Lenovo has rolled out the ThinkPad P16s i Gen 5 mobile workstation across Europe and the UK, pairing Intel's Core Ultra 7 356H with a configuration sheet that should appeal to anyone who has spent the last decade flashing Linux onto ThinkPads. The 16-inch chassis can be specced with up to 96 GB of LPCAMM2 memory, a 2 TB PCIe Gen 5 SSD, and a 2.8K OLED panel running a 30 to 120 Hz variable refresh rate at 500 nits peak brightness.
LPCAMM2 is the headline detail for the repair and upgrade crowd. Unlike soldered LPDDR5X, the new modular standard lets owners swap memory after purchase, a rare concession in a thin-and-light workstation class that has trended in the opposite direction. Storage tops out at 2 TB on a single Gen 5 NVMe drive, and buyers can add a Snapdragon X61 5G modem, a smart card reader, and a 90 Wh battery in place of the standard 60 Wh pack.
The base configuration ships with the Core Ultra 7 356H, 16 GB of RAM, and a 512 GB SSD. Lenovo's P-series workstations are typically certified for Ubuntu LTS and Red Hat Enterprise Linux, which makes the Gen 5 a likely candidate for Linux developers and engineers who want LVFS firmware updates and working sleep states out of the box.
Pricing starts between €2,219 and €2,730 across EU member states, £2,200 in the UK (roughly $2,750, €2,550), and AUD 4,249 in Australia (roughly $2,750, €2,550). North American pricing and availability have not been confirmed.
