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Notebooks 2025

Contents

  • My Requirements
  • How to get your specs
  • Wi-Fi
  • Bluetooth
  • SSD Interfaces
  • Notebooks
  • Links

I'm again looking for a new notebook as the battery of my current one is dead and the keyboard is broken.

My Requirements

  • Display: At least 1920x1080 (FHD) resolution, 300 cd/m² brightness, 700:1 contrast
  • RAM: Hast to be upgradeable to at least 24 GB
  • Storage: At least 512 GB SSD
  • Weight: With power supply less than 2 kg

How to get your specs

On Ubuntu / Linux:

# CPU
lscpu

# Display
xrandr --verbose

# Storage
sudo lshw -class disk

# Memory
sudo dmidecode --type memory

# Bluetooth
hciconfig -a

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi Version IEEE Standard RF Band (GHz)
Wi-Fi 1 IEEE 802.11b 2.4 GHz
Wi-Fi 2 IEEE 802.11a 5 GHz
Wi-Fi 3 IEEE 802.11g 2.4 GHz
Wi-Fi 4 IEEE 802.11n 2.4 GHz / 5 GHz
Wi-Fi 5 IEEE 802.11ac 5 GHz
Wi-Fi 6 IEEE 802.11ax 2.4 GHz / 5 GHz
Wi-Fi 6E IEEE 802.11ax (Extended) 6 GHz
Wi-Fi 7 IEEE 802.11be 2.4 GHz / 5 GHz / 6 GHz

Bluetooth

Bluetooth is typically part of the Wi-Fi chip. The higher the version, the more features are supported. The most important ones are:

  • Bluetooth 4.0: Low Energy (LE) support, also called BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy)
  • Bluetooth 4.1: Improved data transfer rates and connection stability
  • Bluetooth 4.2: Improved privacy and security features
  • Bluetooth 5.0: Increased range and speed; Indoor positioning and navigation
  • Bluetooth 5.1: Direction finding and improved location services
  • Bluetooth 5.2: Enhanced audio quality and support for multiple audio streams via Auracast; Enhanced Attribute Protocol improves BLE
  • Bluetooth 5.3: Improved power efficiency and security features
  • Bluetooth 5.4: Enhanced data transfer rates and support for new use cases

More on mokosmart.com

SSD Interfaces

  • SATA: maximum throughput of 550MB/s
  • PCIe 5.0: maximum throughput of 14,000MB/s

Both interface types are available in M.2 form factor.

See: Confusion: What's the difference between SATA, NVMe, M.2, and PCIe?

Notebooks

Model T460p T480s T490 T14
CPU Intel Core i7-6700HQ (4 cores, 8 threads, 2.6GHz base frequency, 3.5GHz max frequency, 6MB L3 cache) Intel Core i7 8650U (4 cores, 8 threads, 1.9GHz base frequency, 4.2GHz max frequency, 8MB L3 cache) Intel Core i5 8265U (4 cores, 8 threads, 1.6GHz base frequency, 3.9GHz max frequency, 6MB L3 cache) Intel Core i5 10310U (4 cores, 8 threads, 1.7GHz base frequency, 4.4GHz max frequency, 6MB L3 Cache)
RAM 8 GB +  16GB (DDR4, SODIMM, 2133 MT/s) 16 GB (DDR4) + 1 free SODIMM slot up to 24 GB 16 GB (DDR4-2400) + 1 free SODIMM slot up to 32 GB 16 GB (DDR4-2666) + 1 free SODIMM slot up to 32 GB
Storage 512 GB (SAMSUNG MZ7LN512, SATA 6 via M.2) 512 GB SSD (Samsung PM981, PCIe-NVMe via M.2) 256 GB SSD (Toshiba KXG5AZNV256G, PCIe-NVMe via M.2) 256 GB SSD
Battery 5h web surfing 9h web surfing 9.5h web surfing 11h web surfing
Graphics
Resolution 2560x1440 (WQHD) 2560x1440 (WQHD) 1920x1080 (FHD) 1920x1080 (FHD)
Average Brightness 300 cd/m² 343 cd/m² 409 cd/m² 394 cd/m²
Contrast 700:1 765:1 1476:1 1985:1
Wireless Connectivity
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 5 via Intel Dual-Band Wireless-AC 8260 Wi-Fi 5 via Intel Dual-Band Wireless-AC 8265 Wi-Fi 5 via Intel Wireless-AC 9560 Wi-Fi 6 via Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201
Bluetooth 4.2 4.2 5.1 5.2
Wired Connectivity
Type-A USB Ports 1x powered USB 3.0, 2x USB 3.0 2x USB 3.0 2x USB 3.0 1x always-on USB 3.2 (Gen 1), USB 3.2 (Gen 1)
Type-C USB Ports - 1x USB 3.1 (Gen1) 2x USB 3.1 (Gen 1) 1x USB 3.2 (Gen 1), 1x USB 3.2 (Gen 2)
RJ45 Ports for Gigabit Ethernet 1x 1x Intel I219-V 1x 1x I219-LM
HDMI Ports 1x HDMI 1.4b 1x HDMI 1.4b 1x 1x HDMI 1.4b
3.5mm port ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅
Weight 1.856 kg + 550 g power supply 1.367 kg + 356 g power supply 1.443 kg + 345 g power supply 1.459 kg + 345 g power supply
Price   300€ (refurbished) 180€ (refurbished) 400€ (refurbished)

Links

  • ThinkPad T460p
  • ThinkPad T480s
  • ThinkPad T490
  • ThinkPad T14

Published

Mai 11, 2025
by Martin Thoma

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