Lenovo ThinkPad T16 Gen 4 review

Lenovo ThinkPad T16 Gen 4 — a 2025 flagship business machine at full price

The ThinkPad T16 Gen 4 is a 2025 premium business 16-inch: Intel's Core Ultra 5 225U (Lunar Lake-adjacent current generation), 96GB of RAM, and integrated graphics. At $1,284 it sits 332% above the business-class median of $297 — essentially the original price held, remarkable in a catalog of decayed values. The measured profile: RAM 96GB pro-tier (+140% versus class), reliability 89 (+109.4%, the top of the class), against graphics 0.

What current-generation buys

The reliability index of 89 is the highest reading in this comparison set: a current-year platform with its entire service life ahead, the direct inverse of the vintage machines that dominate the sub-$200 bands. The 96GB of RAM is the largest memory configuration in the batch — virtualization, enormous working sets and hundred-tab sessions all fit without pressure. The Core Ultra 5 brings the modern efficiency architecture and its NPU silicon to battery life and background tasks.

The trade-offs, honestly

Graphics 0 is the categorical limit: the integrated GPU serves display and playback — no gaming, no GPU rendering. And the price premium is the question the buyer must answer: at $1,284 against a $297 class median, this machine costs what four capable used business machines cost. What the premium buys is longevity and the memory, not capability per dollar — the class median buyer gets more compute-per-dollar, this buyer gets years-of-life-per-machine.

Price and depreciation

From an original $1,300 to $1,284 today at 12% per year on the fitted curve, with a projection to $994 (a 22.56% drop) over two years. The listing price has not yet caught up with the curve — current-generation machines hold price until the next generation lands, then step down.

Where it sits against peers

No direct peers appear in this price band within the business class — the listing sits alone above the field, a gap that states the positioning plainly. The practical comparison is other current-generation flagships across classes rather than same-class rivals.

Bottom line

The newest, most reliable, most memory-rich machine in this batch — at the corresponding price. Fairly priced for what it is; the right purchase only for the buyer who specifically needs a new platform with years of duty ahead and 96GB of memory, rather than maximum capability per dollar.