It’s thinner at 0.7 inches and lighter at 3.17 pounds at its heaviest compared to the heftier T480. The laptop has been shrunk down overall from the previous T480 model. One feature you won’t find on the T490 is thin bezels. You need to look to the all-metal X1 Yoga for a more rigid chassis. I do have to note some flex in the display, which the X1 Carbon also demonstrated, but the rest of the chassis is solid enough. If you like ThinkPads, it’s because you know they’ll last forever, you’ll feel the same about the ThinkPad T490. It also enjoys that soft-touch matte finish that make traditional ThinkPads so inviting. The chassis is constructed of plastic with glass fiber backing, and it feels sturdy enough in hand. The ThinkPad T490 is much more in line with what a diehard ThinkPad fan wants to see - it’s black on black, with only a few red accents breaking up the monochromatic color scheme.
And don’t get me started on the ThinkPad X1 Yoga‘s all-aluminum chassis. The ThinkPad X1 Carbon is close, but it adds a carbon fiber weave to the lid of the 4K version that stands out in a way that ThinkPads typically don’t. It’s becoming less and less obvious what a ThinkPad is supposed to look like. That’s about as vanilla as you can get today in a business laptop.ĭoes the ThinkPad T490 live up to its reputation of being a rock-solid choice for discerning ThinkPad lovers who don’t need the flair of the X1 line? The iconic ThinkPad
I reviewed a mainstream version of the laptop with an 8th-gen Whiskey Lake Core i5-8265U CPU, 8GB of RAM, and a 256GB PCIe solid-state drive, all for $1,322 with a low-power Full HD (1,920 x 1,080) display.
Some people want that security and reliability in a laptop. But sometimes boring is good - like economy sedans that are unparalleled at getting human beings from point A to point B with little or no fuss. The Lenovo ThinkPad T490 is a boring laptop. Want a great price on a laptop this holiday season? Check out our favorite Black Friday laptop deals.
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