Lenovo ThinkPad Z16
Lenovo ThinkPad Z16
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GENERAL USE: Very Good—8.6/10
GAMING/AI: Fair—6.7/10
ENG/DESIGN: Very Good—8.4/10
SOFTWARE DEV: Very Good—8.2/10
CONTENT CREATION: Very Good—8.5/10
PORTABILITY: Good—7.8/10
BATTERY: Good—7.3/10
OVERALL SCREEN QUALITY: Very Good—8.8/10
OVERALL PERFORMANCE: Very Good—8.1/10
SIZE: 16"
The Lenovo ThinkPad Z16 is a midrange-priced laptop, equipped with an AMD Ryzen 7 processor and an AMD RX 6500M graphics card, suitable for moderate to intensive tasks and light gaming. It sports a high-quality OLED screen with a sharp 3840 x 2400 resolution, perfect for professional creative work. However, it is not the lightest at over 4 pounds, which might affect its portability for users who travel frequently. For connectivity, it includes a variety of ports but lacks an SD card reader. The laptop offers robust security features and is expected to have fair battery life, making it ideal for professionals who need a durable, secure, and reasonably powerful machine. It comes with Windows 11 Pro and its build quality is rated as excellent. Give Feedback
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Evaluation
Pros
- High-resolution touchscreen
- Robust build quality
- Excellent keyboard
- Ample storage and memory
- Solid general performance
Cons
- Moderate battery life
- Less portable (weight)
- Limited heat management
- Fair 3D performance
Ratings by Category
General Use Screen Quality:4.7
The general use screen score is based on the screen technology, contrast ratio, resolution, brightness, color gamut and color accuracy. This score does not take into account specialized display features for specific use cases, such as high refresh rate for gaming.
Keyboard Quality:4.7
The Keyboard Quality score is based on the PerfectRec experts’ assessment of tactile feedback, typing comfort, keyboard reliability and typing noise.
General Use:4.6
The Lenovo ThinkPad Z16 offers robust CPU and ample RAM, paired with an OLED screen providing a high resolution and color accuracy, making it excellent for general use that requires multitasking and clear, vibrant visuals. Its considerable battery life, combined with a balance between weight and build quality, makes it a reliable choice for everyday tasks both in and out of the office.
Content Creation:4.6
PerfectRec’s Content Creation Score takes into account the many different features of the laptop that make it more or less suitable for photo editing, and video editing work.
In addition to a strong emphasis on overall performance, this score also places very high importance on screen quality. Heat management, storage, keyboard and speaker quality are also incorporated, with fan noise rounding out this score.
Engineering & Design:4.5
The Lenovo ThinkPad Z16 is especially suitable for engineering and design due to its high-performance CPU and GPU, which are essential for demanding software applications and 3D tasks, paired with a considerable amount of RAM to handle multitasking smoothly.
Software Development:4.5
PerfectRec’s Software Development Score takes into account the many different features of the laptop that make it more or less suitable for software development.
In addition to a strong emphasis on overall performance, this score also places very high importance on screen quality. Heat management, storage, keyboard and speaker quality are also incorporated, with fan noise rounding out this score.
Build Quality:4.4
PerfectRec’s Build Quality Score incorporates case materials, display and keyboard flex, hinge quality, chassis rigidity, and overall reliability.
Our assessment of build quality includes many details that are difficult to quantify.
Our laptop experts use their best judgment to produce the final score.
Operating Noise:4.4
PerfectRec’s Operating Noise Score is based on fan noise measurements. Laptops with a fanless design, such as Macbooks, receive the maximum score.
Portability:4.3
PerfectRec’s portability rating takes into account the volume and thickness of the laptop as well as its weight.
Battery Life:4.1
PerfectRec’s Battery Life rating is based on hours of battery life in typical usage scenarios.
Gaming & AI:3.8
PerfectRec’s Gaming and AI Score strongly emphasizes graphics processing capability as well as AI performance, while also taking into account other factors that impact suitability for gaming and AI work.
While performance (especially graphics performance) is the most important factor determining this score, we also give modest weight to screen quality, heat management, keyboard quality, and storage.
Full Specs
GENERAL | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | |||
| Price | $1,500 | ||
Release Date | May 1, 2023 | ||
Overall Dimensions | 14'' x 9.4'' x 0.62'' | ||
Weight | 4.27 lbs | ||
Width | 13.95" | ||
Depth | 9.35" | ||
INTERNAL | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Processor | AMD Ryzen 7 6850H | ||
RAM | 32 GB | ||
DDR Memory Version | 5 | ||
RAM Slots | 0 | ||
Storage | 2048 GB | ||
BATTERY | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Battery Life | 7 Hours | ||
Battery Capacity | 72 Wh | ||
SCREEN | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Diagonal Size | 16" | ||
Display Technology | OLED | ||
Resolution | 3840 x 2400 | ||
Refresh Rate | 60Hz | ||
Display Brightness | 393 nits | ||
RELIABILITY, APPEARANCE & ACOUSTICS | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Build Quality Score  | 8/10 | ||
Portability Score | 7.9/10 | ||
Gaming Laptop Appearance | No | ||
Premium Business Laptop | Yes | ||
Fan Noise Score | 8/10 | ||
HARDWARE FEATURES | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Keyboard Quality Score | 9/10 | ||
Speaker Quality Score | 9.6/10 | ||
Webcam | 1080p | ||
Fingerprint Reader | Yes | ||
Backlit Keyboard | Yes | ||
Number Pad | No | ||
CONNECTIVITY | |||
|---|---|---|---|
USB Type-A | 0 | ||
USB-C ports | 3 | ||
USB-C Charging | Yes | ||
Display Outputs | 3 | ||
Thunderbolt Ports | 0 | ||
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Matthew S. Smith | September 2022
"Lenovo’s ThinkPad Z16 tries has some success in its effort to tweak the ThinkPad formula. The laptop is attractive, yet still tame, and material quality is on par with the best Windows competition. I also like the smooth, responsive haptic touchpad and the wide range of modern connectivity. Yet the Z16 doesn’t fix ThinkPad’s typical weakness: value. Starting around $1,550, and more typically near $1,700, the Z16 finds itself facing alternatives that have better performance or an improved display for the same price, or less."
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