Those two display options are in so completely different ends of the spectrum it's almost funny. 72% NTSC? That's tiny colour space. 100% Adobe RGB - now that's pretty good.
The FHD screen is probably optimized towards CAD stuff while the UHD is more for rendering/production work. Even though you're always better to have a good stand-alone screen for production work, 15.6 inch isn't gonna cut it for professional work.
My P51 has the FHD screen, and it's fine. I don't do work that requires such a high gamut. It doesn't look good, but it does the job. I'd rather have the extra battery life.
I think battery life is overrated in laptops - yes for some like my XPS 13 2in1 it is nice - but high performance laptops like this one, my Think Pad 530 and my XPS 15 2in1 - it mostly treated like a desktop replacement. I went for 4k resolution on XPS 15 2in1 because it nice to have for when I do use the laptop screen - plus with font scaling in Windows 10 is nice to have the high resolution.
Also do people seriously use there laptop for more 4 or 5 hours a day. Maybe in school that is reasonable. Don't get me wrong it still a nice thing to have but I would rather have performance when connected.
For many a laptop like this is their base system, although it'd be a pain to lug everywhere. I think you would be able to get plenty of performance out of it.
I don't use mine as a desktop replacement. My P51 is my laptop, and as such I expect it to have enough battery to act as one (because the power adapter is massive and heavy).
With the FHD screen (and the 90 Wh battery), I can last a full day of classes without issue and have enough power to do more demanding work if I need to. I also have never wished for a higher resolution screen. 1080p at 15" is plenty high for me.
A basic screen for people who use external displays 99% of the time, and would rather put the $$$ to more ram/sdd/etc instead, and a high end one for people using the laptop screen directly most of the time.
It's ~66% Adobe RGB - miles better than the ~39% my Thinkpad X120e has! A colorimeter and a copy of DisplayCAL can make these screens look great, even if they lack a complete gamut.
This is newest version of Laptop that I use for work a T530, the primary reason that we went with these models is because of external screen support. My T530 is older and currently have it hook up to dual 24in monitors - one the mini DisplayPort and other on RGB ( which sometime has issue if knock) I hardly ever use the screen on laptop - this is desktop replacement for my development needs.
I like that they went dual Thunderbolt support on this new model, I am not sure why Dell did not do that on new XPS 15 but it is nice option on my XPS 15 2in1
Could be due to PCIe lane limitations. If the standard 1 uses all 16 lanes for the GPU it'd just have the chipset lanes free for the TB port, SSD, and msc stuff like wifi. The chips paired with an AMD gpu in the 2 in 1 have 8 CPU lanes free, which could run 2xTB3 ports while leaving the chipset free for the SSD and everything else.
Remember to purchase the warranty. The build quality of these laptops are really bad. And lenovo charges the cost of a laptop to replace single parts. I had think-pad P50 the screen cracked after a year, by just opening and closing the screen, because these are built out of plastic. The cost they gave to replace the lcd screen was 780$. So the whole idea of buying a lenovo for parts availability is moot. The lenovo quality is just a myth.
Sorry, but anecdotes are not statistics. Even the best brand experiences occasional failures, and of course that person winds up feeling like the brand is crap. Outliers fall on someone. And I'm not sure who buys lenovo or any brand for parts availability. If you care about that surely you buy warranty instead? If you don't, then surely you don't buy those parts direct from the manufacturer for the maximum possible price?
the cost of replacement parts is not anecdotes. all you need to do is look it up. The very idea why lenovo has an appeal is because of idea that if something breaks a few years down the line you will still get parts. But if you check the cost of replacement parts you will notice a 5x markup. It would make more sense to buy a laptop than replace a part. I am saying this so that people know to not skip the insurance, p5x series is definitely unique with its quad memory slots.
For many a laptop like this is their base system, although it'd be a pain to lug everywhere. I think you would be able to get plenty of performance out of it. Thinkpads initially replaced widely used office laptops. Later this laptop series was designed and developed to offer mid-budget and high-end laptops. Under this series, you can find touchscreen devices, convertibles, business laptops and gaming laptops. Thinkpads are still selling good as business laptops all thanks to its sturdy built, good battery backup and powerful performance. for more details <a href="https://www.lenovosupportphonenumbers.com/"&g... Lenovo Support Number </a>
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casperes1996 - Friday, June 15, 2018 - link
Those two display options are in so completely different ends of the spectrum it's almost funny. 72% NTSC? That's tiny colour space. 100% Adobe RGB - now that's pretty good.The Chill Blueberry - Friday, June 15, 2018 - link
The FHD screen is probably optimized towards CAD stuff while the UHD is more for rendering/production work. Even though you're always better to have a good stand-alone screen for production work, 15.6 inch isn't gonna cut it for professional work.Inteli - Friday, June 15, 2018 - link
My P51 has the FHD screen, and it's fine. I don't do work that requires such a high gamut. It doesn't look good, but it does the job. I'd rather have the extra battery life.HStewart - Friday, June 15, 2018 - link
I think battery life is overrated in laptops - yes for some like my XPS 13 2in1 it is nice - but high performance laptops like this one, my Think Pad 530 and my XPS 15 2in1 - it mostly treated like a desktop replacement. I went for 4k resolution on XPS 15 2in1 because it nice to have for when I do use the laptop screen - plus with font scaling in Windows 10 is nice to have the high resolution.HStewart - Friday, June 15, 2018 - link
Also do people seriously use there laptop for more 4 or 5 hours a day. Maybe in school that is reasonable. Don't get me wrong it still a nice thing to have but I would rather have performance when connected.GreenReaper - Friday, June 15, 2018 - link
For many a laptop like this is their base system, although it'd be a pain to lug everywhere.I think you would be able to get plenty of performance out of it.
Inteli - Friday, June 15, 2018 - link
I don't use mine as a desktop replacement. My P51 is my laptop, and as such I expect it to have enough battery to act as one (because the power adapter is massive and heavy).With the FHD screen (and the 90 Wh battery), I can last a full day of classes without issue and have enough power to do more demanding work if I need to. I also have never wished for a higher resolution screen. 1080p at 15" is plenty high for me.
DanNeely - Friday, June 15, 2018 - link
A basic screen for people who use external displays 99% of the time, and would rather put the $$$ to more ram/sdd/etc instead, and a high end one for people using the laptop screen directly most of the time.GreenReaper - Friday, June 15, 2018 - link
It's ~66% Adobe RGB - miles better than the ~39% my Thinkpad X120e has! A colorimeter and a copy of DisplayCAL can make these screens look great, even if they lack a complete gamut.edzieba - Friday, June 15, 2018 - link
72% NTSC is just 100% sRGB.HStewart - Friday, June 15, 2018 - link
This is newest version of Laptop that I use for work a T530, the primary reason that we went with these models is because of external screen support. My T530 is older and currently have it hook up to dual 24in monitors - one the mini DisplayPort and other on RGB ( which sometime has issue if knock) I hardly ever use the screen on laptop - this is desktop replacement for my development needs.I like that they went dual Thunderbolt support on this new model, I am not sure why Dell did not do that on new XPS 15 but it is nice option on my XPS 15 2in1
DanNeely - Friday, June 15, 2018 - link
Could be due to PCIe lane limitations. If the standard 1 uses all 16 lanes for the GPU it'd just have the chipset lanes free for the TB port, SSD, and msc stuff like wifi. The chips paired with an AMD gpu in the 2 in 1 have 8 CPU lanes free, which could run 2xTB3 ports while leaving the chipset free for the SSD and everything else.sharath.naik - Friday, June 15, 2018 - link
Remember to purchase the warranty. The build quality of these laptops are really bad. And lenovo charges the cost of a laptop to replace single parts. I had think-pad P50 the screen cracked after a year, by just opening and closing the screen, because these are built out of plastic. The cost they gave to replace the lcd screen was 780$.So the whole idea of buying a lenovo for parts availability is moot. The lenovo quality is just a myth.
surt - Sunday, June 17, 2018 - link
Sorry, but anecdotes are not statistics. Even the best brand experiences occasional failures, and of course that person winds up feeling like the brand is crap. Outliers fall on someone.And I'm not sure who buys lenovo or any brand for parts availability. If you care about that surely you buy warranty instead? If you don't, then surely you don't buy those parts direct from the manufacturer for the maximum possible price?
sharath.naik - Tuesday, June 19, 2018 - link
the cost of replacement parts is not anecdotes. all you need to do is look it up. The very idea why lenovo has an appeal is because of idea that if something breaks a few years down the line you will still get parts. But if you check the cost of replacement parts you will notice a 5x markup. It would make more sense to buy a laptop than replace a part.I am saying this so that people know to not skip the insurance, p5x series is definitely unique with its quad memory slots.
t.s - Tuesday, June 19, 2018 - link
One of the reasons that business notebook exists (and expensive) is the availability and easy to find of their parts.SamJacksn - Wednesday, July 4, 2018 - link
For many a laptop like this is their base system, although it'd be a pain to lug everywhere.I think you would be able to get plenty of performance out of it. Thinkpads initially replaced widely used office laptops. Later this laptop series was designed and developed to offer mid-budget and high-end laptops. Under this series, you can find touchscreen devices, convertibles, business laptops and gaming laptops. Thinkpads are still selling good as business laptops all thanks to its sturdy built, good battery backup and powerful performance. for more details <a href="https://www.lenovosupportphonenumbers.com/"&g... Lenovo Support Number </a>
thuckabay - Friday, July 6, 2018 - link
This machine is vaporware. Lenovo does NOT sell it.BrowserSupportNumber - Monday, July 9, 2018 - link
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