March 9th – SD-card reader, system noise, TPFanControl, power consumption.March 8th – BIOS updates, performance on battery, temperatures, stress test.March 7th – Case, connectivity, display, CPU performance, battery runtime.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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