Lenovo ThinkPad T580

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 4 expert reviews

Excellent:

2
Good:

1
Average:

1
Bad:

0

Pros:

Hotswappable battery, Excellent performance, Keyboard can't be beat, User accessible and upgradeable, Wellrounded port selection, Plenty of configurations available
Excellent input devices, numeric keypad, relatively straightforward maintenance, 3-year warranty, fast general performance, reasonable noise levels, good build quality, matte, on-cell embedded touch display, possibility for dual-storage configurations, c...
Two USB Type-C ports, Good cooling system, Long battery life (32Wh + 24Wh), Room for upgrades, No PWM (LP156WF9-SPK2), MIL-STD-810G certification

Cons:

Short battery life, Dim display, Poor color reproduction
Poor display with weak brightness and washed-out color, disappointing CPU performance fails to justify upgrade, significantly reduced CPU speeds with sustained loads, short battery life, high idle temperatures and hot spots on bottom under load

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Last revision on January 15, 2020

Reviewers Liked

Hotswappable battery, Excellent performance, Keyboard can't be beat, User accessible and upgradeable, Wellrounded port selection, Plenty of configurations available
Excellent input devices, numeric keypad, relatively straightforward maintenance, 3-year warranty, fast general performance, reasonable noise levels, good build quality, matte, on-cell embedded touch display, possibility for dual-storage configurations, c
Two USB Type-C ports, Good cooling system, Long battery life (32Wh + 24Wh), Room for upgrades, No PWM (LP156WF9-SPK2), MIL-STD-810G certification
Comfortable keyboard, Strong performance, Good port selection, Powerful speakers, Outstanding battery life with extended battery
Very good ThinkPad input devices, robust and easy-to-maintain case, comprehensive & modern connectivity options, above-average CPU performance, 3-year warranty, many security features including the ThinkShutter, flexible Power Bridge battery system

Reviewers Didn't Like

Short battery life, Dim display, Poor color reproduction
Poor display with weak brightness and washed-out color, disappointing CPU performance fails to justify upgrade, significantly reduced CPU speeds with sustained loads, short battery life, high idle temperatures and hot spots on bottom under load
Poor color range (LP156WF9-SPK2)
Dull display, Thick bezels, Short battery life with default battery
Mediocre UHD display, laptop overheats under load, long charging times, disappointing battery life, coil whine

Expert reviews and ratings

Lenovo makes a lot of business laptops under its ThinkPad lineup, ranging from cost-effective to high-end, expensive models. Still, some people prefer something cheaper, which is where the V-series comes in. The V330, which I have here for review from...

By windowscentral.com on September 17, 2018

Size matters. Lenovo's 15-inch isn't quite up to par with its smaller business offerings, but perhaps today's configuration—a Core i7-8650U, 16 GB RAM, FHD anti-glare touch display, and NVMe SSD—can help to bridge the gap. We'll find out in our full...

By NotebookCheck on August 14, 2018

With strong performance and some neat privacy features, the Lenovo ThinkPad T580 is a very good 15-inch business...

By LaptopMag on July 16, 2018

READ NEXT: Best laptops 2018Before diving into the models themselves, it’s important to get your head around the various laptop categories – and the distinctions between them. There are actually five lines now, and each one is different.For starters,...

By Expert Reviews on October 09, 2018

The Lenovo ThinkPad T580 is an excellent business notebook that has everything covered. As a ThinkPad device, you get that near-perfect AccuType keyboard and military grade MIL-STD-810G certification.The dual battery configuration makes you forget about...

By laptopmedia.com on August 13, 2018

Bigger is not always better. After we have reviewed the 14-inch models of the ThinkPad T series, namely the T480 and the T480s, we move on to the bigger T580. Can the 15-inch ThinkPad give us the similarly good results that we saw in the 14-inch models?...

By NotebookCheck on April 19, 2018

Geschäftskunden haben andere Ansprüche als Privatanwender. So sind Sicherheitsfunktionen und angepasste Hardware hier besonders wichtig. Beides soll sich dabei noch möglichst einfach in eine bestehende IT-Landschaft integrieren lassen. Genau auf diese...

By blog.notebooksbilliger.de on August 17, 2018

Das Lenovo ThinkPad T580 ist ein solides Business-Notebook. Der legendäre Ruf der Serie hat im Laufe der Zeit jedoch etwas Federn lassen müssen: Neues Tastaturdesign, schlankere und weniger robuste Gehäuse, fehlende Wartungsklappen. Zudem wird die...

By notebooks-und-mobiles.de on June 17, 2018