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Lenovo ThinkPad 16" T1g Gen 8 Black 2024
The Intel Core Ultra 9 285H and NVIDIA RTX 5070 deliver workstation-class power, paired with a 16-inch 3840x2400 IPS display at 800 nits covering 100% DCI-P3. 64GB of LPDDR5X RAM and a 2TB SSD are backed by enterprise-grade security features like vPro and a physical privacy shutter. This laptop is best for video editors and 3D animators needing DCI-P3 color accuracy and RTX 5070 performance in a durable, ISV-certified chassis.
CPU Intel Core Ultra 9 285H
RAM 64 GB
Storage 2 TB
Screen 16" 3200x2000
GPU NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070
OS Windows 11 Pro
Weight 1.8 kg
Battery 90 Wh
81 Overall Score
Price CA$7,340
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong ram (99th percentile) 99th
- Strong screen (98th percentile) 98th
- Strong storage (95th percentile) 95th
- Strong port (89th percentile) 89th
Cons
- Below average social proof (21th percentile)
- Below average compact (24th percentile)
What owners think
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H |
| Cores | 16 |
| Frequency | 2.9 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 24 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| Type | discrete |
| VRAM | 8 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR7 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 64 GB |
| RAM Generation | LPDDR5X |
| Storage | 2 TB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 16" |
| Resolution | 3200 |
| Panel | OLED |
| Refresh Rate | 120 Hz |
| Brightness | 800 nits |
| Color Gamut | 100% DCI-P3 |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 3 |
| USB Ports | 1 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 5 |
| HDMI | HDMI 2.1 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.4 |
Physical
| Weight | 1.8 kg / 4.1 lbs |
| Battery | 90 Wh |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Lenovo ThinkPad 16" T1g Gen 8 | Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max | ASUS ROG Flow Z13 GZ302EA-XS99 | HP OMEN Transcend 14-fb1023dx | MSI Stealth A3XWIG-076US | Microsoft Surface Laptop ZGQ-00001 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Apple M4 Max | AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 |
| RAM (GB) | 64 | 128 | 128 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 2048 | 4096 | 1024 | 1024 | 2048 | 1024 |
| Screen | 16" 3200x2000 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 13.4" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 2560x1600 | 13.8" 2304x1536 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | Apple (40-Core) | AMD Radeon | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | Qualcomm Adreno |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 1.3 |
| Battery (Wh) | 90 | 72 | 70 | 71 | 100 | 54 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Screen | Compact | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo ThinkPad 16" T1g Gen 8 | 88.9 | 87.6 | 99 | 89.1 | 98 | 23.9 | 94.6 | 79.2 | 20.7 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max Compare | 92.1 | 18.8 | 99.5 | 79.5 | 99.1 | 67.7 | 98.7 | 96.5 | 88 |
| ASUS ROG Flow Z13 GZ302EA-XS99 Compare | 95.5 | 80.1 | 99.9 | 77.3 | 90 | 92.9 | 81.4 | 58.9 | 95.4 |
| HP OMEN Transcend 14-fb1023dx Compare | 88.9 | 87.6 | 91.2 | 92.2 | 95.7 | 71.8 | 69.3 | 32.3 | 96.6 |
| MSI Stealth A3XWIG-076US Compare | 86.7 | 91.6 | 91.7 | 68.5 | 94 | 16.5 | 94.6 | 58.9 | 83.2 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop ZGQ-00001 Compare | 98.7 | 38.5 | 81.5 | 60.7 | 84.8 | 87.5 | 69.3 | 79.2 | 90.6 |
Price
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