Lenovo T Series 14" ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 Review

The Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 6 is a business laptop that nails the basics but feels a bit lost in the market. It's built like a tank, has a killer keyboard, and packs a surprising amount of power into a slim frame. But the one thing you need to know is this: it's a premium-priced machine that's trying to be everything to everyone, and that's a tough act to pull off.

The AMD Ryzen 7 350 CPU is solid, landing in the 68th percentile, which means it's more than enough for daily tasks and even some light creative work. The discrete Radeon 860 GPU is the real surprise, but not in a good way. It's only in the 55th percentile, so while it's a step up from integrated graphics, it's not the powerhouse you might expect from a laptop at this price. For the money, you'd think it could handle more than just spreadsheets and web browsing.

At over $2000, it's a tough sell. You're paying a premium for the ThinkPad brand, the military-grade durability, and that legendary keyboard. If those are your top priorities, maybe. But for pure performance or screen quality per dollar, there are better options.

Compared to a MacBook Pro 14", you're getting a worse screen, worse battery life, and worse performance for creative tasks, but you gain Windows, more ports, and that keyboard. Next to an ASUS Zenbook Duo, the ThinkPad feels traditional and a bit boring; you lose the innovative dual-screen setup but gain better build quality. Against a gaming laptop like the MSI Vector, you get portability and professionalism but sacrifice massive graphics power. This ThinkPad is caught between worlds.

Only buy this if you're a corporate IT manager refreshing a fleet or a die-hard ThinkPad fan who lives on that keyboard. For everyone else, especially students or creators, there are more exciting and better-valued machines out there that don't make you compromise so much on the screen and graphics for the price.