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[Video Review] Lenovo ThinkPad E15 Gen 4 – you better wait for more 12th Gen business notebooks

From: Nikolay Palaozov | 0


Lenovo ThinkPad E15 Gen 4 (Intel) in-depth review

The ThinkPad E-series is one of the most popular business notebooks not only in Lenovo's roster but in the market segment in general. There are two reasons for that. First, it is inexpensive, which makes it a perfect choice for corporations, and second - it has proven to be a really solid workhorse. Usually, it is never a clean sweep for the ThinkPad E-series when they get in our office. Due to the cost-cutting measures, which are inevitable at this price point, the laptop always falls short in one or more categories. One thing we know for sure is that the ThinkPad E15 Gen 4 will not di[...]

Pros

  • Great spill-resistant keyboard
  • Good performance
  • No PWM (BOE NV156FHM-N4S (BOE08E2))
  • 1x SODIMM slot + 2x M.2 PCIe x4 (one supports Gen 4 drives)
  • Optional IR face recognition and fingerprint reader

Cons

  • Covers only 52% of sRGB (BOE NV156FHM-N4S (BOE08E2))
  • Only two USB Type-A ports, one of which runs at 2.0 speeds
  • No SD card reader

Lenovo ThinkPad E15 Gen 4 (Intel) - Specs

  • BOE NV156FHM-N4S (BOE08E2)
  • Color accuracy  5.5  3.7
  • HDD/SSD
  • up to 2000GB SSD
  • M.2 Slot
  • 1x 2242M.2 PCIe 4.0 x4 + 1x 2242 M.2 PCIe 3.0 x4  See photo
  • RAM
  • up to 40GB
  • OS
  • Windows 11 Pro, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 11 Home
  • Battery
  • 45Wh, 3-cell
  • Body material
  • Plastic / Polycarbonate, Aluminum
  • Dimensions
  • 365 x 240 x 18.9 mm (14.37" x 9.45" x 0.74")
  • Weight
  • 1.70 kg (3.7 lbs)
  • Ports and connectivity
  • 1x USB Type-A
  • 2.0
  • 1x USB Type-A
  • 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps), Sleep and Charge
  • 1x USB Type-C
  • 4.0, Thunderbolt 4, Power Delivery (PD), DisplayPort
  • HDMI
  • 2.0
  • Card reader
  • Ethernet LAN
  • 10, 100, 1000 Mbit/s
  • Wi-Fi
  • 802.11ax
  • Bluetooth
  • 5.2
  • Audio jack
  • 3.5mm Combo Jack
  • Features
  • Fingerprint reader
  • optional
  • Web camera
  • HD or FHD
  • Backlit keyboard
  • optional
  • Microphone
  • Dual Array Microphone, near-field
  • Speakers
  • 2x 2W Stereo Speakers, Dolby Atmos, Harman Speakers
  • Optical drive
  • Security Lock slot
  • Kensington Lock

All Lenovo ThinkPad E15 Gen 4 (Intel) configurations

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Lenovo ThinkPad E15 Gen 4

Processor
Intel Core i5-1235U
VideoCard
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 (80EU)
RAM
8GB RAM
STORAGE
256GB SSD
OS
Windows 11 Pro
Detailed review
$699.99
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Lenovo ThinkPad E15 Gen 4

Processor
Intel Core i5-1235U
VideoCard
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 (80EU)
RAM
8GB RAM
STORAGE
256GB SSD
OS
Windows 10 Pro
Detailed review
$699.99
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Lenovo ThinkPad E15 Gen 4

Processor
Intel Core i5-1235U
VideoCard
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 (80EU)
RAM
8GB RAM
STORAGE
256GB SSD
OS
Windows 11 Pro
Detailed review
$757.00
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