[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] The laptop looks amazing and the built has a nice touch. I really like the very bright screen, that can be used even in bright light situations. I found my model to be quite slow to be honest, and the small touchpad ended up being very difficult to use, even though I mostly use the keyboard, the few times I have to interact with applications through the pointer I really struggled.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Response from lenovo.comBy Adrian_Lenovo, Customer Service, January 6, 2020
Lenovo appreciates all feedback and thank you for taking the time to rate and review our product! We apologize for any inconvenience. For tips to improve performance, please access this link https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/msh500101. Also, our Lenovo Vantage app allows you to update drivers, run device diagnostics and take advantage of other tools to get more out of your device. Please access this link in regards to Lenovo Vantage https://support.lenovo.com/by/en/solutions/ht505081 as well as this link for a video overview https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2_hmA_XHs0.
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[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] This is my second Lenovo purchase. I am using it for school. Overall, Lenovo has been a reliable product to use.
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Awesome build quality. Faster in use and gave me real opportunity to try out Lenovo. Not going back to others now ;)
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I have a T450s 4tg generation and I didn't notice a big difference between it and the 8th generation T490. Very modest performance.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Response from lenovo.comBy Adrian_Lenovo, Customer Service, December 30, 2019
Lenovo appreciates all feedback and thank you for taking the time to rate and review our product! For tips to improve performance, please access this link https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/msh500101. Also, our Lenovo Vantage app allows you to update drivers, run device diagnostics and take advantage of other tools to get more out of your device. Please access this link in regards to Lenovo Vantage https://support.lenovo.com/by/en/solutions/ht505081 as well as this link for a video overview https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2_hmA_XHs0.
Gets really hot even with the lightest workloads and battery life not as good as I'd like. Fingerprint sensor not supported on Linux.
Response from lenovo.comBy Adrian_Lenovo, Customer Service, January 6, 2020
Lenovo appreciates all feedback and thank you for taking the time to rate and review our product! We apologize for your inconvenience. In regards to your machine overheating, I would recommend making sure that it is kept clean as well as ensuring that it is kept in the right place so that airflow is not restricted. Please try utilizing some of the tools in the following link for your battery https://support.lenovo.com/jp/th/solutions/ht063051. Also, please refer to our Premium Support at https://pcsupport.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/support.
Ok folks...this is my THIRD Lenovo/ThinkPad I have purchased over the last eight years. The last ThinkPad I purchased I, separately spilled a quart of water and hot chocolate on the keyboard and it still worked! I also started and finished my doctoral dissertation on that beast. I am a huge fan of these machines!