Lenovo ThinkPad E14 G6 laptop review: Fixes lots of problems on the E14 G5

[Redaktion]

It may look the same on the outside, but several motherboard changes help to make the ThinkPad E14 G6 faster, longer-lasting, and even more versatile than the outgoing version.

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[RobertJasiek]

"the ThinkPad E14 G6 is still a budget-oriented business laptop [...] and so it still lacks several desirable features like [...] stronger base design"

Reviewers ought to avoid excusing this! Decades after the invention of the notebook device class there is no excuse whatsoever for less than perfect stability of chassis and hinges at any price range, even for $100 notebooks! Stability costs cents. The only reasons for avoiding it are planned obsolescence and upselling.

[Worgarthe]

"the ThinkPad E14 G6 is still a budget-oriented business laptop [...] and so it still lacks several desirable features like [...] stronger base design"

Reviewers ought to avoid excusing this! Decades after the invention of the notebook device class there is no excuse whatsoever for less than perfect stability of chassis and hinges at any price range, even for $100 notebooks! Stability costs cents. The only reasons for avoiding it are planned obsolescence and upselling.

In full context:

The aluminum outer lid looks great from afar and even up close, but the base feels cheaper to the touch and not as strong as the magnesium-alloy frame of the pricier ThinkPad T14s.

And as this laptop shares the identical case as its predecessor, even mentioned here in the review...

The current chassis design was introduced just last year with the ThinkPad E14 G5 and so it's unsurprising that the E14 G6 sports the same look as before.

... we can read the very following thing:

The stability and workmanship are flawless, and the ThinkPad E14 is a compact and stable 14-inch laptop. The display lid is a bit more flexible than the base unit, but we were unable to elicit any image distortions and it doesn't pose any issues in everyday use. The two hinges are fundamentally well adjusted and allow a maximum opening angle of 180 degrees, but cannot prevent a slight teetering.

So you are angry about not getting more expensive and more premium materials for cheap, and you say that using sturdy high-quality plastic and aluminium is equal to planned obsolescence? Because the stability is impeccable here in the E14 G6 so I'm not sure what's the issue. I mean I would also like to have a Porsche 911 for a price of Fiat Punto but the world doesn't work that way ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[Blank Point]

honestly, would be nice if they put staircase RAM design rather than separate slot like that, so it can fit Wifi Module while preserve Another M.2 Slot just like predecesor.