AUTOMATE SIMPLE TASKS
Elevate Your Workday With an AI PC
The ThinkPad L16 Gen 2 (16 Intel) laptop is an AI PC, enabling a range of productivity-rich tasks. Enjoy enhanced video conferencing and collaboration tools, robust security, document automation including scanning and summarizing, and email management and scheduling. Plus, with speedy response times, it s ideal for multitasking.
CONSTANT PROTECTION
Robust Security for You and Your Data
The ThinkPad L16 Gen 2 (16 Intel) laptop features multilevel protection with ThinkShield security solutions. A discrete Trusted Platform Module (dTPM) encrypts your critical data. Biometrics provide secure login with an optional fingerprint reader and facial recognition with the optional infrared camera, and more!
THINKPAD TOUGH
Durability Your Business Can Count On
We test ThinkPad laptops against MIL-STD-810H standards for a balance of reliability and durability. Meeting or exceeding 12 standards, 26 procedures, and 200+ quality checks ensures these devices run in extreme conditions, including harsh variables like Arctic wilderness, desert dust storms, extreme temps, pressure, vibration, and more.
CREDIBILITY & COLLABORATION
Sustainability
Our goal is to provide smarter technology that builds a brighter, more sustainable future for our customers, communities, and the planet. That's why we pursue industry leading labels and certifications that demonstrate our commitment to sustainability in product design. Together, we can build a smarter future for all.
| Design | |
| Product type: | Laptop |
| Product colour: | Black |
| Form factor: | Clamshell |
| Housing material: | Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS), Polycarbonate (PC) |
| Display | |
| Display diagonal: | 40.6 cm (16") |
| Display resolution: | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| Touchscreen: | No |
| HD type: | WUXGA |
| Panel type: | IPS |
| Native aspect ratio: | 16:10 |
| Anti-glare screen: | Yes |
| Display brightness: | 400 cd/m² |
| RGB colour space: | NTSC |
| Colour gamut: | 45% |
| Maximum refresh rate: | 60 Hz |
| Contrast ratio (typical): | 1000:1 |
| Processor | |
| Processor family: | Intel Core Ultra 7 |
| Processor manufacturer: | Intel |
| Processor model: | 255U |
| Processor generation: | Intel Core Ultra (Series 2) |
| Processor cores: | 12 |
| Processor threads: | 14 |
| Processor boost frequency: | 5.2 GHz |
| Performance cores: | 2 |
| Efficient cores: | 8 |
| Low Power Efficient-cores: | 2 |
| Performance-core Max Turbo Frequency: | 5.2 GHz |
| Efficient-core Max Turbo Frequency: | 4.2 GHz |
| Low Power Efficient-core Max Turbo Frequency: | 2.4 GHz |
| Performance-core base frequency: | 2 GHz |
| Efficient-core base frequency: | 1.7 GHz |
| Low Power Efficient-core Base Frequency: | 700 MHz |
| Processor cache: | 12 MB |
| Processor base power: | 15 W |
| Maximum turbo power: | 57 W |
| Neural processor unit (NPU) | |
| Neural processor unit (NPU): | Intel AI Boost |
| Sparsity support: | Yes |
| Windows Studio effects support: | Yes |
| AI software frameworks supported by NPU: | DirectML, ONNX RT, OpenVINO, Windows ML |
| Memory | |
| Internal memory: | 32 GB |
| Maximum internal memory: | 64 GB |
| Internal memory type: | DDR5-SDRAM |
| Memory clock speed: | 5600 MHz |
| Memory form factor: | SO-DIMM |
| Memory layout (slots x size): | 2 x 16 GB |
| Memory slots: | 2x SO-DIMM |
| Memory channels: | Dual-channel |
| Storage | |
| Total storage capacity: | 1 TB |
| Storage media: | SSD |
| Optical drive type: | No |
| Total SSDs capacity: | 1 TB |
| Number of SSDs installed: | 1 |
| SSD capacity: | 1 TB |
| SSD interface: | PCI Express 4.0 |
| SSD form factor: | M.2 |
| M.2 SSD size: | 2280 (22 x 80 mm) |
| Card reader integrated: | No |
| Graphics | |
| On-board graphics card: | Yes |
| Discrete graphics card: | No |
| Discrete graphics card model: | Not available |
| On-board graphics card model: | Intel Graphics |
| On-board GPU manufacturer: | Intel |
| On-board graphics card family: | Intel Graphics |
| Audio | |
| Audio chip: | Senary SN6141 |
| Audio system: | Dolby Atmos |
| Number of built-in speakers: | 2 |
| Speaker power: | 2 W |
| Built-in microphone: | Yes |
| Number of microphones: | 2 |
| Camera | |
| Front camera: | Yes |
| Front camera resolution (numeric): | 5 MP |
| Infrared (IR) camera: | Yes |
| Privacy camera: | Yes |
| Privacy type: | Privacy shutter |
| Network | |
| Mobile network connection: | Yes |
| Top Wi-Fi standard: | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax) |
| Mobile network generation: | 4G |
| 4G standard: | LTE |
| Wi-Fi standards: | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax) |
| Antenna type: | 2x2 |
| WLAN controller model: | Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211 |
| WLAN controller manufacturer: | Intel |
| Ethernet LAN: | Yes |
| Ethernet LAN data rates: | 100,1000 Mbit/s |
| Bluetooth: | Yes |
| Bluetooth version: | 5.3 |
| Near Field Communication (NFC): | No |
| WWAN: | Installed |
| WWAN controller: | Quectel EM061K-GL |
| Ports & interfaces | |
| USB 2.0 ports quantity: | 1 |
| USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity: | 2 |
| USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantity: | 0 |
| HDMI ports quantity: | 1 |
| Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports: | 1 |
| HDMI version: | 2.1 |
| Thunderbolt 4 ports quantity: | 2 |
| Intel® Thunderbolt 4: | Yes |
| Combo headphone/mic port: | Yes |
| USB Type-C DisplayPort Alternate Mode: | Yes |
| USB Sleep-and-Charge: | Yes |
| USB Sleep-and-Charge ports: | 1 |
| Performance | |
| Motherboard chipset: | Intel SoC |
| Keyboard | |
| Numeric keypad: | Yes |
| Pointing device: | ThinkPad UltraNav |
| Keyboard backlit: | Yes |
| Spill-resistant keyboard: | Yes |
| Keyboard language: | Belgian |
| Copilot key: | Yes |
| Software | |
| Operating system installed: | Windows 11 Pro |
| Operating system language: | German, Dutch, English, French, Italian |
| Battery | |
| Battery capacity: | 57 Wh |
| Battery technology: | Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion) |
| Fast charging: | Yes |
| Power | |
| USB Type-C charging port: | Yes |
| AC adapter power: | 65 W |
| AC adapter frequency: | 50/60 Hz |
| AC adapter input voltage: | 100 - 240 V |
| USB Power Delivery (USB PD): | Yes |
| Security | |
| Cable lock slot: | Yes |
| Cable lock slot type: | Kensington |
| Fingerprint reader: | Yes |
| Smart card reader: | Yes |
| Windows Hello: | Yes |
| Trusted Platform Module (TPM): | Yes |
| Trusted Platform Module (TPM) version: | 2.0 |
| Password protection: | Yes |
| Password protection type: | BIOS, Power on, Supervisor |
| Operational conditions | |
| Operating temperature (T-T): | 5 - 35 °C |
| Storage temperature (T-T): | 5 - 43 °C |
| Operating relative humidity (H-H): | 8 - 95% |
| Storage relative humidity (H-H): | 5 - 95% |
| Maximum shipping altitude: | 3048 m |
| Certificates | |
| Compliance certificates: | RoHS |
| Certification: | ErP Lot 6/26 TCO Certified 10.0 |
| Sustainability | |
| Sustainability certificates: | ENERGY STAR, EPEAT Gold |
| Weight & dimensions | |
| Weight: | 1.79 kg |
| Width: | 357.2 mm |
| Depth: | 253.4 mm |
| Height (front): | 1.1 cm |
| Height (rear): | 1.97 cm |
| Packaging content | |
| AC adapter included: | Yes |