Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 1 (Intel)

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ThinkPad T14 Gen 1 (Intel)

Released 2020

A 14-inch business laptop with 10th-generation Intel processors, Thunderbolt 3 and one memory expansion socket.

Size
14″
Display
IPS LCD
Processor
Intel Core i5
Memory
16 GB
Weight
1.49 kg
Battery
16.5 h

Display

Screen size
14″
Resolution
1920 × 1080
Panel
IPS LCD
Brightness
400 nits
Touchscreen
No
Display type
Listed 400-nit low-power FHD IPS display; other options include 220-nit HD TN, 250-nit FHD IPS, 300-nit touch FHD IPS, 500-nit touch Privacy Guard FHD IPS and 500-nit 3840 × 2160 IPS with Dolby Vision and DisplayHDR 400
Colour range
Listed low-power FHD panel 72% NTSC; optional UHD panel 100% Adobe RGB
Screen finish
Anti-glare on the listed FHD panel; glossy on optional UHD panel

Performance

Processor
Intel Core i5-10210U
CPU cores
4
CPU threads
8
Graphics
Intel UHD Graphics
Memory
16 GB
Storage
512 GB
CPU
10th-generation Core i5/i7 Comet Lake processors; listed i5-10210U, 16 GB soldered memory, 512 GB SSD and low-power FHD configuration is exact campus model 20S1S06B00 tested by Notebookcheck
GPU
Listed configuration uses integrated Intel UHD Graphics; other factory configurations offer NVIDIA GeForce MX330 with 2 GB GDDR5
Memory type
DDR4-2666; 8 or 16 GB soldered plus one SO-DIMM socket, up to 40 or 48 GB respectively; installed DDR4-3200 runs at 2666 MHz
Storage type
One M.2 SSD; 2242 PCIe 3.0 ×2 or 2280 PCIe 3.0 ×4 NVMe; listed 512 GB configuration verified by Notebookcheck

Battery and size

Battery life (maker's claim)
Up to 16.5 hours
Battery capacity
50 Wh
Weight
1.49 kg
Thickness
17.9 mm
Width × depth
329 × 227 mm
Battery life detail
Integrated 50 Wh lithium-polymer battery; stated 16.5 hours MobileMark 2014, 11.45 hours MobileMark 2018 or 17.05 hours JEITA 2.0; headline 1.49 kg is maker weight for low-power FHD, other panels 1.49–1.61 kg
Charger
45 W or 65 W USB-C adapter, depending on configuration and country
Fast charging
Up to 80% in one hour with a 65 W adapter
Materials
Glass-fibre reinforced PPS lid and polyamide bottom; magnesium reinforcement in keyboard cover
Colours
Black

Connections

Ports
2 × USB-A, USB-C, Thunderbolt 3, HDMI, Ethernet, microSD slot, headphone jack
Wi-Fi
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201, 2×2
Bluetooth
Bluetooth 5.1; hardware ready for 5.2, subject to operating-system support
Webcam
720p with ThinkShutter; optional combined IR and 720p camera or no camera
Operating system
Windows
Port detail
Two USB-A 3.2 Gen 1 ports, one always-on; USB-C 3.2 Gen 1 plus separate USB-C 3.2 Gen 2/Thunderbolt 3; HDMI 1.4b, RJ-45, microSD, combo audio and side dock; optional smart card and nano-SIM
External displays
Native screen plus two external monitors; HDMI up to 4096 × 2160 at 24 Hz, USB-C and Thunderbolt up to 4096 × 2304 at 60 Hz
Keyboard
Six-row spill-resistant keyboard; optional backlight
Trackpad
Mylar multi-touch touchpad and TrackPoint
Speakers
Stereo 2 W × 2 with Dolby Audio
Microphones
Dual-array far-field microphones; no-microphone option
Biometrics
Optional match-on-chip fingerprint reader or IR camera; discrete TPM 2.0

Configurations

ProcessorMemoryStorage
Intel Core i5-10210U16 GB512 GB

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Thunderbolt 3 and Gigabit Ethernet
  • Replaceable M.2 SSD and one SO-DIMM socket
  • Optional low-power FHD and 4K IPS displays

Cons

  • Part of the memory is soldered
  • Internal battery rather than a removable external pack
  • MicroSD rather than full-size SD reader

Closest rivals

Model
SizeDisplayProcessorMemoryWeightBatteryReleased
14″OLED, 120 HzIntel Core Ultra 916 GB – 32 GB1.5 kg–2026
14″IPS LCD, 165 HzAMD Ryzen AI 7 or Ryzen 716 GB1.46 kg–Apr 2025
14″IPS LCD, 60 HzQualcomm Snapdragon X Plus or Elite16 GB1.44 kg21 hJun 2024

Sources

  1. psref.lenovo.com/syspool/Sys/PDF/ThinkPad/ThinkPad_T14_Gen_1_Intel/ThinkPad_T14…
  2. news.lenovo.com/pressroom/press-releases/updated-thinkpad-laptop-portfolio-empo…
  3. notebookcheck.net/Lenovo-ThinkPad-T14-laptop-review-Comet-Lake-update-doesn-t-a…

Photo: Lenovo PSREF exact Intel model; original-pixel crop excludes the separate Intel badge outside the laptop

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