Tech Review Lenovo Thinkpad T440s Business Ultrabook
Lenovo has been making business laptops for several years, but in the world of PC manufacturers, the only way to stay relevant is to stay current, and Lenovo does this with the Lenovo Thinkpad T440s. A business ultrabook, the ThinkPad T440s delivers the thinner, slimmer form factor that’s has reshaped the laptop category, while incorporating a touch screen, features designed around Windows 8, and a slew of business features that will keep you getting things done both in the office and on the road.
Lenovo ThinkPad T440s solid performance from Intel Core i5-4200u processor, speedy performance from solid-state drive, is a very well-made business ultrabook with great battery life.
ThinkPad T440s is also made for use on the go, with a dual-battery system, which Lenovo calls “Power Bridge.” The laptop packs its own internal 3-cell, 24Wh battery which is sealed into the chassis, but there’s also a swappable rear battery that can be added for use on the go, and it’s even hot-swappable, letting you switch out one Lenovo thinkpad r60 battery for another without having to stop working and shut off the machine. Lenovo sells the ThinkPad T440s with a 3-cell, 24Wh battery as the standard configuration, or with a 6-cell, 72Wh extended life battery for only $5 more.
The 13-inch 1,920-by-1,080 resolution display looks great, and offers full HD (1080p) support for all of your video viewing, web browsing, and everything else. Because the higher resolution displays finer detail, it allows more effective multitasking with side by side windows.
Lenovo ThinkPad T440s is equipped with a 1.6GHz Intel Core i5-4200U processor, the same fourth-generation processor seen in the Samsung ATIV Book 9 PlusBest Price at Amazon, paired with 4GB of RAM. As a result, the ThinkPad T440s offers strong performance, and completed PCMark 7 with 4,562 points and Cinebench with 2.37 points. While these scores indicate solid performance, it does lag behind the competition, like the Dell Latitude 6430u$1,211.00 at Dell Small Business, which scored 5,006 points (PCMark7) and 2.58 points (Cinebench), or the Samsung ATIV Book 9 Plus, which scored 4,907 points (PCMark7) and 2.50 points.
With the combined internal battery (3-cell, 24Wh) and the standard external battery (3-cell, 24Wh), the ThinkPad T440s lasted a respectable 7 hours 21 minutes in our battery rundown test. By comparison, the consumer oriented Samsung ATIV Book 9 Plus lasted almost an hour longer, while the Ultra hi-def Dell Latitude 6430 fell behind. Between those two extremes, however, the Editors’ Choice Dell Latitude 6430u lasted 7:40 and the ruggedized Dell Latitude e7240 Touch lasted 7:21, putting the ThinkPad T440s squarely in the middle of the pack.
Lenovo ThinkPad T440s offers solid performance and a design that will look good in the board room while still surviving the occasional cross-country business trip.The extended battery life is on on par with the competition, the addition of an extended life battery and the hot-swap capability definitely adds an element of flexibility not offered by other systems.
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