Last year, I interviewed the purchasing manager of a Fortune 500 company. In his own words, I am also a member of the enterprise that uses notebook computers. I deeply realized that many functions of an expensive notebook computer are useless, while the cheap one is unsatisfactory in both performance and function. It seems to be a super difficult thing to find an enterprise notebook computer that is suitable for office needs, suitable for computing performance, safe and durable, and takes into account the optimization of procurement costs.
It was really a headache before, but now it seems that the R480 recently launched by ThinkPad may be a suitable solution. Our evaluation team defines it as a lightweight and high-energy productivity tool tailored for small and medium-sized enterprise users. Its characteristics of portability, flexibility, strong performance, firmness, reliability, time-saving and worry-free make it stand out in the e-commerce channel.
Or a thin business notebook.
Although ThinkPad gives people the impression of high business professionalism and stability, it is thicker than similar notebooks and more suitable for office use. But this time, Lenovo wants to present the R series in a different way, but the lightweight design has become a highlight of it. The design as thin as 19.9mm reduced the weight to 1.75kg, and officially entered the 20mm thin circle. This slimming operation is done thoroughly. R480 can be easily put into a one-shoulder business bag without obvious load bearing, which is a great boon for business parties who are away all the year round.
Some people say that black is too monotonous, but as a business book, classic black can better reflect professionalism, is very low-key and calm, and can be applied to various business occasions. Moreover, the shell of ThinkPad R480 is scratch-resistant and wear-resistant, solid and reliable, and the A side presents a delicate matte texture. If I don't tell you it's made of metal, you'll never think of it. In order to lose weight, ThinkPad R480 also adopts a narrow frame design, with the narrowest part of the frame being only 6.9 mm This streamlined style makes the visual experience presented on the screen break the frame. ThinkPad R480 can also be equipped with FHD IPS screen at most. The screen display is clear, the color reproduction is more realistic, the viewing angle is large, and the screen content can be clearly seen from the side. Because it is a fog screen, the anti-glare effect is also excellent, and users can see the contents on the screen clearly in the strong light environment.
In order to enhance durability, ThinkPad R480' s rotating shaft is made of high-strength alloy, which has passed 30,000 opening and closing tests. The damping is hard, which can ensure the stability of any opening and closing angle. At the same time, the screen can rotate 65,438+080 degrees in the tiled state, which is convenient for the content presentation in business meetings.
Occupation is an experience from the outside to the inside.
As a productivity tool, the importance of keyboard feel is self-evident. Many business people judge whether the notebook is good or not by typing, which is also the key link of our evaluation every time.
The surface of C-side tray of ThinkPad R480 is made of skin-like material, and the palm contact is very comfortable. The keyboard not only inherits the excellent operation feel of ThinkPad, but also adds backlight to facilitate users to complete input in dark environment. Because the surface of the key is curved, it fits the finger very well when typing. The key stroke of 1.8mm is not small, the pressure is moderate, the paragraph feeling is clear, it bounces back quickly after pressing, and the noise in the whole process is also very small.
Many of my colleagues say that tapping and typing on ThinkPad notebooks is sometimes a pleasure. Although this is a bit boastful, it is really something that ThinkPad series has been insisting on for many years, and it can get a more comfortable and accurate tapping experience in the process of efficient input.
The touchpad is designed with "double" buttons, and three buttons are matched with the keyboard little red dot. If you play skillfully, the mouse will become redundant, especially on trains and planes, and you will feel convenient.
Strictly speaking, a notebook without a fingerprint identification module at present cannot be called a business notebook. The traditional sliding fingerprint identification has gone OUT, and now capacitors are popular. I believe everyone is already very familiar with it on mobile phones. As long as you gently put your finger on the fingerprint reader, you can immediately identify the fingerprint data and unlock it.
ThinkPad R480 adopts capacitive fingerprint recognition, which is located on the right side of the touchpad and is square and concave. Press 6 times to complete the fingerprint entry, and the recognition success rate is close to 100%. Press the key quickly, which is more convenient and safer than entering the password.
Full interface and long battery life are the basic attributes of business office notebooks.
In terms of interfaces, R480 maintains the family tradition of ThinkPad, that is, the number and types of interfaces can fully meet the needs of business people. R480 is equipped with 1 full-function Type-C interface, and also has the function of power port. Two USB 3.0 and 1 USB 2.0 interfaces make data docking more convenient. At the same time, it is also equipped with network cable, HDMI and Micro SD card reader to meet daily office needs.
An excellent business should have a very good balance between performance+portability+battery life. We use the work acceleration term of PCMark 8 to test the endurance of ThinkPad R480. The whole test process adopts the system default setting, and the brightness is adjusted to 75%. The last battery life of the machine is 5 hours and 29 minutes. If you refer to the scene of light office use, this score should be no problem if it reaches 8 hours.
However, this is not the point. ThinkPad R480 also introduces fast charging technology, which can charge 1 hour when it is turned off, and the power can be quickly increased from 0% to 80%, with amazing charging efficiency. In other words, if you go out for a meal at noon, your notebook will be full of blood waiting for you.
Some people worry that after slimming, the cooling module will be partially castrated. In particular, we added the extreme heat dissipation test link of the fuselage. Almost at full load, the maximum temperature of the keyboard is 44 degrees, and the temperature of the air outlet on the back is strictly controlled at 50 degrees, which are normal values, and the body feeling is completely acceptable. And under normal use, it is difficult to make the machine run at full speed for such a long time.
Balance the mainstream and meet all your needs.
Compared with ordinary notebooks, business notebooks are very particular about configuration, and often need to find a balance between performance, stability and cost.
ThinkPad R480 can choose up to the eighth generation Intel Core i7 quad-core processor with multi-core collaborative processing and greatly improved performance. Equipped with dual memory card slots, it can support up to 32 GB of DDR 4 memory, and support enterprise customers to customize on demand. In addition to the core graphics card, R480 is also equipped with a brand-new AMD Radium Dragon 540 2GB DDR5 professional graphics card, which can meet the needs of users for graphic processing such as drawing, retouching and video editing.
The low-voltage series of the eighth generation Core processors are all four cores and eight threads, and there are four models in total: I5 8250U/I5 8350U and i7 8550U/i7 8650U, I5 is 6MB L3 cache and i7 is 8MB L3 cache. The maximum single-core turbo frequency of i7 8550U reaches 4GHz, with the reference frequency of 1.8GHz. According to official technical data, compared with i7 7500U, i7 8550U's multithreading is improved by nearly 50%, and its performance is strong.
Chess benchmark is extremely easy to break, which means that i7-8550U performs well in multi-threaded applications such as transcoding and rendering.
As usual, we still have to run Cinebench R 15, single-core score 124cb and multi-core score 47 1cb. There is still a gap compared with 45W standard pressure i7, but it is basically the same as the previous generation standard pressure i5-7300HQ. Not satisfied?
You should find that the performance of AMD Radium Dragon 540 is between 940MX and MX 150. There is definitely no problem with business office, even running professional applications such as AutoCAD and Photoshop is a small case.
The data from PCMark 10 confirmed our earliest judgment on ThinkPad R480, which is a lightweight and high-energy productivity tool tailored for small and medium-sized enterprise users.
The hard disk comes standard with 256GB NVMe SSD. In order to improve the stability, APS active hard disk protection system is added to prevent the hard disk from being damaged during vibration and falling, and to avoid the loss of working data.
In addition, a memory bit and a mechanical hard disk bit are reserved inside the fuselage, which is convenient for users to upgrade themselves. Subsequent enterprises can extend the replacement cycle of notebook computers and reduce costs through component upgrades, which is very kind.
Summary:
From ThinkPad R480, we can see the characteristics of business office notebooks very clearly. Another great advantage is to provide comprehensive and professional after-sales service. Within the first-year warranty period, limited on-site service and one-year accident protection service will be provided in Chinese mainland 180. Service stations are all over the country, and there are various maintenance methods and service platforms all the year round, which can solve the related problems of enterprises in time and properly under various circumstances.
Obviously, ThinkPad R480 is not only a product, but also a perfect commercial PC solution for SMEs.