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Lenovo ThinkPad L15 Gen 1 review

Lenovo ThinkPad L15 Gen 1

CHOICE Expert Rating

69%
What is the CHOICE Expert Rating?
Good points

Good Points

  • Very good keyboard
  • Very good touchpad
  • Very good Wi-Fi speed
  • Full-sized HDMI port
  • microSD card slot
  • Short charge time to 80 per cent
  • Short charge time to 100 per cent
Bad points

Bad Points

  • Narrow viewing angles
  • Keyboard is not backlit

Type

Ultraportable
Ultrabook
Tablet mode
Operating system
Windows 10 Home

Recommended products

Recommended
Not recommended
Recommended for tablet use

Test results

CHOICE Expert Rating
69%
Performance score
56%
Tablet use score
N/A
Ease of use score
81%
Battery life score
72%
Display score
60%
Audio score
55%
Wi-Fi score
81%
Storage write-speed (MBps)
2256
Storage read-speed (MBps)
2346
Wi-Fi speed (MBps)
44
Average battery life – heavy usage (hours)
7:27
Charging time to 80% full (h:min)
0:54
Expert tester comments
This is a low-cost Lenovo ThinkPad that's decent for light office work and everyday communications. It has a low quality screen with narrow viewing angles and a 1366 x 768-pixel resolution, but the neat thing is that it can be tilted all the way back out of the way while you connect to a better external monitor. This will let you make use of the very good keyboard that's present.

Sustainability

Shop Ethical rating
C
Warranty (years)
1
Replaceable battery
Not collected
Replace/upgrade RAM
Not collected
Slots for additional RAM
Not collected
Replace/upgrade storage
Not collected
Slot for additional storage
Not collected
Replace/upgrade Wi-Fi
Not collected
Country of origin
China

Related products

Availability
Discontinued model

Cost

Price
$797.00

Specifications

Screen size (inches)
15.6
Native screen resolution (pixels)
1366 x 768
Processor (CPU) type
Intel Core i3-10110U
CPU frequency (GHz)
2.1
RAM (GB)
8
Video graphics type
Intel UHD Graphics
Storage capacity (GB)
256
Available user space (GB)
201
Storage type
SSD
Wi-Fi version
6
Weight of laptop (kg)
1.9
Weight of power supply (kg)
0.3
Size (mm, H x D x W)
26 x 250 x 366

Features

Screen finish
Matte
Touchscreen
USB-C
USB 2.0 ports
0
USB 3.0 ports
2
USB 4 as USB-C port
0
USB-C (USB 3.2 Gen 1 or 2, not Thunderbolt 3 or 4) ports
2
Thunderbolt 3 or 4 (as USB-C) ports
0
SD card slot (full-size)
SD card slot (micro)
HDMI port
Gigabit ethernet port
Rear camera
Backlit keyboard levels of brightness
0

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