The panel can also be twisted with some force, but this does not affect the picture. Especially pressure along the edges quickly results in ripples on the screen and clouding at the bottom, respectively. The lid, which is made of a carbon fiber plastic hybrid, is still a bit weak. You should still use both hands to open the lid. The two metal hinges allow a maximum opening angle of 180 degrees and are well adjusted, but they cannot prevent bouncing completely. We cannot criticize Lenovo for the build quality, either. However, the surfaces are rock solid during normal use.
The stability is also very good and you have to apply a lot of pressure to provoke some warping. At just 1.36 kg (~3.0 lb), our test sample is very light and can easily be used on the lap or carried around for long periods. The more expensive materials also have a positive effect on the weight as well as the stability. High-end metal constructions still have a small advantage, but the ThinkPad T470s leaves an extremely sophisticated impression. The base unit is made of magnesium and there are no visible material transitions – you can call it a unibody construction. You can immediately recognize the dark chassis as a ThinkPad and it does not attract any unwanted attention in productive environments. We have already mentioned that Lenovo did not change the chassis of the ThinkPad T470s compared to the previous T460s.
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We will also include the previous ThinkPad T460s in the comparisons, just like the even more portable ThinkPad X1 Carbon. Other rivals are high-end business notebooks from other big manufacturers like the Dell Latitude E7470 or the HP EliteBook 840 G4. The latter was able to reduce the gap a bit thanks to the updated chassis. We will obviously compare the ThinkPad T470s with the new T470 in this article. A corresponding model in Lenovo's online shop (configured) currently retails for almost 2,850 Euros (~$3063). There is no corresponding Topseller version for regular customers so far, but it should be a couple of hundred Euros more expensive.
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. Our sample carries the designation 20HGS00V00 and represents the high-end campus (teacher & student) model for 2,099 Euros (~$2256). Our test sample is also equipped with a different WQHD panel. The differences are limited to the implementation of a USB-C port (including Thunderbolt 3) and Intel's new Kaby Lake processors. 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. Our test model is significantly lighter thanks to more expensive materials, which improves the mobility.
The construction is a bit more compact compared to the regular ThinkPad T470, but the biggest difference is the weight. It is sitting right between the T470 and the flagship model ThinkPad X1 Carbon in Lenovo's 14-inch lineup.
Since we have already reviewed the new Lenovo ThinkPad T470, we can now focus on the new ThinkPad T470s. For the original German review, see here.
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