Lenovo T490s Core i7-8665U 32GB RAM 512 GB SSD

The Lenovo ThinkPad T490s combines solid basic performance and an impressive selection of modern interfaces with excellent mobility. Its case is made of a combination of carbon-fiber-reinforced plastic and magnesium. Thus, this handy 14-incher weighs just 1.35 kg.
With its eighth generation Core i7 processor, 32 GB DDR4 working memory and the integrated graphics solution, the T490s handles the most diverse applications with ease. A lightning-fast SSD with PCIe/NVMe connection serves as storage medium. Thanks to current standards (ac-WLAN and Gigabit LAN), you are fast in all local networks. This variant also supports 4G/LTE for location-independent Internet access via mobile networks. Three USB ports and, as a special highlight, a Thunderbolt 3 port, are waiting for storage media and peripherals. You also don’t have to do without an HDMI output for external monitors and a MicroSD memory card reader.

Work productively wherever you are: The keyboard is backlit and splash-resistant. One of the most popular features is the integrated TrackPoint, which, like the (also integrated) touchpad, takes over the function of the mouse – but without you having to take your hand off the keyboard or use it several times for long mouse movements.

The Thunderbolt 3 port is the fast all-rounder among the peripheral interfaces: It has the same form factor as the current USB Type-C port and is therefore compatible with USB Type-C devices. However, its speed is far faster than other peripheral ports: 83x faster than USB 2.0, 8x faster than USB 3.0, and twice as fast as Thunderbolt 2. This allows you to connect not only several peripherals in a row, but also the most hardware-hungry expansions – from external graphics cards to 4K monitors.

Like its predecessor, the built-in eighth-generation Intel Core processor is based on the energy-efficient 14 nm architecture, which does not overheat even under full load, but delivers more performance with the same power consumption. The main innovations are various performance optimizations and the increased number of physical and virtual cores, which provide a significant performance plus and smooth multitasking. The graphics solution allows many functions that were previously reserved for dedicated graphics cards – from video editing and gaming to playing 4K videos. Thanks to Turbo Boost 2.0, it can dynamically adjust its clock speed to find the optimal balance of power consumption and performance.

Enjoy strikingly accelerated system and program launches: As mass storage, a lightning-fast solid-state drive (SSD) provides the necessary storage space for your programs and files here. The main advantage of SSDs are the fast access times and high read and write speeds that put conventional hard disks in the shade. Another advantage is that SSDs contain no moving parts. This leads to increased robustness, since no parts wear out mechanically. It also makes SSDs absolutely silent.