Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 14" Black 2024 Review
Overview
Performance
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port (99th percentile) 98th
- Strong compact (79th percentile) 98th
- Strong reliability (75th percentile) 78th
Cons
- Below average gpu (18th percentile) 20th
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 7 7735U |
| Cores | 8 |
| Frequency | 2.7 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | 680M |
| Type | integrated |
| VRAM Type | Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 14" |
| Resolution | 1920 (Full HD) |
| Panel | IPS |
| Refresh Rate | 60 Hz |
| Brightness | 300 nits |
| Color Gamut | 45% NTSC |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 4 |
| HDMI | 1 x HDMI 2.1 |
| Wi-Fi | WiFi 6 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| Ethernet | Yes |
Physical
| Weight | 1.4 kg / 3.2 lbs |
| Battery | 47 Wh |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
Value & Pricing
vs Competition
| Spec | Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 14" | Apple MacBook Pro Apple 14" MacBook Pro (M5, Silver) | ASUS ROG Zephyrus ASUS - ROG Zephyrus G14 14" 3K OLED 120Hz Gaming | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro Samsung - Galaxy Book5 Pro - Copilot+ PC - 14" 3K | MSI Prestige MSI - Prestige 13”AI+ - Ukiyoe Edition 13.3"OLED | Microsoft Surface Laptop Microsoft - Surface Laptop - 13.8" 2K Touchscreen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 7 7735U | Apple M5 | AMD Ryzen AI 300 Series | Intel Core Ultra 7 Series 2 | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-64-100 |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 4096 | 2000 | 1000 | 1000 | 1000 |
| Screen | 14" 1920x1200 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 13.8" 2304x1536 |
| GPU | AMD Radeon Graphics 680M | Apple (10-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | Intel Arc Graphics | Intel Arc Graphics | Qualcomm X1 |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1 | 1.3 |
| Battery (Wh) | 47 | 72 | - | - | - | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Screen | Compact | Storage | User Sentiment | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo ThinkPad E14 Gen 6 14" | 68.2 | 19.9 | 65.9 | 98 | 65.8 | 78.4 | 46.9 | 77.9 | 74.7 | 97.9 |
| Apple MacBook Pro 14" Compare | 81.6 | 19.9 | 76.5 | 89.9 | 96.6 | 74.3 | 98.5 | 99.5 | 94.7 | 99.4 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 14" 3K Compare | 90 | 90.7 | 94 | 96.6 | 93.7 | 76.1 | 91.1 | 91.8 | 53.8 | 97.2 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro Galaxy Book5 Pro 14" 3K Compare | 67.1 | 65 | 85.8 | 89.9 | 93 | 85.2 | 70.9 | 77.9 | 74.7 | 96.3 |
| MSI Prestige 13”AI+ Ukiyoe Edition 13.3"OLED Compare | 63.9 | 65 | 85.8 | 98.2 | 89.9 | 95.5 | 70.9 | 91.8 | 53.8 | 87.1 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 13.8" 2K Touchscreen Compare | 94.7 | 40.6 | 85.8 | 94.3 | 79.7 | 87.1 | 70.9 | 91.8 | 74.7 | 97.2 |