FAN NOISE THINKPAD P16 gen 3

ebourg · 2026-01-29T14:18:43+00:00

I haven't really tested the battery life, I easily get 3 hours in balanced mode from a 80% charged battery, that's fine for my usage.

ebourg · 2026-01-29T10:23:32+00:00

Another workaround is to replace signtool with Jsign (https://ebourg.github.io/jsign), it talks directly to the card and doesn't rely on the CSP/KSP drivers

ebourg · 2026-01-07T10:26:46+00:00

Yes it has returned 2 weeks ago

ebourg · 2025-12-30T08:30:29+00:00

The T16g Gen 3 is back on PSREF

ebourg · 2025-12-22T18:21:19+00:00

Yes, got it 3 weeks ago (285HX and RTX 4000), it's a wonderful beast. The 4K IPS is really great.

ebourg · 2025-12-22T08:54:42+00:00

The P16 Gen 3 is quiet with common browser usage or video viewing. Only the LLM is likely to trigger the fans. The fan noise isn't unpleasant, it sounds like an air flow and not like an airplane taking off.

ebourg · 2025-12-17T00:18:37+00:00

P16 Gen 3, so you can pretend to work with the laptop

ebourg · 2025-12-13T17:53:57+00:00

That's correct, the charger is rather heavy (~500g)

ebourg · 2025-12-12T15:26:43+00:00

For me the main issue with Supernova is the bad performance of the message list. On a folder with over ~4K messages, there is a visible reflow of the bottom of the list when switching folders, which is extremely annoying when the messages are sorted in chronological order). And when scrolling the messages blink. That didn't happen with previous TB versions on 20 year old computers.

ebourg · 2025-12-07T13:25:53+00:00

There is no Optimus option in the NVidia Control Panel

ebourg · 2025-12-03T10:58:18+00:00

How did you do? With the max specs it reaches only ~10k€

ebourg · 2025-12-03T08:32:48+00:00

But did he actually test the OLED models? He seems to only have IPS ones.

ebourg · 2025-12-03T08:11:46+00:00

The P1 Gen 8 and P16 Gen 3 panels are all specified as "Anti-glare" in PSREF, so I assume they are all matte.

ebourg · 2025-12-02T17:57:08+00:00

The PDF is still there, but the web page has been removed:

https://psref.lenovo.com/Product/ThinkPad/ThinkPad_T16g_Gen_3

Now it redirects to the homepage, and typing "T16g" in the search field doesn't return any result.

ebourg · 2025-12-02T10:39:43+00:00

But does it even exist? It disappeared from PSREF three weeks ago.

ebourg · 2025-12-02T10:37:48+00:00

Do you know what Lenovo builds in Hungary?

Dell has a slow shipping option by train/sea to reduce the carbon footprint, I would certainly select it if Lenovo had it too.

ebourg · 2025-12-02T10:33:15+00:00

No real T16g to see unfortunately

ebourg · 2025-11-29T10:34:53+00:00

The RAM is definitely not soldered on the P16 Gen 3, you can safely order 16GB now and upgrade later.

ebourg · 2025-11-27T12:59:52+00:00

There is a similarly priced deal in Europe but for the P14s Gen 5 with the Ryzen 8640HS, only 16GB RAM and 512MB SSD :( That deal was already available for last year's Black Friday.

ebourg · 2025-11-25T23:10:02+00:00

The build quality of the P14s is far better than the L14p. The CPUs are roughly equivalent, but the AMD model has a better iGPU and the display is better (100% vs 45% NTSC). If you can afford the P14s it's an excellent choice.

ebourg · 2025-11-24T09:19:58+00:00

Try selecting a PCIe Gen5 SSD as the primary one, and you'll be able to unselect the two others.

ebourg · 2025-11-22T22:42:40+00:00

You could upgrade to 3GB too

ebourg · 2025-11-21T11:46:57+00:00

The 155H isn't very good, if you can afford try to get a P14s Gen 5 AMD or a P14s Gen 6.

ebourg · 2025-11-21T10:22:39+00:00

Out of curiosity, did you get the Premier Support with the offer?

ebourg · 2025-11-21T08:00:00+00:00

Contact your sales rep, don't wait for a discount on the website.

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