Our test model of the new Lenovo ThinkPad T490s carries the designation 20NYS02A00 and is currently the smaller choice of the two Campus models. Lenovo now uses the Core i5-8265U from the Whiskey Lake generation, even though the chip (both CPU and iGPU) is just slightly faster than the predecessor. You also get a 512 GB NVMe-SSD as well as 16 GB RAM on-board.

The choice of display is very interesting, because we get the new 1080p low power IPS display with an advertised luminance of 400 nits. Assuming this is supported by our measurements, Lenovo could have fixed one big issue we had with the previous model. We will obviously check the display as well as the effect on the battery runtime.

The Campus model retails for 1259 Euros (without Windows). A comparable model in Lenovo's online shop costs more than 1900 Euros, but with Windows 10 Home and integrated LTE. The LTE module is currently mandatory when you select the 400-nit 1080p screen. We have no information about Topseller units (pre-configured models for all customers) at this time.

