Lenovo has unveiled the latest iteration of their workstation laptop, the ThinkPad P1 Gen 7. This laptop maintains the signature 16″ display but comes equipped with a high-grade workstation graphics card.
The core specifications of the machine have been upgraded as usual. The CPU is the Core Ultra vPro, with a maximum of Core Ultra 9 185H. The GPU features Intel Arc onboard paired with GeForce RTX 4060/4070 or can opt for RTX 1000/2000/3000 Ada Generation. Maximum RAM capacity is 64GB, with a maximum storage capacity of 8TB.
However, the true highlight of the ThinkPad P1 Gen 7 is its memory. It is the first workstation laptop to utilize LPDDR5x memory technology by Micron, utilizing the new LPCAMM2 slot that reduces the memory footprint by 64% compared to traditional DDR5 SODIMM slots.
LPCAMM2 memory technology, initially introduced by Dell as Compression Attached Memory Module (CAMM) in 2022, has now become a standard by JEDEC, allowing other memory companies like Micron and Samsung to adopt it. The advantages of LPCAMM2 memory include energy efficiency of up to 61% (due to being LP or low power memory commonly used in mobile devices), increased bandwidth of 50% at 7467 MT/s (faster than DDR5 memory), and easy upgradability with user-replaceable modules.
The ThinkPad P1 Gen 7 will be available for purchase in May 2024, starting at $2,619. Additionally, Lenovo has introduced the ThinkPad P16v i Gen 2 with similar specs but using conventional DDR5 memory, exclusive RTX GPUs without GeForce, slight variations in specifications, and starting at $2,279.
TLDR: Lenovo launched the ThinkPad P1 Gen 7 featuring innovative LPDDR5x memory technology, setting a new standard in workstation laptops with improved energy efficiency and performance.
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