Lenovo Thinkpad L15 is one of the affordable 2020 ThinkPad refresh models launched with upgrades in performance, security features, display and body built. It is similar to the Thinkpad L14, but offers a larger 15-inch display.
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The Lenovo Thinkpad L15 devices features modern features and internals, including brighter optional on-cell touch displays, PrivacyAlert, Wi-Fi 6, Dolby Audio Speaker System, and Dolby Vision.
This unconventional business and budget Laptop, that is it is aimed at meeting the needs of business people on a budget. It is equipped with up to Intel Core i7 10th Gen processor and with Windows 10 Home 64-bit Operating System to enhance the functionality.
Lenovo Thinkpad L15 Key Specs & Features
- Windows 10 Home, Up to Windows 10 Pro
- Up to 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7 or 3rd Gen AMD Ryzen™ R7 PRO Processor
- 15-inch FHD IPS Display (1920 x 1080), 13.3″ HD (1280 x 960)
- Up to 32GB RAM
- Up to 1TB SSD or Up to 2TB HDD Storage
- Discrete Trusted Platform Module (dTPM) 2.0
- Spill resistant and Backlit Keyboard
- Fingerprint reader
- HD Web camera
- WiFi-6
- Up to 2TB HDD
- Modern Standby
- Windows Hello Support
- Dolby Audio Premium
- Up to 11 hours Battery Life
Design
Although, the Lenovo Thinkpad L -series are known budget Laptop, the L15 comes featuring more fashionable chassis-material choices like aluminum lids than its predecessor.
It sports a thinner and lighter redesign to achieve the premium design. Hence, you can look forward to a sleek, slim classically-styled ultra-portable laptop.
At first glance, the Lenovo Thinkpad L15 looks like any other Thinkpad model laptop especially with the regular ‘ThinkPad’ inscription neatly embedded at the top corner. However, this new model offers more than just a regular body built.
The lid and chassis flaunts a shinning aluminum and glass fiber reinforced polymer finishing. Lenovo Thinkpad L15 lid host the wide 15-inches screen with little bezel to the bottom, left, right and finally the top.
The top bezel is wide enough to accommodate the 750p HD Web camera which comes with Lenovo security feature “ThinkShutter” on top.
The ThinkShutter tiny sliding cover sits next to the webcam at the top of the device to help to protect your privacy from external access.
Lenovo Thinkpad L15 chassis however host the spill resistance and backlit enabled keyboard for a comfortable typing experience.
It is also house dedicated smooth touchpad, the native rubber TrackPoint positioned between the G, H, and B keys and a A fingerprint reader beside the touchpad.
Display
Lenovo ThinkPad L15 is equipped with a diagonal 15-inch screen with three display options.
The highest variant sports a Full HD 15-inch screen with IPS On-cell touch display panel.
This variant with the On-cell touch panel helps eliminates the space needed for a touch function cover glass, and as a result reduces the panel’s thickness and offers a brighter and clearer screen picture.
Similarly, this Lenovo Thinkpad L15 model also has an anti-glare feature with display resolution of 1920×1080 and 300 nits brightness.
The Middle model has a 15-inch Full HD IPS display option with 1920×1080 resolution and 250nits brightness.
Finally, the lenovo Thinkpad L15 cheapest base model comes with 15-inch HD screen size with TN (Twisted Nematic) display panels and resolution of 1366 x 768 pixel.
Similarly, the Lenovo Thinkpad L15 offers access to clearer view of images. The 16:9 screen aspect ratio allows you to enjoy a bigger view of picture, videos and contents.
Processor and Storage
On the inside, the Lenovo ThinkPad L15 comes with the latest and newest 10th generation Intel Comet Lake processors with vPro which offers up to six-cores. There is also an optional AMD Ryzen 4000 Pro chips offering eight cores.
Furthermore, it is configured with either the 10th Gen Intel Core i3 (Core i3-10110U), i5 (Core i5-10210U) or i7 (Core i7-10510U) CPUs paired with integrated Intel UHD Graphics and optional AMD Radeon 625.
Similarly, for Maximum functionality, the Lenovo L15 has up to 32GB DDR4 RAM and up to 1TB PCIe SSD. It also offers up to 2TB HDD, hence, there is enough storage space.
Finally, the Thinkpad L15 run on Windows 10 Pro operating system out-of-the-box.
Battery
The ThinkPad L15 is equipped with a 45Wh battery pack. This 3 Cell Li-Polymer Internal Battery supply up to 11 hours of uninterrupted usage at a charge.
Similarly, the battery comes with a “Rapid Charge technology” with 65W AC for fast charging.
Other Features
Lenovo Thinkpad L15 comes with different ports for connectivity and easy sharing. You get access to 2 USB-3.1 Type-A, 1 USB Type-C Gen 1 port, as well as, 1 USB-C Gen 2 port, Ethernet extension port, and a headphone jack.
Similarly, Lenovo Thinkpad L15 offers HDMI port, RJ-45 connector and WiFi 6 and optional CAT 9 WWAN.
Furthermore, Lenovo L15 also offers plenty of security options for the laptops, including Windows Hello facial recognition, IR Cameras and biometric fingerprint reader.
Likewise, it comes with dTPM 2.0, ThinkShutter a privacy lid to cover your webcam for privacy, Kensington lock slot, FIDO authentication capabilities, optional touch fingerprint reader and Dolby Audio Premium.
Lenovo ThinkPad L15 Price and Availability
Lenovo Thinkpad L15 price starts at around $649 depending on the configuration. The business laptop is available on Lenovo’s official store and other third-party e-commerce platforms like Amazon.
Lenovo Thinkpad L15 Specs
Here are a few specs of the Thinkpad L15:
General Features
- OS: Up to Windows 10 Pro
- Processor: Up to 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7 or Up to 3rd Gen AMD Ryzen™ R7 PRO Processor
- GPU: Integrated Intel UHD or Optional AMD radeon 625
- Memory: Up to 32GB RAM
- Colours: –
- Dimension: 366.5 x 250 x 21 mm
- Weight: 1.98 kg
Display & Keyboard
- Display: 15″ HD TN (1366 x 768) 220nit, 15″ FHD IPS (1920×1080) 250nit, 15″ FHD IPS On-cell Touch (1920×1080) 300nit
- Keyboard: Spill resistant, Backlit with white LED lighting.
- Pointing Device: Yes, Touchpad
Storage
- Built-in Storage: Up to 1TB SSD, up to 2TB HDD
- Optical Storage: No
- Bundled Cloud Storage: –
Ports & Connectivity
- Webcam: Yes, 720p HD Camera, Hybrid Camera with HD and Infrared for Windows Hello (Optional)
- USB Ports: 1 USB Type-C, 1 USB Type-C 3.1, USB Type-A
- HDMI: Yes, HDMI 2.0
- Thunderbolt Ports: –
- DisplayPort: –
- VGA: –
- Ethernet (RJ-45): Yes
- SD Slot: Yes
- Mic/Headphone: Yes
- WLAN: Yes, Wi-Fi 6 2×2 (AX)
- Bluetooth: –
- NFC: Yes
- Docking Connector: Yes
- Mobile Broadband: LTE CAT9
Other Features
- Touch Fingerprint Reader
- Windows Hello with IR camera
- Dolby Audio Premium
- Lenovo Vantage
- Office 365 30-Day Trial
- Noise-cancelling dual-array far-field microphones
- Wi-Fi 6
- Privacy Alert
- ThinkShutter webcam privacy cover
- Discrete Trusted Platform Module (dTPM) 2.0
Battery
- Battery: 45Wh Battery
- Use Time: up to 11 Hours