[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Great laptop. Comes with windows 10, but installation of other OS's is super easy as there is a large support community. Laptop itself is semi lightweight (nothing astounding), nice matte screen with a nice display. Fingerprint scanner on right side of trackpad for extra security.
While I am using it as a stationary desktop (connected to a monitor, mouse and keyboard), you will have no problem using it as a portable laptop.
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] The T490 is a great little versatile machine. It has enough power and features to do everything I do on a daily basis. Battery life is pretty good, but not great.
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] This is a very solid laptop. The build quality is next to none and the performance is as expected with the hardware specs.
[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
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[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Purchased for my son as he enters college. Reviewed many sites and ratings...glad that I purchased the T490.
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Durable, powerful, and relatively light with a great keyboard. The 14" form-factor is perfect for commuting and for driving multiple external displays when docked. The fact that most of the components are user-serviceable/upgradable is a huge plus for our shop.