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Thinkpad L14 Gen 3 AMD Mini review


Vasudev

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Just got a new laptop for my sister for university.

Specs:

CPU Ryzen Pro 5875U

GPU Vega 11

RAM 16GB DDR4 SODIMM 3200MT/s

SSD M.2 2242 Kioxia 1TB

Display 14" Touch FHD

Webcam FHD Hybrid IR

Warranty 3Yr extended + 3 yr intl + keep your drive (all extra, standard is 1 yr warranty)

W11 Pro and Office 2021 Pro Plus.

Repasted with ICD HC Pad.
Pros:

  • Very powerful and quiet
  • Portable and compact
  • Good battery life

Cons:

  • Vantage, Power and battery driver, power manager, intelligent cooling driver are causing high thermals even after repaste and after adding block rules from gpedit the temps are below 80-90C in high ambient >30C. Insane TDP set by Lenovo for Windows Power slider almost pushes to 70W for 15w TDP CPU causing 100C instantly.
  • More bloatware installed by Win 11 and lenovo.
  • IR camera not working/detected as Windows Hello compatible.

 

Stock Paste:

 

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