Lenovo ThinkPad T490 (i7, MX250, Low Power FHD) Laptop Review
On paper, it is clear that the Lenovo ThinkPad T490 is the successor of the ThinkPad T480 . But in reality, the design of the ThinkPad T490 is radically different, which makes it appropriate to call it a mix of the T480 and T480s rather than a straight successor to the T480.
sturdy case; more compact & lighter than the predecessor; various connection options; very comfortable input devices; bright & colorful low-power FHD LCD; above-average CPU performance; utilizes the 25 W version of the MX250; fan is turned off most of the time; good battery life; generous warranty
display with bad response times; no full-size SD card reader; Thunderbolt 3 with just two PCIe lanes; case is difficult to open; case gets hot under load; throttling during the stress test; coil whine & speaker noise; less flexible without PowerBridge