A worthy successor to the ThinkPad X1 Extreme – Lenovo ThinkPad T1g Gen 8 review

[Redaktion]

Lenovo's ThinkPad T1g Gen 8 steps in as the successor to the much-loved ThinkPad X1 Extreme, delivering a highly capable multimedia laptop with powerful hardware, a matte tandem OLED touch display and what may well be the finest keyboard Lenovo has ever put into a ThinkPad.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/A-worthy-successor-to-the-ThinkPad-X1-Extreme-Lenovo-ThinkPad-T1g-Gen-8-review.1210033.0.html

[Dg]

4k for a laptop 5070 (desktop 5060).

Lmao.

[disappointed]

maximum of 64 GB RAM

I agree, if this is the successor to the Extreme, how come it only supports up to 64 GB RAM. With 96 GB RAM, Gpt-Oss-120b (with almost full context*) or GLM-4.5-Air (quant) could be run.

* = go to huggingface.co/spaces/oobabooga/accurate-gguf-vram-calculator, paste huggingface.co/unsloth/gpt-oss-120b-GGUF/blob/main/gpt-oss-120b-F16.gguf into the calculator, set context to full and see the required RAM size.

Also, only 8 GB VRAM for 4500 bucks? Imagine what kind of desktop PC one could build for this sum + getting a much cheaper laptop with still 8 GB VRAM.

@ Dg
right

[Aland11]

What about the mass storage performance?
In addition, it appears that it is better to just get the Yoga Pro 9i with a better screen for almost half the money. I dont really see what value we get for an additional USD2,000

[szg]

Although the article states that this model supports PCIe 5.0 connectivity for SSD drives, Lenovo's technical specifications indicate that the motherboard only supports the 4.0 standard. It is strange that 5.0 drives can be requested for higher-end versions, but in reality, these are also connected to the system with 4.0 standard.

Max Storage Support[1]: Up to two M.2 2280 Gen 5 Performance SSD; up to 8TB, 4TB each
Storage Slot[2]: Two M.2 2280 PCIe® 4.0 x4 slots

[LLMs cause Brain rot]

Disappointed, any thoughts of the medical research showing increased usage and exposure to LLMs is causing a decline in cognitive intelligence for not only kids but even fully grown adults with developed brains?

[M2026]

Only an idiot will buy this for 4500...you can buy a full spec XMG for less (275HX, 5090, 128/96GM!)