Lenovo ThinkPad E16 Gen 2 (Intel)
Second-generation 16-inch 16:10 business ThinkPad with Intel Core Ultra (Series 1) processors, an integrated NPU rated up to 11 TOPS, two DDR5 SO-DIMM slots and Thunderbolt 4. Mainstream corporate fleet laptop offered in vPro and non-vPro configurations.
Memory
- Configuration
- Two DDR5-5600 SO-DIMM slots, dual-channel capable
- Max
- 64 GB (technical readiness; not necessarily shipped by Lenovo)
Storage
- Slots
- Two M.2 slots: one M.2 2242 PCIe 4.0 x4, one M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 x4
- Max
- Two drives, up to 1 TB each
- Offered
- M.2 2242 SSD: 256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB, Opal 2.0; Lenovo ships one SSD configuration, with the second slot for user self-expansion
- Card reader
- None
Graphics
- Integrated
- Intel Graphics or Intel Arc Graphics (select H-series with ≥16 GB dual-channel memory), DirectX 12.1 / 12.2
- External displays
- Up to 4 independent (panel + 3 external via HDMI, USB-C and Thunderbolt); HDMI up to 4K@60Hz, USB-C up to 5K@60Hz, Thunderbolt up to 8K@60Hz
Networking
- WLAN
- Wi-Fi 6 (Realtek RTL8852BE or Intel AX201) or Wi-Fi 6E (Realtek RTL8852CE or Intel AX211, with or without vPro support), 2×2, Bluetooth 5.2/5.3
- WWAN
- Not supported
- Ethernet
- Gigabit, Intel Ethernet Connection I219-LM (vPro models) or I219-V (non-vPro models), RJ-45, Wake-on-LAN
- NFC
- Not supported
Power
- Adapters
- 65 W USB-C (2-pin or 3-pin), PD 3.0
- Rapid Charge
- 47 Wh battery: Rapid Charge Pro, 50% in 30 min; 57 Wh battery: Rapid Charge, 80% in 1 hour
Ports
- Left
- USB-A (5 Gbps / USB 3.2 Gen 1), Ethernet (RJ-45), Kensington Nano Security Slot
- Right
- USB-C (20 Gbps / USB 3.2 Gen 2x2, PD 3.0, DP 1.4), Thunderbolt 4 / USB4 40 Gbps (PD 3.0, DP 2.1), USB-A (10 Gbps, Always On), HDMI 2.1 (up to 4K/60Hz), headphone/mic combo jack
Display
- 16" WUXGA IPS 300 nits non-touch
- 1920×1200, anti-glare, 800:1, 45% NTSC, 60 Hz, TÜV Low Blue Light (software)
- 16" WUXGA IPS 300 nits touch
- 1920×1200, multi-touch, anti-glare, 800:1, 45% NTSC, 60 Hz, TÜV Low Blue Light (software)
- 16" WUXGA IPS 400 nits
- 1920×1200, non-touch, anti-glare, 1000:1, 100% sRGB, 60 Hz, Eyesafe Certified 2.0
- 16" WQXGA IPS 400 nits
- 2560×1600, non-touch, anti-glare, 1200:1, 100% sRGB, 60 Hz, Eyesafe Certified 2.0
- Touchscreen
- On-cell multi-touch, 10-point (select models)
Battery
- Options
- 47 Wh (Rapid Charge Pro) or 57 Wh (Rapid Charge) Li-ion
- Rated life
- Up to 11.58 h MobileMark 25 / 20.09 h local video playback (Core Ultra 5 125U, 16 GB DDR5, 57 Wh, WUXGA non-touch, best power efficiency mode)
Physical
- Dimensions (W×D×H)
- 356.1 × 247.7 × 19.85 mm aluminium top/bottom, or 356.1 × 247.7 × 20.20 mm aluminium top / PC-ABS bottom (14.02 × 9.75 × 0.78–0.80 in)
- Weight
- From 1.78 kg (aluminium top, PC-ABS bottom) to 1.81 kg (aluminium top and bottom)
- Case
- Black; aluminium top with PC-ABS or aluminium bottom
- Camera
- 720p, 1080p + IR hybrid, or 1080p, all with privacy shutter and temporal noise reduction
- Security
- Discrete TPM 2.0 (TCG/FIPS 140-2 certified); optional match-on-chip fingerprint reader in power button; Kensington Nano Security Slot
- Durability
- MIL-STD-810H tested
Management
- vPro
- Intel vPro Enterprise or non-vPro depending on configuration
- BIOS
- Certificate-based BIOS authentication, FIDO authentication, NVMe / power-on / supervisor / system-management passwords, self-healing BIOS
Operating systems
- Preloads
- Windows 11 Pro, Windows 11 Home, Windows 11 Home Single Language, Ubuntu Linux, no preload OS
Processors
- Intel Core Ultra 5 125H
- Intel Core Ultra 5 125U
- Intel Core Ultra 5 135U
- Intel Core Ultra 7 155H
- Intel Core Ultra 7 155U
- Intel Core Ultra 7 165U