At the Mobile World Congress 2019 in Barcelona, Lenovo takes the opportunity to present three new ThinkPad laptops. The new ThinkPads of the T-Series have been redesigned especially with regard to weight and device dimensions. Current technology is also finding its way into the company.
The T940 is now much more compact than its predecessor. The T590, on the other hand, is not smaller, but lighter. The premium model T490s now saves on case thickness – of course with loss of connections.
The premium version of the T-Series now has a keyboard integrated into the palm rest to ensure more stability. On the other two models, the speakers are now on the top. All infrared camera models now feature the ThinkShutter camera aperture.
All three models feature a QHD display with 2,560 x 1,440 pixels, which are now 500 cd/m² brighter than the older models. Optionally, the T590 can also be configured with a 4K UHD display. The 14-inch versions of the T490 and T490s are also available with Full HD screens at 400cd/m², which have an ePrivacy solution factory installed.
Due to the difference in weight and size compared to the predecessors, connections are also lost – inside as well as outside. So there is no SD but a MicroSD card reader. The T490s does not have a LAN connection, RJ45 cables are only possible via an adapter. The two models T490 and T590 have only one single RAM slot in connection with internally soldered RAM (max. 48 GB). The T490s only has up to 32 GB of soldered RAM. The fact that there is no longer a 2.5-inch hard disk slot will be the subject of much discussion.
Only an Intel graphics chip is built into the T490s. Optionally, an Nvidia GeForce MX250 can be selected in the T490 and T590. Although the battery is not small with 50 watt hours with the T490 and 57 watt hours with the T590, an external battery is now completely omitted.
| Processor | up to 8th generation Intel Core vPro i7 |
| OS | up to Windows 10 Pro |
| Graphic | Intel HD Graphics 620 |
| Main memory | max. 32 GB DDR4 |
| Memory | up to 1 TB PCIe SSD |
| Audio | Dolby Audio Premium, Dual Array Far Field Microphones |
| Battery | up to 20 hours, 50 Wh |
| Display | 14 inch up to WQHD IPS 500nit with Dolby Vision |
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| Dimensions | up to 1.27 kg at 328.8 x 225.8 x 16.1 mm |
| Processor | up to 8th generation Intel Core vPro i7 |
| OS | up to Windows 10 Pro |
| Graphic | Intel HD Graphics 620 or Nvidia GeForce MX250 |
| Main memory | max. 48 GB DDR4 |
| Memory | up to 1 TB PCIe SSD |
| Audio | Dolby Audio Premium, Dual Array Far Field Microphones |
| Battery | up to 16..1 hours, 50 Wh |
| Display | 14 inch up to WQHD IPS 500nit with Dolby Vision |
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| Dimensions | up to 1.46 kg for 329 x 227 x 17.9 mm |
| Processor | up to 8th generation Intel Core vPro i7 |
| OS | up to Windows 10 Pro |
| Graphic | Intel HD Graphics 620 or Nvidia GeForce MX250 |
| Main memory | max. 48 GB DDR4 |
| Memory | up to 1 TB PCIe SSD |
| Audio | Dolby Audio Premium, Dual Array Far Field Microphones |
| Battery | up to 15 hours, 57 Wh |
| Display | 15.6 inch up to UHD IPS 500nit with Dolby Vision |
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| Dimensions | up to 1.75 kg for 365.8 x 248 x 19.1 mm |
Two of the three models will be launched on the European market as early as March. The T490s is released in April. All three devices will not make it onto the market in the USA until June. The indicated prices (without VAT) for the T490 are 969 Euro, for the T590 949 Euro and for the T490s at least 1.099 Euro.
