Lenovo ThinkPad L470 Series

The Lenovo ThinkPad L470 is built for small-to-medium-size businesses with big requirements and modest budgets. It offers a great mix of durability, security, and usability, all at an affordable price. The ThinkPad L470 has the same, simple, black aesthetic as most of Lenovo's other business laptops, but it is made of cheaper-looking material than its more expensive siblings. However, the body feels very solid and sturdy, with hinges that seem especially tight. The ThinkPad L470 is designed to withstand some abuse. The laptop is tough and durable enough for any job like all ThinkPads. It has also undergone internal bump and stress tests to make sure it can handle getting knocked around as users travel. The spill-resistant keyboard takes small water splashes and drains them out of a hole in the bottom of the system. It is tested against 12 military-grade requirements and is engineered to survive all conditions. Under the hood, the laptop is powered by up to Intel Core i7-7500U processor clocked at 2.7 GHz. It comes with up to 32 GB DDR4 memory. The user can configure the L470 laptop storage and offers the latest and fastest PCIe solid-state drive. One notable option is Intel’s new Optane SSD, which uses its new “stacked” 3D XPoint technology that stacks memory cells vertically instead of horizontally as seen in current NAND-based storage solutions. The L470 flaunts a 14-inch HD anti-glare display with a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels. It offers accurate colors, sharp details and solid viewing angles. In terms of battery life, it offers more than 12 hours. The long battery life allows staying productive throughout the business day. It runs Microsoft Windows 10 Pro Signature Edition operating system.

The ThinkPad T470 focuses on security with features such as a discrete Trusted Platform Module 2.0 chip, a fingerprint scanner, and an infrared camera option. Instead of using login credentials, owners can simply look at the laptop or swipe their fingers to access the machine via Windows Hello. Lenovo preloads the ThinkPad L470 with a few useful utilities and a small amount of bloatware. Lenovo Solution Center performs hardware scans, provides detailed system information and has links to support resources. Lenovo Settings gives fine control over network card, touchpad, webcam and other key subsystems. Lenovo Companion provides a lot of the same functionality as Solution Center, checking system health and linking to the company's support forums and knowledge base. SHAREit makes it easy to transfer files among devices over Wi-Fi. The laptop includes a wide variety of ports to fit any needs. A user can choose from VGA, mDP, RJ-45, mechanical and USB 3.0 dock. It comes with a headphone and microphone combo jack as well. In terms of connectivity, it has LTE-A (4G) connectivity and thus, even when out of Wi-Fi range, a user can access their data and apps with a simple click.

Hands-on article by Jagadisa Rajarathnam

Lenovo ThinkPad L470-20J5S00C00

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Average Score: 70% - average

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70% Lenovo ThinkPad L470 Review
Source: Laptop Mag Archive.org version
Providing durability, a top-notch typing experience, long battery life and varied configurations, the ThinkPad L470 is a good choice for business-oriented users on a budget. If you can splurge and pay an extra $154 or so, the ThinkPad T470 is lighter, has speedier performance and offers longer battery life. However, if an affordable and powerful 14-inch business laptop is up your alley, the ThinkPad L470 could be right for you. Just be sure to get the 6-cell battery.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 08/03/2017
Rating: Total score: 70%

70% Lenovo ThinkPad L470 Review
Source: Laptop Mag Archive.org version
Providing durability, a top-notch typing experience, long battery life and varied configurations, the ThinkPad L470 is a good choice for business-oriented users on a budget. If you can splurge and pay an extra $154 or so, the ThinkPad T470 is lighter, has speedier performance and offers longer battery life. However, if an affordable and powerful 14-inch business laptop is up your alley, the ThinkPad L470 could be right for you. Just be sure to get the 6-cell battery.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 08/03/2017
Rating: Total score: 70%

Lenovo ThinkPad L470-20J40015US

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Average Score: 64% - average

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64% Lenovo ThinkPad L470 laptop review: What you get when reliability and function trump aesthetics
Source: Tech2 Archive.org version
As a business laptop, I think the ThinkPad L470 does a decent job. A better screen and more battery life would have certainly helped, and I would have loved to see an SSD, but at the price, I think there is value here for the right customer.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 11/20/2017
Rating: Total score: 64% performance: 60% display: 50% mobility: 50% workmanship: 70% ergonomy: 65%

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In 2016, the company ranked first in the world in computer sales. It still held it in 2023 with about 23% global market share. Important product lines are Thinkpad, Legion and Ideapad.

In 2011, it acquired a majority stake in Medion AG, a European computer hardware manufacturer. In 2014, Motorola Mobility was purchased, which gave Lenovo a boost in the smartphone market.

Modern games should be playable with these graphics cards at low settings and resolutions. Casual gamers may be happy with these cards.

Intel HD Graphics 620: Integrated GPU (GT2) found on some Kaby-Lake CPU models (15 W ULV series).

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Intel Kaby Lake:

i5-7200U: Kaby-Lake based SoC with two CPU cores clocked at 2.5 to 3.1 GHz, HyperThreading and manufactured with an improved 14nm process.

i5-7300U: Kaby-Lake based SoC with two CPU cores clocked at 2.5 to 3.1 GHz, HyperThreading and manufactured with an improved 14nm process. Compared to the older Core i7-7500U, the i5 offers only 3 MB L3 cache but the same Turbo clock speed.

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14 inch display size represents a middle ground between the small subnotebook formats and the screens of the standard 15 inch laptops.

The reason for the popularity of mid-sized displays is that this size is reasonably easy on the eyes, provides good resolutions with usable detail sizes, yet does not consume too much power and the devices can still be reasonably compact. 

In the past, 14-inch devices were very rare, but now they are the standard for laptops after the 15-inchers. 

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72.25%: This rating is poor. More than three quarters of the models are rated better. That is rather not a purchase recommendation. Even if verbal ratings in this area do not sound that bad ("sufficient" or "satisfactory"), they are usually euphemisms that disguise a classification as a below-average laptop.

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