@-Retired- 4 ай бұрын

@@LaptopRetrospective It is true, user replaceable batteries as well! I really hope that this isn't a one off thing and that lenovo is actually considering bringing back a few things from older generations. I would do anything for a semi-rugged thinkpad(like the pre 2013 models) with a good keyboard.