Lenovo ThinkPad T450s

Overview

The Thinkpad T450s is Lenovo's latest addition to the legendary Thinkpad T series. This update brings Broadwell and several other refinements, but most notably a much needed trackpad redesign. An ultrabook aimed squarely at professionals, the T450s carefully balances portability, power and features in a semi-rugged 3.5 pound package.

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Last revision on December 20, 2016

Reviewers Liked

Excellent keyboard
Sturdy build quality
Excellent performance
Hot-swappable battery with extended life option

Reviewers Didn't Like

Thick and heavy
No dedicated GPU
Mediocre display contrast

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Expert reviews and ratings

By TechSpot on July 29, 2015 85

By PCMag on June 15, 2015 90

The Lenovo ThinkPad T450s is the latest, refined version of the quintessential business laptop, with a hot-swappable battery, a full set of connectivity options, and a chassis that can take a licking.

By NotebookCheck on May 20, 2015 89

Lenovo ThinkPad T450s. Test model provided by Campuspoint.deCore i5 processor, GeForce GPU, SSD, and IPS screen the perfect configuration of a ThinkPad T450s in our opinion.Most users will easily dispense with the at best 20% higher performance of the...

By MobileTechReview on May 01, 2015 80

The Lenovo ThinkPad T450s is bulletproof. No, we don't mean you can shoot it, but you can be reasonably assured it will survive a few drops on the road, a spilled cup of water and even a bit of dust. Yet it's not overly bulky or ungainly, in fact it's...

By Digital Trends on April 24, 2015 70

The Lenovo ThinkPad T Series is, alongside the company's X Series, the oldest line of laptop computers in existence. Originally released in 2000 with a cutting-edge titanium chassis and 14-inch display, the T-Series has been in production ever since, and...

By Computer Shopper on April 10, 2015 90

Thanks to its killer speakers, sharp 1080p touch screen, outstanding keyboard, and durable carbon-fiber chassis, Lenovo's ThinkPad T450s is one of the best laptops you can buy.

By Notebook Review on April 01, 2015 84

Some things in life are time-honored traditions; April showers bring May flowers, Marvel Studios releases a blockbuster summer movie, and every year Lenovo finds a way to make the popular ThinkPad T series of business laptops even better.Typical...

By LaptopMag on March 26, 2015 80

With epic battery life, a durable design, a sharp display and the best laptop keyboard anywhere, the ThinkPad T450s is the ultimate portable productivity...

By TechRadar AU on March 25, 2015 70

Although not as slim, sleek, and light as a consumer Ultrabook, the Lenovo T450s means business. Enterprise customers will appreciate the diverse selection of ports, long battery life and user-replaceable batteries, and an optional fingerprint...

By AnandTech on September 15, 2015

Lenovo brands this an Ultrabook, and while it is certainly thinner and lighter than the standard T450, it is still a long way from the very thin and light devices we have seen released under that brand. But in the case of the T450s, that is not a bad...

By notebooks.com on August 23, 2015

Everyone's making super thin and similarly light ultra books, but there's still room for the old-fashioned style black squared-off business class notebook and the Lenovo ThinkPad T450s represents the best in this market. This premium notebook gives...

By thunderbaylive.com on May 14, 2015

Lisa Gade reviews the Lenovo ThinkPad T450s, a 14” business Ultrabook with Intel 5th generation Core i7 and i7 CPUs, an optional full HD 1920 x 1080 matte touch screen and Lenovo's Bridge Battery system. The “s” version is the lighter T series variant...

By Ars Technica on April 29, 2015

As a technology writer, I have the luxury of not needing to care much about legacy technology. I'm never faced with the all too common business scenario of needing to hook up my laptop to a projector that only has a VGA port. While wired Ethernet is...

By Phoronix on April 16, 2015

This is the second and final part of a guest article by Phoronix reader Eric Griffith sharing his experiences about the new Lenovo ThinkPad T450s laptop with Intel Broadwell processor under (Fedora) Linux. You can see the first part of the article at...

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Lenovo ThinkPad T450s

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