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Lenovo LOQ Essential 15ARP11
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Lenovo LOQ Essential 15ARP11 · Photo source

Lenovo

LOQ Essential 15ARP11

Released January 2026

Lenovo's budget 15.6-inch gaming laptop with an AMD Ryzen 100-series processor, an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 or 5060 Laptop GPU at 65 W and a 144 Hz Full HD screen, for students and first-time PC gamers.

Size
15.6″
Display
IPS LCD, 144 Hz
Processor
AMD Ryzen 5 or 7
Memory
16 GB
Weight
2.3 kg
Battery
12.9 h

Specifications

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Display

Screen size
15.6″
Resolution
1920 × 1080
Panel
IPS LCD
Refresh rate
144 Hz
Brightness
300 nits
Touchscreen
No
Display type
FHD IPS, 16:9, non-touch; 1000:1 contrast; 85° viewing angles
Colour range
100% sRGB
Screen finish
Anti-glare
Display features
AMD FreeSync; 88.07% active area ratio

Performance

Processor
AMD Ryzen 5 150 or AMD Ryzen 7 170
CPU cores
6 or 8
CPU threads
12 or 16
Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 Laptop GPU or NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop GPU
Memory
16 GB
Storage
512 GB to 1 TB
CPU
Ryzen 5 150 with 6 cores and 12 threads (up to 4.55 GHz) or Ryzen 7 170 with 8 cores and 16 threads (up to 4.75 GHz); 16 MB L3
GPU
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 Laptop GPU (8 GB GDDR7, 440 AI TOPS) or RTX 5060 (8 GB GDDR7, 572 AI TOPS), both at 65 W TGP; DLSS 4
Memory type
DDR5 in two SODIMM slots, dual-channel, running at DDR5-4800; up to 16 GB offered
Storage type
One M.2 2242 PCIe 4.0 x4 slot (fitted) and one empty M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 x4 slot

Battery and size

Battery life (maker's claim)
Up to 12.9 hours
Battery capacity
60 Wh
Weight
2.3 kg
Thickness
24.8 mm
Width × depth
361.26 × 255.6 mm
Battery life detail
60 Wh; MobileMark 30 up to 10.3 hr, local 1080p video up to 12.9 hr (Lenovo)
Charger
135 W slim-tip adapter; USB-C charging at 65–100 W
Fast charging
Rapid Charge Pro, up to 50% in 30 minutes
Materials
PC-ABS top and bottom covers
Colours
Luna Grey; Eclipse Black

Connections

Ports
USB-C, 2 × USB-A, HDMI, Ethernet, headphone jack
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 6
Bluetooth
5.2
Webcam
720p
Operating system
Windows
Port detail
USB-C 5 Gbps with USB PD 65–100 W in (no video out); 2 × USB-A 5 Gbps; HDMI 2.1 up to 8K 60 Hz; Gigabit Ethernet; 3.5 mm headphone/mic combo jack
External displays
One external display via HDMI, up to 8K 60 Hz
Keyboard
6-row with numeric keypad, 1.3 mm key travel, white backlight, Copilot key
Trackpad
Buttonless Mylar touchpad, 69 × 104 mm
Speakers
Stereo speakers, 2 × 2 W, Nahimic Audio
Microphones
Dual-microphone array
Biometrics
None

Configurations

ProcessorMemoryStorageGraphics
AMD Ryzen 5 15016 GB512 GBNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 Laptop GPU
AMD Ryzen 7 17016 GB1 TBNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050 Laptop GPU
AMD Ryzen 7 17016 GB1 TBNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop GPU

Pros and cons

Pros

  • RTX 5050 or 5060 Laptop GPU with DLSS 4
  • Two SODIMM slots and a spare M.2 2280 slot for upgrades
  • Gigabit Ethernet and HDMI 2.1

Cons

  • 300-nit, 1920 × 1080 screen
  • GPU limited to 65 W; only one external display
  • Heavy at 2.3 kg, with a plastic case and 720p webcam

Closest rivals

Model
SizeDisplayProcessorMemoryWeightBatteryReleased
MSICyborg 15 (B2RW)
15.6″IPS LCD, 144 HzIntel Core 5 or 716 GB2.1 kg–Nov 2025
LenovoThinkPad T510
15.6″–Intel Core i52 GB – 4 GB2.57 kg6.2 hJan 2010
DellDell Pro Max 16 MC16250
16″IPS LCD, 60–120 HzIntel Core Ultra 5 or 916 GB – 64 GB2.11 kg–Mar 2025

Sources

  1. psref.lenovo.com/Product/LOQ/LOQ_Essential_15ARP11
  2. psref.lenovo.com/syspool/Sys/PDF/LOQ/LOQ_Essential_15ARP11/LOQ_Essential_15ARP1…

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