I was able to get my hands on one of Lenovo's newer ultrabooks to check out and test drive, the T460S. At 3 pounds with a nice clear 14 inch screen it is a perfect weight and size to take on trips and not be a heavy shoulder partner while standing in most lines during travel.
This model sports an i7 Cor Vpro running 2.6 GHZ and has 12 gigs of ram. It also has a 500GB ssd drive which helps keep things running very quick. This mix of hardware makes for a fast booting and fast running PC. The average boot time is about 14 seconds from a cold start! So shutting this unit down is not an issue you will be up and running in seconds when you start back up. The SSD drive is fast and roomy. I ran some antivirus scans and told it to do a full scan and it was done in a matter of minutes. File tranfers through a network drive were rapid and easy and the amount of storage is great to hold just about anything you would need without having to rely on much cloud storage for space saving.
This model also has a fingerprint scanner next to the track pad that works very well. In Windows 10 just program some fingers through the wizard and you can just press a finger to log in. The pad is very accurate and its not hard to line up your finger to log in like other models. The track pad is the standard lenovo track pad with the buttons at the top and they have their unique red tracker ball that can really make you a speed demon if you take the time to learn how to use that plus the top buttons. The track pad is very responsive and a double tap is accurate and does not make you over click when moving files and doing point and click applications. The track pad also does not suffer from the "palm touch" like others that move your cursor around as your trying to type and you lazily rest your palms near the track pad. The keyboard is a very comfortable keyboard to use for long periods of time and should be acceptable to fast touch typists. The layout and spacing is good enough to allow for some speed typing when needed for crunch time when projects are due.
The laptop comes with plenty of ports, not like those other brands that try to force you to use one port for everything in the name of space saving!
There is 3 USB 3.0 ports, a gigabit Ethernet port, an HDMI port as well as a memory card slot. The power connector is Lenovos Square design which seems to be a little more sturdy than the typical round power ports. There is also a headphone jack and a display port adapter. The laptop also has a dock port on the bottom so it can be docked to Lenovo's docking station. This makes for a true desktop replacement for a travelling user and gives them an easier time using a larger display with the laptop.
There is also a 720P Hd webcam for better conferencing. I have not used this as I do not do web cam meetings so I cannot comment on how this works. Battery life is very good, they claim up to 18 hours of battery life but the milage may vary depending on how you use the notebook. I average a full day of battery roughly about 8 hours before I need a charge. Less if I am travelling and using more of my power hungry applications. The battery life and the weight were the 2 biggest factors that made me select this unit has my every day laptop. I was tired of a 4 to 6 pound monster on my shoulders and I wanted to have more battery life to be able to charge less than I was. The only drawback I have is some cloud applications when you log into their interface they have tenancy to run small so if you have issues seeing small fonts this could hinder your using some cloud applications on the unit. I mostly work on the local side when travelling so it is not a big deal to me. All in all this is a really great laptop for any road warrior and Lenovo designed an ultra book that is durable and lightweight but can get you through a whole day of work without needing a recharge.
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