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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.
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.
Products specifications
| Weight & dimensions | |
| Width | 357.2 mm |
| Depth | 253.4 mm |
| Height (front) | 1.1 cm |
| Height (rear) | 1.97 cm |
| Weight | 1.79 kg |
| 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 |
| Power | |
| AC adapter power | 65 W |
| AC adapter frequency | 50/60 Hz |
| AC adapter input voltage | 100 - 240 V |
| USB Type-C charging port | Yes |
| USB Power Delivery (USB PD) | Yes |
| Certificates | |
| Compliance certificates | RoHS |
| Certification | ErP Lot 6/26 TCO Certified 10.0 |
| Ports & interfaces | |
| USB 2.0 ports quantity | 1 |
| USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity | 2 |
| Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports | 1 |
| HDMI ports quantity | 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 |
| Network | |
| Top Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax) |
| Wi-Fi standards | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax) |
| Mobile network connection | No |
| 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 |
| WWAN | Upgradable |
| Design | |
| Product type | Laptop |
| Product colour | Black |
| Form factor | Clamshell |
| Housing material | Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS), Polycarbonate (PC) |
| Performance | |
| Motherboard chipset | Intel SoC |
| Display | |
| Display diagonal | 40.6 cm (16") |
| Display resolution | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| Touchscreen | No |
| HD type | WUXGA |
| Panel type | IPS |
| LED backlight | Yes |
| 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 |
| Packaging content | |
| AC adapter included | Yes |
| Battery | |
| Battery technology | Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion) |
| Battery capacity | 57 Wh |
| Fast charging | Yes |
| Sustainability | |
| Sustainability certificates | ENERGY STAR, EPEAT Gold |
| Keyboard | |
| Pointing device | ThinkPad UltraNav |
| Numeric keypad | Yes |
| Keyboard backlit | Yes |
| Spill-resistant keyboard | Yes |
| Keyboard language | Belgian |
| Copilot key | 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 |
| Audio | |
| Audio system | Dolby Atmos |
| Number of built-in speakers | 2 |
| Speaker power | 2 W |
| Built-in microphone | Yes |
| Number of microphones | 2 |
| Processor | |
| Processor manufacturer | Intel |
| Processor family | Intel Core Ultra 7 |
| Processor generation | Intel Core Ultra (Series 2) |
| Processor model | 255U |
| 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 |
| Memory | |
| Internal memory | 16 GB |
| Internal memory type | DDR5-SDRAM |
| Memory clock speed | 5600 MHz |
| Memory form factor | SO-DIMM |
| Memory layout (slots x size) | 1 x 16 GB |
| Memory slots | 2x SO-DIMM |
| Maximum internal memory | 64 GB |
| Memory channels | Single-channel |
| Storage | |
| Total storage capacity | 512 GB |
| Storage media | SSD |
| Total SSDs capacity | 512 GB |
| Number of SSDs installed | 1 |
| SSD capacity | 512 GB |
| SSD interface | PCI Express 4.0 |
| NVMe | Yes |
| SSD form factor | M.2 |
| M.2 SSD size | 2280 (22 x 80 mm) |
| Optical drive type | No |
| Card reader integrated | No |
| Graphics | |
| Discrete graphics card model | Not available |
| On-board graphics card | Yes |
| On-board GPU manufacturer | Intel |
| Discrete graphics card | No |
| On-board graphics card family | Intel Graphics |
| On-board graphics card model | Intel Graphics |
| Software | |
| Operating system language | German, Dutch, English, French, Italian |
| Operating system installed | Windows 11 Pro |
| Camera | |
| Front camera | Yes |
| Front camera resolution (numeric) | 5 MP |
| Infrared (IR) camera | Yes |
| Privacy camera | Yes |
| Privacy type | Privacy shutter |
| 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 |
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Products specifications
| Weight & dimensions | |
| Width | 357.2 mm |
| Depth | 253.4 mm |
| Height (front) | 1.1 cm |
| Height (rear) | 1.97 cm |
| Weight | 1.79 kg |
| 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 |
| Power | |
| AC adapter power | 65 W |
| AC adapter frequency | 50/60 Hz |
| AC adapter input voltage | 100 - 240 V |
| USB Type-C charging port | Yes |
| USB Power Delivery (USB PD) | Yes |
| Certificates | |
| Compliance certificates | RoHS |
| Certification | ErP Lot 6/26 TCO Certified 10.0 |
| Ports & interfaces | |
| USB 2.0 ports quantity | 1 |
| USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity | 2 |
| Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports | 1 |
| HDMI ports quantity | 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 |
| Network | |
| Top Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax) |
| Wi-Fi standards | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax) |
| Mobile network connection | No |
| 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 |
| WWAN | Upgradable |
| Design | |
| Product type | Laptop |
| Product colour | Black |
| Form factor | Clamshell |
| Housing material | Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS), Polycarbonate (PC) |
| Performance | |
| Motherboard chipset | Intel SoC |
| Display | |
| Display diagonal | 40.6 cm (16") |
| Display resolution | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| Touchscreen | No |
| HD type | WUXGA |
| Panel type | IPS |
| LED backlight | Yes |
| 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 |
| Packaging content | |
| AC adapter included | Yes |
| Battery | |
| Battery technology | Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion) |
| Battery capacity | 57 Wh |
| Fast charging | Yes |
| Sustainability | |
| Sustainability certificates | ENERGY STAR, EPEAT Gold |
| Keyboard | |
| Pointing device | ThinkPad UltraNav |
| Numeric keypad | Yes |
| Keyboard backlit | Yes |
| Spill-resistant keyboard | Yes |
| Keyboard language | Belgian |
| Copilot key | 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 |
| Audio | |
| Audio system | Dolby Atmos |
| Number of built-in speakers | 2 |
| Speaker power | 2 W |
| Built-in microphone | Yes |
| Number of microphones | 2 |
| Processor | |
| Processor manufacturer | Intel |
| Processor family | Intel Core Ultra 7 |
| Processor generation | Intel Core Ultra (Series 2) |
| Processor model | 255U |
| 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 |
| Memory | |
| Internal memory | 16 GB |
| Internal memory type | DDR5-SDRAM |
| Memory clock speed | 5600 MHz |
| Memory form factor | SO-DIMM |
| Memory layout (slots x size) | 1 x 16 GB |
| Memory slots | 2x SO-DIMM |
| Maximum internal memory | 64 GB |
| Memory channels | Single-channel |
| Storage | |
| Total storage capacity | 512 GB |
| Storage media | SSD |
| Total SSDs capacity | 512 GB |
| Number of SSDs installed | 1 |
| SSD capacity | 512 GB |
| SSD interface | PCI Express 4.0 |
| NVMe | Yes |
| SSD form factor | M.2 |
| M.2 SSD size | 2280 (22 x 80 mm) |
| Optical drive type | No |
| Card reader integrated | No |
| Graphics | |
| Discrete graphics card model | Not available |
| On-board graphics card | Yes |
| On-board GPU manufacturer | Intel |
| Discrete graphics card | No |
| On-board graphics card family | Intel Graphics |
| On-board graphics card model | Intel Graphics |
| Software | |
| Operating system language | German, Dutch, English, French, Italian |
| Operating system installed | Windows 11 Pro |
| Camera | |
| Front camera | Yes |
| Front camera resolution (numeric) | 5 MP |
| Infrared (IR) camera | Yes |
| Privacy camera | Yes |
| Privacy type | Privacy shutter |
| 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 |