As AMD’s Ryzen series gains more traction, business applications of the processors are also becoming common. The latest in line are Lenovo’s new ThinkPad E485 and E585, both of which come with a variety of APU options to boot.
Design
ThinkPad E485, the lower-end of the two, comes with a 14″ IPS panel on the front, with a 768p display by default (there’s a 1080p option, thankfully). The ThinkPad E585 has similar options but has a 15.6″ panel for a change.
Design-wise, there isn’t much difference between the two, except that the 15-inch model comes with a numpad. In true ThinkPad fashion, there is a TrackPoint in the middle, along with a trackpad below, all of them featuring red accents.
Hardware
Under the hood, you get the three APU options of 2.5GHz Ryzen 3 2200U with Vega 3, 2GHz Ryzen 5 2500U with Vega 5, and 2.2GHz Ryzen 7 2700U with Vega 10, on the three laptops. The GPU options come with 192, 512 and 640 stream processors, respectively.
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The laptops can be had with up to 32 GB of DDR4 memory. Storage options can include up to 512 GB of NVMe-based SSD, a 1 TB HDD, or a mix of both.
Connectivity and Battery
For connections, you get 1 USB-C 3.0 port (with support for DisplayPort 1.2), 1 USB 2.0, 2 USB 3.0, Gigabit Ethernet, Wi-Fi ac, and Bluetooth 4.1. There’s also an HD webcam at the front, an optional fingerprint scanner and a microSD card reader. The two machines come with Windows 10 Pro out-of-the-box.
Battery capacity is set at 45 Wh. Unfortunately, pricing and availability are currently unknown.
