Reddit · r/thinkpad · May 25, 2026 · summarized
NegativeBattery capacity fell to 79% over two years, and the laptop lags on basic tasks unless it runs at full performance, which they describe as poor for a modern machine.
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Reddit · r/thinkpad · May 25, 2026 · summarized
NegativeBattery capacity fell to 79% over two years, and the laptop lags on basic tasks unless it runs at full performance, which they describe as poor for a modern machine.
Of the 11 reviews with a clear verdict, 45% are positive, 18% mixed and 36% negative. The praise mentioned most is great display. The most common complaint is throttling.
The complaints reviewers mention most: throttling (2 reviews), bloatware (1 review) and died early (1 review). For example: Moving from a T14 Gen 2 to a T16 Gen 3 with a Core Ultra 5 135U felt like no upgrade; when the NPU runs camera effects in Teams the CPU caps at 1.8 GHz.
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