I just bought one with the Ryzen 7 2700U and 1080P option. I've always admired IBM ThinkPads from when I was a little kid, glad to get my first one for a reasonable budget from Lenovo. - excited soon to be ThinkPad owner
@@CrxwdCntrl I bought mine 5 months ago with . It ran pretty smooth and fast but I personally had a lot of problems. I got the 1080p, ryzen 2700u, 16gb, and a ssd and it died in 2 hours from a full charge if I had google chrome and a pdf open at the same time. The fans were always so loud compared to other laptops while just idling and it could barely run any games without the fans going ballistic.
@@Magercanine7 I have A485. If you want to conserve battery turn on quiet mode(Fn+Q or icon in bottom right) It can last me easily for 7-9 hours with 42Whr external battery(mine has internal batter removed at the moment) If i would have 72whr one and internal battery in place then it would last me easily in excess of 14hours in use, and possibly up to 7 hours of heavy use gaming in high power mode.
Got mine E485 with Full HD screen,AMD Ryzen 3 with 8GB RAM,AMD Vega 3 graphics and 1TB HDD for €528 directly from Lenovo.Bargain for this price.Good build quality,can play on it "Call of Duty Black Ops 3" and "Call of Duty:Ghosts" on medium settings,"Sniper:Ghost Warrior 3" on low settings without problem.Also was watching 1080p HD copy of "John Wick" movie using Mirillis Splash player 2.2 on maximum video and audio quality settings-no lags,no freezing.
@Sophie McCaffrey Didn't try csgo and fortnite but can play "Metro Exodus" and "Battlefield 4" on medium settings without lags.And can watch 2160p UHD movies using Mirillis Splash player.
Awesome video, man! Thank you so much! Just what I needed to know. Looks like the cooling system is pretty good, dual piped heatsink and large enough fan should be adequate. Can easily repaste if needed. On top of that, nice upgrade options for RAM and storage. I've ordered one with 2700/vega 10, FHD screen for 600$. Should be getting it next week. Personally, I wanna upgrade the screen to a 100% sRGB gamut panel later on. Another thing, Lenovo BIOS keeps the CPU/GPU locked at 15W, so in order to unlock its full potential, you need a modded BIOS. I'm gonna look into that as soon as I get my machine. It's possible to get an extra 30-50% performance out of this beast with the right tools!
@@danielwanner281 , I'm still waiting for the laptop to arrive. First, will upgrade RAM, SSD, clean OS install and test performance. Then will work on getting a modded BIOS. I have a strong suspicion that vendors locked the Ryzen tdp at 15W to 'protect' the market. These processors are cheap but can perform on par with much more expensive Intel and Nvidia counterparts. In any case, should be getting my machine in the next few days. Will keep you posted.
I finally got my laptop! It's a very nice machine. The keyboard is divine! Build quality is good, better than most business grade laptops, but I've seen better. Upgraded RAM to 32GB (16x2) @3200MHz, but it's limited to 2400MHz so it downclocked itself. This will be one of the issues to address with a BIOS mod. Just waiting for a new NVMe drive to begin. To be continued... P.S.> Temps never go above 65C so there's plenty of room for improvement. I haven't even repasted it yet!
@@huitzilopochtli4655 My E485 was supposed to be delivered today according to UPS, but its now past 23:00 and its not here. Oh well. I ordered the following configuration during cyber monday deals for 570€: * Ryzen 7 2700U * 8GB DDR4-2400 * 128 GB NVMe SSD * FHD display I still have a 256gb Samsung SM951 from my old laptop that i am going to put in, and an additional 8GB DDR4-2400. I also ordered an Intel Wireless-AC 9260, as the integrated Qualcomm one it comes with is apparently crap and has bad Linux support.
Daniel Wanner, Good choice man! Good idea to get an Intel card, I'll do the same later on. For now, I can confirm that Linux (tried a couple of debian based distros) detects all of the hardware on the fly, including wifi. Not sure how stable it is though, as I didn't want to spend much time working with stock HDD when my Force 510 nvme ssd is arriving tonight (hopefully). I'm thinking to start a thread at forum.notebookreview.com/. This machine is highly underrated in my opinion and deserves a wider recognition. What distro are you planning to use?
@@ITFIX Actually, the top cover is aluminium on my part - actually I think all E485/E480 has aluminium top. The order details clearly states that this, but you have to be quite dumb unable to tell this, based on the feel/coldness
Rewa D'souza, I can confirm that it's plastic but very decent build quality. I even prefer it over the rubberized finish of the T/X thinkpads. Those develop ugly scratches over time.
I believe mobile Ryzen chips are all soldered to the board, which means that they aren't upgradeable. If you're on a budget, I recommend the model with the R5 2500U, because it has pretty comparable performance to the higher end chip.
@@ITFIX , done, didn't need a complete teardown, just removed the plastic bezel. The new panel is amazing - 100% sRGB, 300nit brightness, 700:1 contrast, no dead pixels and no bleeding!
Hi, I also recently bought a Lenovo (though Ideapad 330s-14IKB, not Thinkpad) and it has coil whine. Also exchanged it for a new one but the new one also has that. Did you keep your laptop or buy another one?
@@ITFIX I am going to buy a backlit keyboard from EBay but I don't know how to remove the original. Could you try to explain that to me in a reply? Thanks.
@@davee7656 Hi friend, i hope this would help you, good luck: forums.lenovo.com/t5/ThinkPad-11e-Windows-13-E-and/ThinkPad-E485-Upgrade-Fingerprint-reader-amp-backlit-keyboard/td-p/4136681
I just bought one with the Ryzen 7 2700U and 1080P option. I've always admired IBM ThinkPads from when I was a little kid, glad to get my first one for a reasonable budget from Lenovo. - excited soon to be ThinkPad owner
What do you think about the laptop?
Any update?
@@CrxwdCntrl I bought mine 5 months ago with . It ran pretty smooth and fast but I personally had a lot of problems. I got the 1080p, ryzen 2700u, 16gb, and a ssd and it died in 2 hours from a full charge if I had google chrome and a pdf open at the same time. The fans were always so loud compared to other laptops while just idling and it could barely run any games without the fans going ballistic.
@@Magercanine7 Really? The APU isn't supposed to run that hot?
@@Magercanine7 I have A485. If you want to conserve battery turn on quiet mode(Fn+Q or icon in bottom right) It can last me easily for 7-9 hours with 42Whr external battery(mine has internal batter removed at the moment) If i would have 72whr one and internal battery in place then it would last me easily in excess of 14hours in use, and possibly up to 7 hours of heavy use gaming in high power mode.
Thanks for the video, one the best things of this thinkpad is that it is easy to upgrade components
all i wanted to see is dual slot ram.. thanks man u are the best
Got mine E485 with Full HD screen,AMD Ryzen 3 with 8GB RAM,AMD Vega 3 graphics and 1TB HDD for €528 directly from Lenovo.Bargain for this price.Good build quality,can play on it "Call of Duty Black Ops 3" and "Call of Duty:Ghosts" on medium settings,"Sniper:Ghost Warrior 3" on low settings without problem.Also was watching 1080p HD copy of "John Wick" movie using Mirillis Splash player 2.2 on maximum video and audio quality settings-no lags,no freezing.
@Sophie McCaffrey Didn't try csgo and fortnite but can play "Metro Exodus" and "Battlefield 4" on medium settings without lags.And can watch 2160p UHD movies using Mirillis Splash player.
Awesome video, man! Thank you so much! Just what I needed to know. Looks like the cooling system is pretty good, dual piped heatsink and large enough fan should be adequate. Can easily repaste if needed.
On top of that, nice upgrade options for RAM and storage. I've ordered one with 2700/vega 10, FHD screen for 600$. Should be getting it next week.
Personally, I wanna upgrade the screen to a 100% sRGB gamut panel later on. Another thing, Lenovo BIOS keeps the CPU/GPU locked at 15W, so in order to unlock its full potential, you need a modded BIOS. I'm gonna look into that as soon as I get my machine. It's possible to get an extra 30-50% performance out of this beast with the right tools!
Have you found anything about the modded Bios? Just ordered this machine with the same specifications.
@@danielwanner281 , I'm still waiting for the laptop to arrive. First, will upgrade RAM, SSD, clean OS install and test performance. Then will work on getting a modded BIOS. I have a strong suspicion that vendors locked the Ryzen tdp at 15W to 'protect' the market. These processors are cheap but can perform on par with much more expensive Intel and Nvidia counterparts. In any case, should be getting my machine in the next few days. Will keep you posted.
I finally got my laptop! It's a very nice machine. The keyboard is divine! Build quality is good, better than most business grade laptops, but I've seen better. Upgraded RAM to 32GB (16x2) @3200MHz, but it's limited to 2400MHz so it downclocked itself. This will be one of the issues to address with a BIOS mod. Just waiting for a new NVMe drive to begin. To be continued...
P.S.> Temps never go above 65C so there's plenty of room for improvement. I haven't even repasted it yet!
@@huitzilopochtli4655 My E485 was supposed to be delivered today according to UPS, but its now past 23:00 and its not here. Oh well.
I ordered the following configuration during cyber monday deals for 570€:
* Ryzen 7 2700U
* 8GB DDR4-2400
* 128 GB NVMe SSD
* FHD display
I still have a 256gb Samsung SM951 from my old laptop that i am going to put in, and an additional 8GB DDR4-2400. I also ordered an Intel Wireless-AC 9260, as the integrated Qualcomm one it comes with is apparently crap and has bad Linux support.
Daniel Wanner,
Good choice man!
Good idea to get an Intel card, I'll do the same later on. For now, I can confirm that Linux (tried a couple of debian based distros) detects all of the hardware on the fly, including wifi. Not sure how stable it is though, as I didn't want to spend much time working with stock HDD when my Force 510 nvme ssd is arriving tonight (hopefully).
I'm thinking to start a thread at forum.notebookreview.com/. This machine is highly underrated in my opinion and deserves a wider recognition. What distro are you planning to use?
when I opened mine , just about every plastic retainer clip broke , now it doesn't close very tight. Seems like it came off easy in this vid :/
Next time watch video before you are opening :P
watch carefully how he opens the laptop
These teardowns really help decide what to buy!
Hi, is it possible to change the screw position for NVMe to upgrade à 2242 to a 2280 ? Thanks.
Is the motherboard easily removable ? I want to reach the keyboard to swap it with azerty one. Thanks.
How do you like it overall? (If you use it)
great video ... helping to choose buy decision
What's the chassis made out of? The black makes it difficult to tell, Is it Aluminium or plastic? Thanks!
Display cover: PC/ABS plastic
Bottom: PC/ABS plastic
(PolyCarbonate/Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene)
@@ITFIX Actually, the top cover is aluminium on my part - actually I think all E485/E480 has aluminium top.
The order details clearly states that this, but you have to be quite dumb unable to tell this, based on the feel/coldness
Rewa D'souza,
I can confirm that it's plastic but very decent build quality. I even prefer it over the rubberized finish of the T/X thinkpads. Those develop ugly scratches over time.
If I bought it with a Ryzen 3 cpu, could I upgrade it later?
I believe mobile Ryzen chips are all soldered to the board, which means that they aren't upgradeable. If you're on a budget, I recommend the model with the R5 2500U, because it has pretty comparable performance to the higher end chip.
do they have same system Packing inside for E480 ?
This video needs more thumbs up!
Battery life? Not that good?
Does it charge on the USB C? thanks
Yes, sure
perfect laptop, exept the missing backlit keyboard
Which model did u take?
Akbar Noto E485
How's the m.2 ssd w/r speed? Thanks
Do you need to disassemble the entire thing in order to upgrade the screen?
no, but if you need to change the screen cable you must disassemble it to get the connector (4:41 right upper corner )
@@ITFIX , done, didn't need a complete teardown, just removed the plastic bezel. The new panel is amazing - 100% sRGB, 300nit brightness, 700:1 contrast, no dead pixels and no bleeding!
Does it come with a copper heatsink for liquid metal application?
Actually not
would Samsung 860 EVO M.2 2280 be compatible with it?
yes
Is there a huge performance difference if you use Single Channel?
Yes, especially on the igpu side.
@@guanyu210379 Even if the second slot is empty?
Is it a touchscreen and foldable one ?
No no
IT FIX thanks
Does your unit have a coil whine? My unit had coil whine so I exchanged it for another one and still had the same issue...
That's bummer. I really fucking hate devices with coil whine. Plus it tells that design is shitty on electronics.
Hi, I also recently bought a Lenovo (though Ideapad 330s-14IKB, not Thinkpad) and it has coil whine. Also exchanged it for a new one but the new one also has that. Did you keep your laptop or buy another one?
@@jothain I concur.
@@farinachairunnisa457 I just decided to keep it and try to ignore the coil whine. I couldn't be bothered to go look for a new one haha
Thanks very helpful
Lenovo ThinkPad in a ROG box how???
5:30 is that dummy hdd ?
right)
IT FIX can it fit 9mm hdd?
@@se7ent5ai yes, sure
IT FIX thank you, i bought e585 with ssd only, waiting for delivery , was worry it fits only 7mm hdd.
Does it have a thinklight or backlit keyboard?
it is optional, you can buy with or without
@@ITFIX I am going to buy a backlit keyboard from EBay but I don't know how to remove the original. Could you try to explain that to me in a reply? Thanks.
@@davee7656 Hi friend, i hope this would help you, good luck: forums.lenovo.com/t5/ThinkPad-11e-Windows-13-E-and/ThinkPad-E485-Upgrade-Fingerprint-reader-amp-backlit-keyboard/td-p/4136681
Thanks!
Does it Support 4k60?
it does, hdmi 2.0 and displayport through usb-c
what song from 0.20 to 2.28?
Aakash Gandhi - Kiss the Sky
@@ITFIX thankyou!
@@ITFIX would you mind telling me the song that comes after that one?
@@segaprophet VYEN -Flickering
Not having, by default, dual channel memory really sucks :/
You can custom order the hardware configs straight from the website or local distributor, at least over here in SE Asia.
@@1.N.Decent yes, sadly its not the same everywhere