● 8th Generation Intel® Core™ i7-8750H 6 core processor (2.20GHz, up to 4.10GHz with Turbo Boost Technology, 9MB Cache)
● Windows 10 Home 64
● Windows 10 Home 64 English
● 17.3” UHD 4K (3840 x 2160) IPS anti-glare, 400nits
● 8GB DDR4 2400MHz
● NVIDIA Quadro P600 4GB
● IR&720p HD Camera with Microphone
● Backlit Keyboard with Number Pad - English
● Fingerprint Reader
● Fingerprint
● Hardware dTPM
● Hardware dTPM2.0 Enabled
● 256GB Solid State Drive PCIe-NVMe OPAL2.0 M.2
● 256GB
● 6 cell Li-Polymer 99Wh
● 230W AC Adapter (3pin) - US
● Intel® 9560 vPro 802.11AC (2 x 2) & Bluetooth 5.0
● 17.3" UHD (3840x2160), LED backlight, IPS, Anti-glare, No touch, IR-Camera, Mic, WLAN
● NVIDIA Quadro P600 4GB GDRR5
● Publication-English
● 1 Year Depot or Carry-in
$1,385.
Equivalent MBP is $2,399 except for the RAM as this only has 16 GB but I plan to buy 2 16 GB or 32 GB sticks to put in. Lenovo's uplifts for RAM and SSD are similar to Apple's but they have four slots - 2 are easily accessible and the other two are under they keyboard. I have a spare 1 TB 2.5 inch SSD which I will put in it and may add another NVM SSD as those are quite cheap. Lenovo charges similar to Apple for additional SSD but it's very easy to replace or add SSDs. This model has 2 NVM slots and 1 2.5 SSD/HDD slot.
I also looked at reviews comparing the P72 to a MacBook Pro -similar Lenovo model (I'm assuming similar to MacBook Pros) and the reviewer said that the P72 can handle sustained workloads at high CPU/GPU loads while the thin and light can't. Not surprising as the P72 is 1.15 inches thick and an overall tank. My CPU/GPU workload isn't high - it's more a case of it needs a lot of memory and a high-resolution display. I really like that you can start out with a base configuration and then add as you need more.
The trackpad is a piece of crap. I've been spoiled by MacBook Pro trackpads. I've read that Lenovo makes the best keyboards in the business. I will likely just use an external mouse instead of the trackpad. This thing should be great for trading.
This is basically saying that I think that it will take Apple years to get their act together on MacBook Pros. When I see getting their act together, this means fixing their issues, making their laptops more user-expandible, and enough time so that consumers and reviewers can determine that the problems have been fixed.