How to open Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 3 – disassembly and upgrade options

There are only 5 captive Phillips-head screws you need to undo to access this notebook’s internals. After that, pry the bottom panel with a plastic tool, and lift it away from the chassis.

2. Remove the battery

Inside, we see a 57Wh battery pack. To remove it, unplug the battery connector, and undo the 3 Phillips-head screws keeping the device attached to the chassis.

3. Upgrade memory and storage

This model can be configured with up to 32GB of LPDDR5 RAM, working at 4800MHz. And for storage, there is one M.2 PCIe x4 slot, which fits Gen 4 SSDs.

4. Cooling system

There is one heat pipe connecting the CPU to the side-mounted heat sink. A single fan blows the heat away, while one heat spreader deals with the VRMs.

Check out all Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 3 prices and configurations in our Specs System, or read more in our In-Depth review.

Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 3 (Intel) in-depth review

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Pros

Its keyboard is comfortable, backlit, and spill-resistant
Optional fingerprint reader and IR face recognition
SIM card slot with optional 5G support
M.2 PCIe x4 Gen 4 support
Covers 97% of sRGB + accurate colors with our profiles (CSOT MNE007JA1-1 (LEN403A))
No PWM (CSOT MNE007JA1-1 (LEN403A))
Charges via Thunderbolt 4
Quiet and reasonable performance