Since 2015, the mainstream market was dominated by dual core Intel Core U-series processors, while only the workstation models offered quad core Intel Core H-series to the consumers. The last ThinkPad to fill that gap between mainstream and high-end laptops was the ThinkPad T540p from the Intel Haswell generation.
For the years that followed, we still had a 15” ThinkPad T-series, but it only featured a dual core Intel Core U-series processor and it was so heavy and slow like you wouldn’t believe.
The v-suffix stands for value. Meaning there are a few sacrifices to be made, but not many. The most notable changes are cheaper graphics cards, 33% lower battery capacity, 1x less USB-C port, and less display panels to choose from.
The ThinkPad P15v does weigh 700 grams less than the ThinkPad P15, making it a very portable option. It’s still going to slightly weigh you down, but not as much as you might think.
The ThinkPad P15v seems to be perfect for me as a software developer. In the worst case scenario’s I’ve only had meetings last up to 2-3 hours. And even then, there were still plenty of power sockets available around the conference tables.
| ThinkPad P15v | ThinkPad P15 | |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | 10th Gen Intel® Core™ and Xeon® (up to 8C, up to 5.1GHz) | 10th Gen Intel® Core™ and Xeon® (up to 8C, up to 5.1GHz) |
| Graphics | NVIDIA® Quadro® P620 | Up to NVIDIA® Quadro RTX™ 5000 |
| Memory | Up to 64GB DDR4 (2 SODIMM, ECC supported) | Up to 128GB DDR4 (4 SODIMM, ECC supported) |
| Battery | 68 WHr | 94 WHr |
| Storage | RAID 0/1 | RAID 0/1 |
| Power Supply | 135 W | 170 W / 230 W |
| USB-A 3.2 Gen 1* | 2x | 2x |
| USB-C | 1x | 2x |
| HDMI | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Smart Card Reader | Yes | Yes |
| SD Card Reader | Yes | Yes |
| Touch Fingerprint Reader | Yes | Yes |
| ThinkShutter | Yes | Yes |
| WLAN | Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201 (Gig+) + Bluetooth™ 5.0 vPro | Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201 (Gig+) + Bluetooth™ 5.0 vPro |
| WWAN | L850-GL LTE CAT94 | L860-GL CAT16 M.24 |
| Display | 4K UHD 600nit, Dolby Vision™ HDR FHD IPS Touch 300nit, Dolby Vision™ HDR FHD IPS 250nit | UHD OLED Touch HDR500 True Black, UHD OLED Touch HDR500 True Black, Dolby Vision™ HDR, UHD LCD IPS 600nit Dolby Vision HDR, FHD IPS 500nit Dolby Vision HDR, FHD IPS 300nit |
| Dimensions (mm) | 366.5 x 250 x 22.7 | 375.4 x 252.3 x 29.1 |
| Weight | Starting at 4.57lbs (2.07kg) | Starting at 6.05lbs (2.74kg) |
