Travels with my workstation

SKINNY, sleek and at 1.7 kg weighing next to nothing, the new Lenovo ThinkPad P1 is a powerful workstation class computer that’s highly portable. 
Boasting a premium look and feel with good construction and components, it comes with the signature black finish of the ThinkPad series, a glass touchpad and seamless keyboard.
And to add to its mobility, the ThinkPad P1 comes with a power supply that is 35 per cent smaller and lighter than its predecessors. 

The ThinkPad P1 is powered by 8th Generation Intel Core i7-8850H 6 Core Processor and comes with 32 gigabytes DDR4 2666 MHz working memory allowing a multitude of tasks to run smoothly. Moreover, it comes with fast 512 GB PCIe SSD (Solid State Drive) storage.
The Intel UHD Graphics 630 integrated graphic processing unit shares the RAM though some models have the fast professional NVIDIA Quadro P2000 graphic processing unit with 4 GB of video memory.
And the ThinkPad P1 comes with a beautiful display that allows you to turn the mobile workstation into a mobile home theatre. The ThinkPad P1 uses a 15.6-inch IPS multi-touch, anti-reflective display with 4K UHD resolution of 3840x2160 pixels. The display is bright with 400 nits and it supports the Adobe colour gamut so you can use it as an authentic display for creating graphics.

Dolby Atmos audio technology provides the sound and when used with headphones, the computer creates an amazing surround-sound experience with the audio flowing above and around you.
Although the ThinkPad P1 is sleek and thin, looks are deceptive as it has the durability you’d expect from any Think model. Lenovo says the ThinkPad P1 has endured 12 military-grade testing requirements and passed more than 200 quality checks to ensure it performs in extreme conditions. From the arctic wilderness to desert dust storms, from zero gravity to spills and drops, you can trust this mobile workstation to handle whatever life throws your way, according to Lenovo.
The ThinkPad P1 comes with all necessary ports. It has two Intel Thunderbolt 3 (Type-C) ports, an HDMI 2.0 port, a mini Gigabit Ethernet port and a headphone port on the left. The HDMI port is really useful as you can quickly switch a presentation from the mobile workstation to a large screen TV. 

On the right side, there’s an SD card reader, two USB 3.1 Gen 1 (Type A or full size) ports, a Kensington Lock slot as well as a slot for an optional smart card.
The Type-C Thunderbolt 3 ports are useful as each port provides up to 40 Gbps data speed and it allows you to connect as many as 6 devices, daisy chained, through a single compact port. Each port supports 4K 60Hz displays and you can charge the laptop with up to 100W.
The mini Gigabit Ethernet allows the P1 to retain its slim size and the package comes with an adapter with which you can connect to a LAN cable.
The P1 also has fast wireless connection with Intel dual band 9560 Wireless AC (2x2) adapter and it also comes with Bluetooth 5.0.
To fit the workstation class, the ThinkPad P1 has been tested and proven to seamlessly render data-intensive applications. The P1 has received dozens of major independent software vendor (ISV) certifications. The ISV certifications earned by the P1 include ArcGIS, AutoCAD, Microstation, NX, PDMS, Revit, Solid Edge, SolidWorks and Vector works.
The ThinkPad P1 also supports power saving or green certifications of Epeat, Energy Star6.1, GreenGuard and RoHS compliant.

The P1 comes preloaded with Lenovo Vantage, McAfee LiveSafe (30-day trial) and Microsoft Office 2016 (trial). The Vantage is useful for keeping the driver software of the mobile workstation updated all the time.
I found during the test that P1’s keyboard was comfortable to type on. The keyboard retains the TrackPoint, which is a pointing stick located among the keys G, H, B, and N. It allows you to move the cursor around while typing without the need to use the trackpad. If you find the trackpad is more comfortable to use, you will find it under the spacebar. The trackpad is very responsive.
Anyway, the touchscreen also makes it fast and convenient to interact with the information on the screen.
I found that Microsoft Office 2016 applications, like Word and Excel ran very fast and smoothly.
Photo editing software like Adobe Photoshop also was responsive and photo filter rendering was done very fast.
Lenovo ThinkPad P1 has a starting price of Bt79,900.

Key Specs
OS: Windows 10 Home |(64-bit)
CPU: 8th Generation Intel Core i7-8850H 6 Core Processor with vPro 2.60GHz
Memory: 32GB DDR4 2666 MHz
Storage: 12 GB PCIe SSD
GPU: Intel UHD Graphics 630
Display: 15.6-inch 4K UHD (3840 x 2160) IPS multi-touch, anti-reflective, 400 nits, 100% Adobe colour gamut, 10-bit colour depth
Connectivity: Intel Dual Band 9560 Wireless AC |(2 x 2), Bluetooth 5.0
Ports: 2 x Intel Thunderbolt 3 (Type-C), 2 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 (Type A), HDMI 2.0, Mini Gigabit Ethernet - includes RJ45 Ethernet Extension adapter, Mic/headphone combo jack, Smart card reader (optional)
Battery: up to 13 hours of usage
Dimensions (WxDxH): |361.8 x 245.7 x 18.4 (mm)
Weight: 1.7kg