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Posted by ALEX HOLMOUIST

- November 15, 2019, 09:26:45

had to deal qith the upgrade issue pissed my p53s has only one slot and has the same mother board as the 490 yet says no wann is compatible for it even though i have the slot but still a great work computer.... why do people buy Lenovo?? for american service and help when there open and to get something where it can fall 3 feet and is soldered to where it was like nothing happened in the Think Pad series that was a stupid question you must work in mommy's basement or be some stupid gamer that thinks a laptop needs to cover every angle of a desktop witch i can understand from going to school A+ but its great practical and if your actually using it for work it gets s*** done plan and simple !

Posted by rui

- May 31, 2019, 15:14:23

Hi,
Checked today that Lenovo is already selling T490/T490s at a discount. Sales figures should not be as sales forecasts...

Posted by David Mitchell

- May 17, 2019, 13:14:00

I purchase used Thinkpads as I find them sturdy and customizable. I guess that ship has sailed.

Posted by Benjamin Herzig

- May 16, 2019, 21:36:04

Quote from: Caps1 on May 16, 2019, 19:54:10The RAM on T490s is upgradeable. T490s has 1 sodimm soldered in and 1 open slot.

No, that is incorrect. The RAM of the T490s is completely soldered on-board. No RAM socket.

Posted by Caps1

- May 16, 2019, 19:54:10

The RAM on T490s is upgradeable. T490s has 1 sodimm soldered in and 1 open slot.

Posted by jeremy

- May 16, 2019, 17:22:39

Quote from: Ryan on May 16, 2019, 16:52:07
Do they understand why people purchase Thinkpad at all?

To look "cool" at a coffee shop? :-X

One thing that surprised me a lot about my X1C6 (among many other aspects of this laptop) is how easy it was to disassemble. It had a few screws and actual spring-loaded "clips" holding in the bottom cover. Actual, metal springs. This was such a contrast to my old Dells, Sonys, etc which had all used plastic snaps that would easily break.

Even in the X1C6, where nearly everything is soldered in, one can still replace the 3 M.2 cards (NVMe, WiFi/BT, LTE) and even easily add in the LTE antennae (which are located in the base).

Posted by Ryan

- May 16, 2019, 16:52:07

Do they understand why people purchase Thinkpad at all?

Posted by Redaktion

- May 16, 2019, 13:39:31

Of the newest compact business T & X business ThinkPads, the Thinkpad T490 offers the best upgradeability. Unfortunately, the manufacturer makes the process of opening the chassis tedious, as Lenovo uses loads of plastic clips.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/In-review-Lenovo-ThinkPad-T490-is-difficult-to-upgrade.420734.0.html