Lenovo launches its first full-fledged AMD powered business laptop the new Lenovo ThinkPad T495. This Professional laptop is the successor to the ThinkPad A485 but identical to the ThinkPad T490.
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The Lenovo ThinkPad T495 packs enough captivating feature including, several display options, security features, long lasting battery life and an upgraded ThinkShutter 720p webcam.
The Lenovo ThinkPad T495 offers appealing features and performance at affordable price without compromising the design.
Lenovo Thinkpad T495 Key Specs & Features
- Up to Windows 10 Pro
- Up to 2nd Gen AMD Ryzen™ PRO 7
- 14-inch FHD IPS (1920 x 1080), 14-inch HD TN (1366 x 768)
- Optional Touchscreen Models
- Up to 32GB RAM
- Up to 1TB PCIe SSD and up to 256GB SATA SSD
- Discrete Trusted Platform Module (dTPM) 2.0
- Spill resistant and Backlit Keyboard
- IR camera for Windows Hello
- Match-on-Chip touch fingerprint reader
- 720p HD, ultraslim Web camera
- Dolby Audio
- Up to 12.2 hours Battery Life
Design
In terms of design, the Lenovo ThinkPad T495 perfectly aligns with the Lenovo designs trend of its ThinkPad series. Thatis, it is sleek, slim, and portable.
Similarly, the Lenovo ThinkPad T495 is made of sturdy metal lid and bottom chassis, hence, promising light weight and durability.
The lid house the 14-inch display with finely textured plastic bezels around it. Unlike the sides bezel, the top and bottom bezel are thicker.
The top bezel host the 720p HD web camera which has ThinkShutter privacy lid cover which sits next to the webcam at the top of the device.
Similarly, Lenovo ThinkPad T495 has two hinge constructed of a zinc alloy with powdered-metal technology which held the lid perfectly to the chassis.
Lenovo ThinkPad T495 bottom chassis house the keyboard, touchpad, Trackpad, a Match-on-Chip touch fingerprint reader and other components.
Furthermore, the chassis is thick enough to accommodate two USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-C ports, USB 3.1 Gen1 Type-A, on the left side, and HDMI, headphone jack and microSD card reader.
On the right similarly is the Kensington lock, a gigabit RJ-45, ventilation grill, USB 3.1 and a smart card reader.
Display
Lenovo ThinkPad T495 comes with up to four display options. All options however has 14-inch screen size with different panel and display featrures.
The base model flaunts an HD display with TN antiglare display panel and a resolution of 1366 x 768 pixel coupled with 250 nit brightness capacity.
Similarly, the Lenovo ThinkPad T495 remaining three display option comes with a FHD display with IPS panel and a resolution of 1920 x 1080.
However, one of this three options features a touch screen panel with 300 nit brightness capacity.
Likewise, there is an option with Low power panel thatis, you can be prepared for a fast battery draining display. However, it offers 400 nits brightness capacity.
All display options is a promise to captivating display experience worth more than the price of the series.
Processor and Storage
Lenovo’s 14-inch ThinkPad T495 is a typical office notebook with capable processor to boost performance.
On the inside, the Lenovo ThinkPad T495 is powered by a AMD Ryzen 5 Pro 3500U processor with four cores, eight threads, and frequency from 2.1 GHz to 3.7 with auto-boost.
Similarly, the Graphics are powered by AMD Radeon Vega Integrated Graphics for better gaming experience.
To boost the performance Lenovo Thinkpad T495 support up to 32GB RAM and storage which can be configured Up to 1TB PCIe SSD and up to 256GB SATA SSD.
Furthermore, Lenovo ThinkPad T495 run on Windows 10 Pro operating system out-of-the-box. Therefore, offering smooth user experience and better interface.
Battery
The ThinkPad T495 is equipped with a 50Wh battery pack. This 3 Cell Li-Polymer Internal Battery supply up to 12.2 hours of uninterrupted usage at a charge.
Similarly, Lenovo Thinkpad T495 battery comes with a “Rapid Charge technology” with 65W AC for fast charging.
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Other Features
Lenovo ThinkPad T495 laptop also features Dolby Audio Premium, which delivers crystal-clear audio when watching videos or taking a call.
Similarly, it offer access to dual far-field mics. The integrated dual 360-degree far-field microphones ensure your voice carries its weigh to ensure that you’ll be heard clearly on every call you make.
There is also the RJ-45 connector and the optional Smartcard reader.
Lenovo offers plenty security options which includes, IR Cameras for window Hello, biometric fingerprint reader, FIDO authentication capabilities, and more.
Likewise, the Lenovo Thinkpad T495 also comes with dTPM 2.0, ThinkShutter a privacy lid to cover your webcam for privacy, Kensington lock slot, FIDO authentication capabilities, and optional touch fingerprint reader.
Lenovo ThinkPad T495 Price and Availability
The Lenovo ThinkPad T495 has a starting price of $970 and goes higher as you configure display, internal storage, RAM, graphics unit, operating system and a couple of other specs.
This business laptop is available on Lenovo’s official store and other third-party e-commerce platforms like Amazon.
Lenovo Thinkpad T495 Specs
Here are a few specs of the Lenovo Thinkpad T495:
General Features
- OS: Up to Windows 10 Pro
- Processor: Up to 2nd Gen AMD Ryzen™ PRO 7
- GPU: AMD Radeon™ Vega Integrated Graphics
- Memory: Up to 32GB
- Colours: –
- Dimension: 329mm x 227mm x 17.9mm / 12.95″ x 8.94″ x 0.7″
- Weight: Starting at 1.54kg / 3.4lbs
Display & Keyboard
- Display: 14-inch HD TN 1366 x 768 (220 nits), 14-inch FHD IPS (250 nits), 14″ FHD IPS Touchscreen (300 nits), 14″ FHD IPS Low Power 400 nits (1920 x 1080)
- Keyboard: Spill resistant, Backlit with white LED lighting.
- Pointing Device: Yes
Storage
- Built-in Storage: Up to 1TB PCIe SSD, Up to 256GB SATA SDD
- Optical Storage: No
- Bundled Cloud Storage: –
Ports & Connectivity
- Webcam: Yes, 720p HD Camera and Infrared for Windows Hello with Microphone (Optional)
- USB Ports: 2 x USB Type-C , 1 x USB Type-C 3.1
- HDMI: Yes, HDMI 2.0
- Thunderbolt Ports: –
- DisplayPort: –
- VGA: –
- Ethernet (RJ-45): Yes
- SD Slot: –
- Mic/Headphone: Yes, Headphone / mic combo
- WLAN: Yes, 802.11 ac
- Bluetooth: Yes, Bluetooth 5.0
- NFC: –
- Docking Connector: –
- Mobile Broadband: Optional LTE WWAN
Other Features
- Dolby Audio Premium
- Windows Hello with IR camera
- Kensington Security Lock slot
- Match-on-Chip touch fingerprint reader
- ThinkShutter webcam privacy cover
- Discrete Trusted Platform Module (dTPM) 2.0
- WWAN: Optional: Integrated Global Mobile Broadband LTE-A
Battery
- Battery: 50Wh Battery
- Use Time: Up to 12.2 hours
