Lenovo ThinkPad E470
- Intel Core i5-6200U
- Intel HD Graphics 520
- 14.0”, HD (1366 x 768), TN
- 256GB SSD
- 32GB DDR4, 2133 MHz
- 1.87 kg (4.1 lbs)
Review
Lenovo ThinkPad E470 in-depth review
While we work on the 15-inch ThinkPad E570 review we finished testing the 14-inch variant and we are curious if it's any good. Costing considerably less than its bigger 15-inch sibling, the ThinkPad E470 offers the same compute power, an IPS Full HD display, a more budget-oriented and less powerful GPU on board and surprisingly, a tad bigger battery. The former change is quite understandable because an NVIDIA GeForce 940MX graphics card will take it much easier on the cooling system and smaller chassis but we are puzzled by the bigger battery unit, nonetheless. User experience remains largely unaffected by the form factor, though.For the writing of this review, we were able to obtain the budget variant of the laptop with just Core i5-7200U CPU and the integrated Intel HD Graphics 6[...]
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Pros
- Decent build
- Excellent keyboard and touchpad
- Slightly above average browsing battery runtime
- An IPS panel suitable for more than just office work
- No PWM above 70 cd/m2 (47%) screen brightness
Cons
- Limited storage upgradability (no M.2 SSD slot)
- No LED keyboard backlight
- A bit on the hefty side for a 14-incher
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