Lenovo further improved its budget office laptop ThinkPad E16 G3 and the result is a really good office laptop that does not break the bank. The new 120 Hz screen in particular is an excellent choice for productive tasks.
Lenovo’s E-series ThinkPads are affordable office laptops that cover all the basic needs and offer good price-performance ratios. This is also true for the new 16-inch model ThinkPad E16 G3 and Lenovo improved the notebook in some important aspects. Our in-depth review did not show any real weak spots for the new model equipped with the small Arrow Lake processor Intel Core Ultra 5 225U. You get a decent chassis, sufficient number of ports, comfortable input devices and even decent speakers. The battery runtime is also very good.
The CPU performance of the Arrow Lake processor is completely sufficient for regular office tasks, but the GPU performance is very low. If you need a faster iGPU, you can get the E16 G3 with one of the two faster CPU options (Core Ultra 5 225H or Core Ultra 7 255H), which are equipped with the much faster iGPU models Arc Graphics 130T/140T. The fan is usually very quiet and you can install up to 128 GB RAM.
After Lenovo already upped its display game in the consumer segment, you now also get a new optional screen for the ThinkPad E16. For an additional charge of 70 Euros compared to the default 300-nits Full-HD screen, you can get a high-resolution WQHD panel with 400 nits, full sRGB coverage, good color accuracy, as well as a refresh rate of 120 Hz. The matte panel does not suffer from PWM flickering and even offers fast response times. All in all, this panel is a great choice for productive workloads.
If you have access to Lenovo’s campus program, you can get our review configuration for 900 Euros (incl. Windows 11), but the regular price of 1,050 Euros is Lenovo’s online shop is still very fair. Please see our comprehensive review of the new ThinkPad E16 G3 for more information.
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Editor of the original article: Andreas Osthoff – Managing Editor Business Laptops – 1843 articles published on Notebookcheck since 2013
I grew up with modern consumer electronics and my first computer was a Commodore C64, which encouraged my interest in building my own systems. I started working as a review editor for Notebookcheck during my dual studies at Siemens. Currently, I am mainly responsible for dealing with business laptops and mobile workstations. It’s a great experience to be able to review the latest devices and technologies and then compare them with each other.
Andreas Osthoff, 2025-07-20 (Update: 2025-07-20)