First Reviewer – All the Points
Our first reviewer – Kyle, no the other one – is usually piloting a somewhat comparably configured 8 core i9 32GB 16″ Macbook Pro user so has a certain … expectation … with their laptop experience. After driving around the Lenovo P1 for a while though, they were very pleasantly surprised by finish, feel and usability of the Lenovo P1 Gen 3.
Boot times & User Inputs
Boot times were a bit slower on the Lenovo, but the quality of the keyboard and the trackpad compared very favorably with the MBP. Moving from the Macbook Pro to the Lenovo keyboard and trackpad was not a terrible jarring shift as can be typical for users when transitioning to non-Apple laptops. (Shhh, just accept the compliment). The keyboard desk itself had very little flex, which is definitely a sign of quality construction. The trackpad was found to be smooth and tracked well with good false input rejection – but was a big draggy on the finger, while this Kyle felt the TrackPoint was more of a distraction.
The PenPro stylus was initially viewed as something of a “gimmick” as well, but after trying it out with a few applications it was found to be actually well integrated between the hardware and software and very usable – even from a slight distance off the screen. And if all you are equipped with are your fingers, well those work on the touch surface as well. In fact, the screen was easy to negotiate via touch, and resistant to finger smudges. How many user inputs does a laptop need btw?
Battery Life & 4k Screen
Kyle found the battery life to be literally “amazing” and the 4k HDR OLED display “outstanding” – from someone used to a 16″ Retina – but the Lenovo slightly dimmer in side by side comparison. (Ed. Understandable considering the touchscreen layer and 400 vs 500 nits typical output). The video editing experience was great, and color adjustment changes were easy to see. The HDR display made seeing details in light / darks areas possible, not at all typical of less expensive laptop displays. The battery on the Lenovo is spec’d at 80Wh, and in generally usage compared favorably with run time of the MBP with it’s 100Wh battery. (Ed. Very different internals, pixel count, brightness … YMMV).
The I/O & Sound
Point and laugh all you want, but the I/O and ports found on the Lenovo P1 Gen3 is way more daily usable then found on the Macbook Pro. (Ed. Please note the inclusion of a SIM tray for continuous wireless connectivity on the go.) While note quite as good as the 16″ Macbook Pro speakers, the Lenovo P1 sound was quite good and a definitely cut above many other laptops according to Kyle. Windows laptop users unfortunately often suffer with much worse. The P1 speakers were clean enough to edit noisy video sequences and easily take video conference calls with. The built in 360 degree far-field microphones were also excellent during VOIP calls.
The Link LonkMarch 17, 2021 at 12:00PM
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