Lenovo upgrade guides
ThinkPad, Legion, Yoga, and IdeaPad upgrade guides.
ThinkPad T14 Gen 4 (Intel)
14-inch business workhorse with two SO-DIMM slots and one or two M.2 slots.
ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 12
Ultralight flagship — LPDDR5 soldered, single M.2 SSD.
ThinkPad P16 Gen 2
Mobile workstation — dual SO-DIMM, dual M.2, optional discrete GPU.
Legion Pro 5 16IRX9
Gaming 16-inch with dual SO-DIMM and dual M.2 — strong RAM/SSD upgrades.
Yoga 9i Gen 9 (14-inch)
Premium convertible — LPDDR5 soldered, single M.2.
IdeaPad Flex 5 14
Budget convertible with DDR4 SO-DIMM and M.2 SSD.
ThinkPad E14 Gen 5
Value business 14-inch — DDR4/DDR5 SO-DIMM depending on CPU generation.
ThinkPad T16 Gen 2
16-inch business — dual SO-DIMM, dual M.2.
Legion Slim 5 16
Slim gaming 16-inch — DDR5 SO-DIMM, dual M.2.
ThinkPad L15 Gen 4
Affordable 15-inch business — DDR4 SO-DIMM, single M.2.
ThinkCentre M70q Gen 4 (desktop SFF)
Tiny desktop — DDR4 SO-DIMM (laptop size in some tiny PCs) or DDR5 depending on gen.
ThinkPad P1 Gen 7
Thin mobile workstation — DDR5 SO-DIMM, dual M.2, RTX workstation GPU.
ThinkPad P14 Gen 5
14-inch mobile workstation — DDR5 SO-DIMM, dual M.2.
ThinkPad P14s Gen 5
Entry mobile workstation — DDR5 SO-DIMM, dual M.2, optional RTX.
ThinkPad P16s Gen 3
16-inch affordable workstation — DDR5 SO-DIMM, dual M.2.
ThinkPad P15v Gen 4
Value 15-inch workstation — DDR5 SO-DIMM, dual M.2, RTX A-series.
ThinkPad P16 Gen 3
Flagship 16-inch mobile workstation — DDR5 SO-DIMM, dual M.2, high-watt RTX.
Legion 5 Pro 7 (AMD Ryzen)
AMD gaming 16-inch — DDR5 SO-DIMM, dual M.2, RTX 40-series.
Legion 7 16APH8 (AMD)
Flagship AMD Legion — DDR5 SO-DIMM, dual M.2, high-watt RTX.
Legion Slim 5 14 (AMD)
Thin AMD gaming 14-inch — DDR5 SO-DIMM, dual M.2.
Legion 5 15ACH6 (AMD Ryzen)
Value AMD Legion 15-inch — DDR4 SO-DIMM, dual M.2.
ThinkPad P16 Gen 2 (AMD)
AMD mobile workstation — DDR5 SO-DIMM, dual M.2, RTX workstation GPU.
Legion 9 16IRX8 (Intel)
Flagship Intel gaming 16-inch — DDR5 SO-DIMM, dual M.2, RTX 4080/4090 class.
Legion 5 15IRX9 (Intel)
Mid-range Intel gaming 15-inch — DDR5 SO-DIMM, dual M.2.
Legion Pro 7 16IRX9H (Intel)
High-end Intel Legion 16-inch — DDR5 SO-DIMM, dual M.2, RTX 4080 class.
Legion LOQ 15IRX9 (Intel)
Budget Intel gaming (LOQ line) — DDR5 SO-DIMM, dual M.2.
Legion Slim 5 16IRX9 (Intel)
Thin Intel gaming 16-inch — DDR5 SO-DIMM, dual M.2.
Legion 5i Pro 16IAH7 (Intel)
Performance Intel Legion 16-inch — DDR5 SO-DIMM, dual M.2.
ThinkCentre M90q Gen 4 (tiny)
Enterprise tiny PC — DDR4 SO-DIMM, dual M.2, socketed Intel CPU.
ThinkStation P3 Tower
Entry workstation tower — DDR5 DIMM, PCIe GPU, socketed CPU.
ThinkStation P5 Tower
Mid-tower workstation — DDR5 DIMM, PCIe GPU, socketed Intel Xeon W.
ThinkStation P7 Tower
Full tower workstation — DDR5 RDIMM, dual PCIe GPUs optional.
ThinkPad T480 (2018)
Popular refurb business laptop — DDR4 SO-DIMM, dual M.2, external battery option.
ThinkPad T490 (2019)
Refurb staple — DDR4 SO-DIMM, M.2 SSD, soldered dGPU on some models.