Lenovo ThinkPad Lenovo 14" ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 Laptop Review

The Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 is a portable powerhouse that's almost perfect for work, but it makes one big compromise to get there. The star of the show is that AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 processor, which is an absolute monster for productivity. Everything else, from the 32GB of RAM to the solid build, supports that mission. But that 60Hz screen? It's the one thing holding this machine back from being truly great.

That 99th percentile CPU score isn't a fluke. This thing flies through spreadsheets, code compiles, and having fifty browser tabs open. It feels snappy and responsive in a way most business laptops don't. The surprise, honestly, is the discrete AMD Radeon 860M GPU. At the 55th percentile, it's fine for light photo editing or an old game, but it's not a gaming machine. Don't buy it for that.

At $1799, it's a tough sell. You're paying a premium for that top-tier CPU and the ThinkPad name. If your work absolutely demands that kind of processing power in a 14-inch frame, it's worth it. For everyone else, the price feels high for a laptop with a basic 60Hz screen.

This sits in a weird spot. The 14-inch MacBook Pro with an M4 chip destroys it in battery life and has a much better screen, but you're locked into macOS. The ASUS Zenbook Duo offers way more screen real estate and innovation for similar money. If you need Windows and raw CPU power in a small package, the P14s wins. If you care about display quality or battery, look at the MacBook or the Zenbook.

This is a specialist's tool. Buy the ThinkPad P14s Gen 6 if you're a developer, data analyst, or power user who needs maximum CPU threads in the smallest, most reliable Windows laptop possible and you don't care about the screen refresh rate. For any other use case, there are better, more balanced options for the price.