Recently, Lenovo released the Core version of the 2024 Thinkbook 14 16 digital series, upgrading the Ultra processor, and the initial price is as low as 4999 yuan and 5299 yuan. So, what is the difference between them and the 2024 version of the Thinkbook 14 16+ that was launched earlier, and which one is more worthy of our attention?
From the model suffix less + number, the starting price is cheaper, everyone should be able to understand, thinkbook 14 and thinkbook 16 positioning, it is definitely not as good as thinkbook 14+ and 16+, although they look about the same, but 14 and 16 only the ad side is metal, and 14+ and 16+ are ACD surface metal, in terms of workmanship and texture, it must be the latter better.
Both the ThinkBook 14 and Thinkbook 16 have screens that can be opened and closed 180 degrees, and both have a thickness of 169mm, built-in 60Wh and 71Wh batteries, weight 1 respectively42kg and 182kg, portability is not bad.
As a business-oriented ThinkBook 2024, the entire family has passed 12 major MIL-STD-810H rigorous control test certifications, so there is no need to worry about reliability. They all come standard with a 1080p Full HD camera with a physical switch on the surface and support for face recognition.
The new products all inherit the family's characteristic high-touch keyboard with smile keycaps, excellent feel, equipped with a large touchpad, and the 16-inch version retains the numeric keypad with a relatively large body.
The ThinkBook 14 and 16 have exactly the same number of interfaces, both equipped with an SD card reader, 2 USB-A32gen1，usb-c3.2 Gen2, Thunderbolt 4, HDMI21, RJ45 and audio interface, the connection ability is excellent. However, compared to 14+ and 16+, there is still 1 hidden USB2 missing0, and the OcuLink interface directly connected to the CPU, if you want to connect an external graphics card dock, you can only use Thunderbolt 4, and the energy loss will be larger.
Screen-wise, the ThinkBook 14 uses 28K screen, while the ThinkBook 16 is 25K screens, all with 100% SRGB high color gamut and 120Hz refresh rate, brightness of 400nits and 350nits respectively. The screen of the ThinkBook 14 is better than the 14+ SE low-spec version, but it is not as good as the 3K screen of the medium and high configuration, and the screen of the Thinkbook 16 is not much different from the 16+, which is considered the same level.
The hardware configuration of the ThinkBook 14 and 16 is also exactly the same, with a choice of Core Ultra 5 125H or Ultra 7 155H processors, with 14 cores and 18 threads, and 16 cores and 22 threads, respectively, with a maximum turbo frequency of 45GHz and 48GHz, all integrated ARC Arc core graphics, but the number of EU units is 112 and 128 respectively, but their power consumption release is only 40W, which is not as good as the 70W and 80W of 14+ and 16+, which is comparable to the performance of gaming laptops.
However, the ThinkBook 14 and 16 also have their own core competitiveness, which is that they all use a standard dual-memory slot design and offer 2 x 2280 M2 hard disk bays, users can upgrade memory hard disks at will in the future. While the 14+ and 16+ Core versions, only 16+ is a dual memory slot, while 14+ is an onboard memory design.
Both the ThinkBook 14 and 16 come standard with 16GB of RAM and 1TB PCIe 40 SSD, the initial price of the Ultra 5 version is 4999 yuan and 5299 yuan respectively, and the Ultra 7 version is 5999 yuan and 6199 yuan. As a comparison, the current starting prices of 14+ and 16+ are 5299 yuan and 5999 yuan respectively, and the 14+ low-configuration version of the hard disk is only 512GB, and the screen is inferior.
Therefore, if you don't have a rigid need for the OcuLink interface and don't pursue the ultimate performance release, the ThinkBook 14 and 16 can have more than 90% of the experience of 14+ and 16+ with a lower entry threshold, and it also brings the freedom to upgrade memory and hard disks, which is one of Lenovo's most competitive AI PCs. Personally, I actually look forward to the 8845h Ryzen version of these two machines, if it can bring a lower price than the Core version as usual, and the other design configurations remain the same, then it will be regarded as the real fragrance machine of the year. However, the brand power and stability of the Intel Core platform are still better than those of Ryzen, and for most business users, I believe that the Core version with better reliability is still preferred, even if they are slightly less cost-effective.
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