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ThinkPad Z16 Gen 1 for Omarchy
Announced in May 2022. Memory up to 32GB (soldered), weight from 1.81 kg.
Omarchy and Hyprland compatibility
- Lenovo sold it with Linux preinstalled (Fedora Linux / Ubuntu Linux)
- Face login (IR camera) is not part of Omarchy’s setup (fingerprint and FIDO2 keys are)
- Fingerprint reader: Omarchy’s menu sets it up for sudo and the lock screen (if libfprint supports the sensor)
- Wi-Fi chip: Qualcomm (varies by configuration)
Good for (judged from specs)
Typical used price (by configuration)
Currency
Median of used sales in Japan over the 120 days to 2026-10-04, converted at a fixed rate. Condition and accessories move prices, so treat these as a guide. Configurations with few sales are in yellow.
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Port layout
- 1Power button
- 2Headphone / microphone combo jack (3.5mm)
- 3USB-C 3.2 Gen 2
- 4Kensington Nano Security Slot
- 5USB4
- 6USB4
- 7SD card reader
Specifications (Lenovo PSREF)
Performance
- CPU
- Ryzen 5 PRO 6650H (6C / 12T, up to 4.5 GHz)
- Ryzen 7 PRO 6850H (8C / 16T, up to 4.7 GHz)
- Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H (8C / 16T, up to 4.9 GHz)
- GPU
- Integrated / AMD Radeon RX 6500M
Memory & storage
- Max memory
- 32GB（LPDDR5-6400）
- Upgrade
- Not possible (soldered)
- Storage
- 1 slot(s), M.2 2280, PCIe 4.0 x4
- Card reader
- SD
Display (panel options)
- Panels
- 16″ 1920x1200 IPS 400nit 100% sRGB
- 16″ 1920x1200 IPS 400nit 100% sRGB touch
- 16″ 3840x2400 OLED 400nit 100% DCI-P3 touch
Input
- Keyboard
- Backlight: standard
- Pointing
- TrackPoint, haptic touchpad (some configs)
Ports
- Standard
- 1x USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 (support data transfer, Power Delivery 3.0 and DisplayPort 1.4a)
- 2x USB4 40Gbps (support data transfer, Power Delivery 3.0 and DisplayPort 1.4a)
- 1x Headphone / microphone combo jack (3.5mm)
- 1x SD card reader
- Some configs
- 1x Nano-SIM card slot (WWAN support models)
- External displays
- Supports up to 4 independent displays (native display and 3 external monitors via USB4 and USB-C)
Wireless
- Wi-Fi
- Qualcomm Wi-Fi 6E NFA725A, 802.11ax 2x2 + BT5.1 (BT5.2 hardware ready)
- Mobile broadband
- Some configs (4G / 5G)
- NFC
- None
Camera & security
- Camera
- FHD 1080p + IR discrete, with E-shutter, fixed focus
- FHD 1080p + IR hybrid, with E-shutter, fixed focus
- Shutter
- All configs
- Fingerprint
- Yes (keyboard key)
Power
- Battery
- 72Wh
- Rated battery life
- MobileMark 2018: up to 20.5 hr with 657 performance score @200nits
- AC adapter
- 135W
Chassis
- Weight
- 1.81–1.94 kg
- Dimensions
- 354.4 x 237.4 x 15.8 mm
- Materials
- Aluminium (top), aluminium (bottom)
- Colours
- Arctic grey (top), black (bottom)
- Durability
- MIL-STD-810H military test passed