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The ThinkPad T490 is Lenovo's 14-inch business laptop from the T-series, built around an 8th-gen Intel Core i5-8365U with vPro, a 512GB SSD and a 14-inch display. This configuration carries 24GB of RAM, well above the 8GB or 16GB most T490 units shipped with, so heavy multitasking and many browser tabs are comfortable. Its strengths are the keyboard, the matte screen, the business security features and a chassis that survives daily travel; its weaknesses are the integrated UHD 620 graphics, modest battery life by current standards and a 720p webcam. Buyers wanting a durable, repairable work laptop with a great keyboard will find it a sensible used-business-machine choice; gamers and video editors should look elsewhere.
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Owners of the T490 generally praise its keyboard, build and repairability, and many call it a reliable workhorse. Complaints center on battery life, the dimmer base display option and fan noise under load.
The Lenovo ThinkPad T490 is a 14-inch laptop with an FHD display. It is powered by an Intel Core i5-8365U processor running at 1.6 GHz.
It has 24 GB of RAM and a new 512 GB NVMe SSD for storage. It runs Windows 11 Pro and has a built-in camera and Wi-Fi.
