Lenovo ThinkPad T480/T490 14" FHD i5-8250U 32GB 128GB SSD

Ready-to-deploy business laptop

The Lenovo ThinkPad T480 or T490 ships with Windows 11 Pro pre-installed and an OEM AC adapter. An 8th Generation Intel Core i5-8250U quad-core processor runs at 1.6 GHz with 6 MB L2 cache. Integrated Intel UHD Graphics 620 drives the 14.0 inch non-touch IPS panel at 1920 x 1080 resolution. Thirty-two gigabytes of DDR4 memory and a 128 GB SSD complete the configuration.

Desk-ready connectivity and expansion

Three USB 3.1 ports and one USB-C port handle peripherals and docking. HDMI output connects external displays while the RJ-45 jack provides wired Gigabit Ethernet. Intel Dual Band Wireless with Bluetooth 4.1 covers wireless needs. A front-facing webcam supports video calls. The M.2 slot accepts SATA or NVME drives for storage upgrades, and the memory ceiling sits at 32 GB.

Replaces older dual-core ultrabooks

Moving from a two-core machine to this quad-core i5 delivers a clear uplift in multitasking and compile times. The 32 GB DDR4 allocation removes the memory ceiling that throttles heavier workloads on 8 GB or 16 GB systems. Buyers who need a larger boot drive or discrete graphics should look elsewhere, as the 128 GB SSD and integrated graphics define the baseline specification.