Hi all,

I bought a Thinkpad p1 gen 4 and I have been using it for a week. Here are the specs:

Configuration Details●  Processor: 11th Generation Intel® Core™ i7-11800H Processor (2.30 GHz, up to 4.60 GHz with Turbo Boost, 8 Cores, 16 Threads, 24 MB Cache)●  Operating System: Windows 10 Pro 64●  Display Type: 16.0" WQUXGA (3840 x 2400) IPS, anti-glare with Dolby Vision™, HDR 400, 600 nits●  Memory: 16 GB DDR4 3200MHz●  Hard Drive: 512 GB PCIe SSD Gen 4●  Warranty: 1 Year Depot or Carry-in●  AC Adapter: 170W●  Graphics: NVIDIA® T1200 4GB●  Camera: IR & 1080p FHD●  Fingerprint Reader: Fingerprint Reader●  Keyboard: Backlit - US English●  Wireless: Intel® Wi-Fi 6E AX210 802.11AX (2 x 2) & Bluetooth® 5.2

All i have been doing is web browsing (using chrome), and I use it for primarily for work. I have 2 issues:

1. The fan is always on. Even when im just web browsing.

2. The battery life is surprisingly short. I have 84% right now and it says I have only got 1h54m remaining. I know this laptop isn't known for its battery life but cmon for $2.8k cad that's just insane. I have also turned the dgpu off... and the screen brightness is at half. What more do i have to compromise on to get the battery to the 6-8 hour mark? At this rate I can't even use the laptop at a coffee shop without it being plugged in lol.

Is there anything else I can do to increase the battery life? Am i just dumb and doing something wrong? Did i receive a dud? I've been trying to google but not really getting any help for this laptop in particular.

I'm still in the month long return window and will most likely be returning it if i can't solve this battery issue...

I received my P1 Gen4 (i7, 32gb, 3070, 2560x1600 screen) about a week ago. Overall I like the size, feel, power, and keyboard. However, the battery is a little disappointing. I'm getting about 4hrs and that's only with 8 Edge tabs open, Word, Outlook, and maybe a PDF or two. I was hoping closer to 7-8hrs under those conditions. I've updated all the drivers, BIOS, etc. What are your battery runtimes? Any tips on how to extend the battery? Thanks in advance!

Got my P1G4 (20Y30066US) a few days now, some general thoughts to share:

• Size and weight. Noticeably heavier than my X1E Gen 2. Slightly larger, noticeably thicker. I don't mind the size/weight increasing considering we got RTX3070 in it. However, the 230W power brick is seriously huge, more than twice the size and weight of my old 135W charger.

  • By the way I plugged in the 135W charger, it actually works fine even during gaming. I just get a "slow charging" warning from Windows.

• Screen. I love the 16:10 1600P screen. Previously had the 500nits 4K, now with this 400nits 1600P screen I don't feel like I am missing anything. I don't feel the need to get the 4K+ screen on P1G4. No dead/stuck pixel found. Very little light bleeding at bottom corners in completely dark room.

• Performance. I haven't run any benchmarks. I just load the apps I typically use and see how it goes. Cyberpunk 2077 runs fine at 1440P with medium/high settings and DLSS set to performance. I couldn't get the GeForce Experience overlay to work, therefore cannot see FPS counter. My eyes tell me is about 60FPS in most cases. Other games such as Age of Empires IV also run fine.

• Ram. Another post mentioned they got 32GB ram in single channel. I checked mine. Really there is only one 32GB stick. I thought for 32GB Lenovo would put in 2X16GB. But no, they want us to upgrade to 64GB. I guess I have no choice but ordering another 32GB stick. Hopefully that will increase gaming performance by enabling dual channel.

• SSD. It is the commercial version of Samsung 980 PRO, ridiculously fast. Apps such Office and Photoshop, load time is cut in half comparing to for example Samsung 970 EVO. However, games don't always benefit as much. I see no loading time difference in Age of Empires IV.

• Keyboard, trackpad, speakers. I don't know what to think of this flat keyboard. Still better than most other brands, but I like the old keyboard better. Trackpad has a tiny bit of rattling when I touch the bottom edge. I don't use it much. Probably will not go through replacement just for that. Speakers are greatly improved, still not as good as Macbook Pro 15 inch from a few years ago.

• Heat and noise. When doing light tasks, it is close to silent and cool to the touch. When doing demanding tasks, the area above keyboard is hot, unpleasant to touch. Keyboard is just warm, still OK. The noise under heavy gaming is close to but not yet reached the lowest setting of a Dyson hair dryer.

• Battery life. I haven't used it on battery often enough to tell. In my limited experience, sometimes battery display 8hr left, sometimes 3hr left. I can't tell which one is more accurate.

• Fingerprint reader. I thought it is now integrated in power button, so that I just push it once and I will be logged in. But no. I push it once, it starts the login process, then the power indicator turns green, I need to then scan my fingerprint to log in. This is not an one-push process. Am I doing it wrong?

Overall, I think this is the best powerful (and best looking) PC laptop out there. For the same money I could get the Lenovo Legion 7 with similar specs and better performance. But I prefer the business look over the gamer's look.

If you have any questions regarding this model, I will see if I can answer. Thanks!