Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 4 AMD 14" Laptop (2023 Model) - AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U 8-Core, AMD Radeon 780M, 64GB RAM, 1TB M.2 NVMe SSD, 14.0" 2.8K OLED 400-Nits, Windows 11 Pro, Workstation

Was able to get this on massive discount and I have to say this has to be the best ThinkPad I've owned since Lenovo has been aggressively removing key features that made ThinkPads stand out from their competition in their apparent quest for mediocrity.Coming from a T14s Gen 3 AMD, I can safely say the typing experience is WAY BETTER. The T14s Gen 3 keyboard (at least mine) required more actuation force and bottomed out harder than this P14s Gen 4. As a result, the P14s Gen 4 keyboard is more reminiscent of the older ThinkPads in its fluidity for touch typists. It still has the newer 1.5 mm key travel like the T14s Gen 3, but these subtle differences provide a noticeable improvement in quality of life if you do a lot of typing, but be aware that Lenovo sources their panels and keyboards from different suppliers, so I may have just got lucky in the keyboard lottery.In terms of build quality, I actually prefer the P14s over the T14s. The materials might not be as premium as the T14s, but this laptop looks identical, is just as sturdy, however is WAY MORE resistant to fingerprints and oils from your hand. It is light years more resistant than the T14s gen 3!!The display is OLED and I wish it wasn't. Would have preferred an IPS equivalent because it would have offered better battery life and I wouldn't have to worry about OLED burn-in.And the dirty secret about OLEDS is that they really don't look that much different from premium IPS displays when calibrated. They may have deeper blacks and higher contrasting, but any Delta E color accuracy score under 3 isn't detectable to the human eye and my previous wide-gamut IPS display had a Delta E score of 0.14 - so I may swap out this OLED for that panel to get better battery life and mitigate any potential burn-in down the road.Other positives to note:-The AMD processor and igpu is top level. The 780M is on par with an RTX1650ti and the AMD processor is super efficient, sips power, and doesn't get hot. You'll rarely if ever hear your fans spin up.-64 GB of fast soldered ram is big win and rarity in a 14" laptop.-RJ-45 ethernet jack

I've been using this machine daily for about a month. Have had issues putting it to sleep, it seems to not like certain usb-c hub chip sets, as they can keep it from sleeping or cause it to hang in an almost-asleep state. With updated drivers and a switch to the Cable Matters 8-port USB-C hub (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CP9QK8MF), it has been rock solid. Performs well, and you've got to love having 64gb RAM.

Lots needs to be said about this thinkpad, but I'll try to sum it up in this list of pros and cons. These are oriented towards my workflow, and may not reflect yours.Pros:- Linux compatibility is 100%. Fingerprint, keyboard backlight, wifi drivers, and almost everything else works OOTB. If you use Linux, this is a good choice. BSDs were a bit iffy.- Ram speed and amount are more than enough. This is the big distinguishing factor between P14s and T14. The highest I got to wsa 48G of usage when running language models locally, and the performance was mind blowing.- CPU is fantastic. The power draw can vary, and the clock can go up to 5.1Ghz on all 8c/16t. There are modern instructions (i.e. AVX512), so if you use programs that can take advantage of those, you'll enjoy the 7840u.Cons:- Fan can get loud. I still haven't opened up the chassis to see why that's the case, but it is noticeable at times, especially when maxing out all the CPU cores.- Battery life is mediocre. The OLED display is great for nighttime use, but if you're looking at white screens at god knows how many nits, you will see the battery go down very fast. Idle usage (again, not on Windows) doesn't seem to affect the battery, gladly.- Speakers are very quiet. When put side-by-side by my Steam Deck, it can barely reach 70% of that.

Fast, tons of ram, nice display. It isn't perfect, but none of the minor drawbacks bother me.This laptop is cool to the touch during normal use. The one area they chose to get rid of the heat is the right edge. That part is a little warm to the touch, but it is a part of the machine you'd never touch unless you were moving it, and it isn't crazy hot, just warm.It has a bit of fan noise most of the time, but I generally wear noise cancelling headphones, and I don't even notice the fan with them on.I slightly prefer the keyboard on my old Thinkpad L380 as this one has a little less key travel, but I am getting used to this one.I tried some other laptops with similarly high specs, before settling on this one. I love Thinkpads, and this is by far the fastest one I've ever had.

I bought this laptop to run Arch by the way. It does this perfectly! All hardware worked, sound, special keys on the keyboard, everything. Just perfect. Nice display. I bought the 64gb model so there’s resources available to run a few containers and/or VMs. The keyboard is nice feeling for a laptop keyboard. The trackpad is large and does all the things. All in all, I’m not disappointed in any aspect of this notebook. Great job Lenovo.If you are wanting a notebook to run Linux, a Thinkpad should be at the top of your list.