For the original German review, see here.

Since we have already reviewed the new Lenovo ThinkPad T470, we can now focus on the new ThinkPad T470s. It is sitting right between the T470 and the flagship model ThinkPad X1 Carbon in Lenovo's 14-inch lineup. The construction is a bit more compact compared to the regular ThinkPad T470, but the biggest difference is the weight. Our test model is significantly lighter thanks to more expensive materials, which improves the mobility.

However, the ThinkPad T470s is one of the systems that Lenovo hardly updated this year, and the basic construction is identical to the previous ThinkPad T460s. The differences are limited to the implementation of a USB-C port (including Thunderbolt 3) and Intel's new Kaby Lake processors. Our test sample is also equipped with a different WQHD panel.

Our sample carries the designation 20HGS00V00 and represents the high-end campus (teacher & student) model for 2,099 Euros (~$2256). It is equipped with the fastest ULV Core i7 processor Intel currently offers, a WQHD panel, 16 GB RAM and a generous 1 TB NVMe-SSD from Samsung. There is no corresponding Topseller version for regular customers so far, but it should be a couple of hundred Euros more expensive. A corresponding model in Lenovo's online shop (configured) currently retails for almost 2,850 Euros (~$3063).

We will obviously compare the ThinkPad T470s with the new T470 in this article. The latter was able to reduce the gap a bit thanks to the updated chassis. Other rivals are high-end business notebooks from other big manufacturers like the Dell Latitude E7470 or the HP EliteBook 840 G4. We will also include the previous ThinkPad T460s in the comparisons, just like the even more portable ThinkPad X1 Carbon.



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