Lenovo ThinkPad E480
Lenovo ThinkPad E480 - Specs
HDD/SSD
up to
1000GB SSD + up to 2000GB HDD
M.2 Slot
1x 2280 PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe
RAM
up to 32GB
OS
Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10, Windows 10 Home
Battery
B079XMNCL4, 45Wh, 3-cell
Dimensions
329 x 242 x 19.9 mm (12.95" x 9.53" x 0.78")
Weight
1.75 kg (3.9 lbs)
Ports and connectivity
Features
Display Profiles
Health-Guard
The first and most important profile (in our opinion) is the Health-Guard – when being used with our LM Profiles application, Health-Guard eliminates the harmful Pulse-Width Modulation (PWM) and reduces the negative Blue Light which affects our eyes and body. Since it’s custom tailored for every panel, it manages to keep the colors perceptually accurate (they may seem strange at first but after a few minutes our brain will start recognizing them as accurate ones – that’s how Health-Guard differs from alternatives like f.lux).
Now the profile has a higher color temperature which makes is suitable for working through the whole day (not only at night) and simulates paper so the pressure on the eyes is greatly reduced.
Pro Tip: As the Health-Guard profile simulates paper and has as accurate as possible colors, it could be a great tool for prepress designers!
Left: No Profile | Drag the slider to see the difference | Right: Health-Guard Profile
Design and Gaming
The second profile type is Design and Gaming – it combines our previous “Web Design” and “Gaming and Movie Nights” profiles in one, so it’s aimed at designers who work with colors professionally, and for games and movies as well (or maybe you’re a designer who likes to relax with some games or movies from time to time?).
“Design and Gaming” takes display panels to their limits, making them as accurate as possible in the sRGB IEC61966-2-1 standard for Web and HDTV, at white point D65.
Left: No Profile | Drag the slider to see the difference | Right: Design & Gaming Profile
Just as our previous Gaming profile, this one also regulates the first steps out of black so you can have even faster reflexes when playing in dark virtual environments…or just see everything in the darkest scenes in movies.
Left: No Profile | Drag the slider to see the difference | Right: Design & Gaming Profile
Office Work
The third profile is Office Work and it should be used mostly by users who spend most of the time looking at pieces of text, tables or just surfing.
Office Work aims to deliver better distinctness and clarity by keeping a flat gamma curve (2.20), native color temperature and perceptually accurate colors.
Left: No Profile | Drag the slider to see the difference | Right: Office Work Profile
You’ll find more information about the profiles HERE.
Buy our profiles for BOE NV140FHM-N49 / 14.0”, Full HD (1920 x 1080), IPS
In addition to receiving efficient and health-friendly profiles, by buying LaptopMedia's products you also support the development of our labs, where we test devices in order to produce the most objective reviews possible.
Office Work
Office Work should be used mostly by users who spend most of the time looking at pieces of text, tables or just surfing. This profile aims to deliver better distinctness and clarity by keeping a flat gamma curve (2.20), native color temperature and perceptually accurate colors.
$4.96
Design and Gaming
This profile is aimed at designers who work with colors professionally, and for games and movies as well. Design and Gaming takes display panels to their limits, making them as accurate as possible in the sRGB IEC61966-2-1 standard for Web and HDTV, at white point D65.
$4.97
Health-Guard
THealth-Guard eliminates the harmful Pulse-Width Modulation (PWM) and reduces the negative Blue Light which affects our eyes and body. Since it’s custom tailored for every panel, it manages to keep the colors perceptually accurate. Health-Guard simulates paper so the pressure on the eyes is greatly reduced.
$4.98
$9.99
CPU Performance comparison
Here you can find the price/performance difference between all the CPUs that come in the Lenovo ThinkPad E480 series.
Results are from the Cinebench 11 CPU test (the higher the score, the better)
Results are from the Cinebench 15 CPU test (the higher the score, the better)
Results are from the NovaBench 3.0 CPU test (the higher the score, the better)
Results are from our Photoshop benchmark test (the lower the score, the better)
GPU Performance comparison
Here you can find the price/performance difference between all the GPUs that come in the Lenovo ThinkPad E480 series.
Results are for the 3DMark: Fire Strike (Graphics) benchmark (the higher the score, the better)
Results are for the 3DMark: Sky Diver (Graphics) benchmark (the higher the score, the better)
Results are for the Unigine Heaven 3.0 benchmark (the higher the score, the better)
Lenovo ThinkPad E480 in-depth review
Today we will take an in-depth look at the Lenovo ThinkPad E480. As usual for a ThinkPad notebook, the E480 aims at delivering a high-quality experience to the business user. Although, a little bit pricier than other notebooks with similar hardware, the E480 is part of the more budget ThinkPad E series thus it lacks some premium features but it still offers great security options with its discrete TPM encryption. However, the particular configuration that we are taking a look at today feature[...]
Read the full reviewPros
- Portable - light and compact
- IPS display
- Excellent touchpad and backlit keyboard
- Security options - fingerprint sensor and discrete TPM
Cons
- PWM-adjusted for all brightness levels except 100% (fixed by our profiles)
- Displays only 49% of sRGB colors
- Not a very good cooling system
Author: Simeon NikolovEditor-in-Chief at Laptopmedia.com. One of his main duties is to analyze and test all of the new and exciting mobile devices.Top 100 Laptops
Reviews View more
HP Envy 13 x360 review – a 2-in-1 convertible powered by Ryzen
HP Envy 15 x360 review – an affordable 2-in-1 notebook with an aluminum build
MSI GL63 8RC review – MSI’s budget friendly gaming solution
MSI GP63 Leopard 8RD review – a mixture of premium and budget qualities
Highlights View more
The new MSI GP73 Leopard mid-range gaming series – prices, specs, features and configurations
The new MSI GL73 budget gaming series – prices, specs, features and configurations
The Best Laptops for Photographers and Web Designers (2018)
NVIDIA GeForce MX100 series – good budget GPUs or just a hoax?
Leave a Reply