Lenovo ThinkPad A485
14-inch ThinkPad business laptop built on AMD's Ryzen PRO Mobile platform (Ryzen 3/5/7 PRO 2000U series with Radeon Vega graphics), the AMD-powered sibling of the T480 with a removable/swappable battery and user-accessible memory and storage.
Memory
- Type
- DDR4-2400 SO-DIMM, dual-channel (installed DIMMs are 2666 MHz parts running at 2400 MHz)
- Slots
- 2 x DDR4 SO-DIMM
- Max
- 32 GB
Storage
- Bays
- One HDD/SSD bay (2.5", 7 mm, SATA 6.0 Gb/s, Active Protection System on HDD) or one M.2 2280 slot (PCIe NVMe, PCIe 3.0 x4) — the system has only one of the two, exclusively
- Secondary
- Optional 128 GB M.2 SSD (PCIe NVMe, runs at PCIe 3.0 x2) fitted in the WWAN slot as 2nd storage; mutually exclusive with WWAN
- Optical
- None
Graphics
- Integrated
- AMD Radeon Vega 6, Vega 8, or Vega 10 Graphics (in the processor), depending on CPU
- External display
- Supports 4 independent displays via HDMI or USB-C; max resolution 5120x2880@60Hz (USB-C) or 4096x2160@60Hz (HDMI)
Networking
- Ethernet
- Realtek RTL8111GUL Gigabit Ethernet, built-in RJ-45
- Wi-Fi
- Realtek RTL8822BE (Wi-Fi 5, 2x2 802.11ac) + Bluetooth 4.1, or Intel Wireless-AC 9260 (Wi-Fi 5, 2x2 802.11ac) + Bluetooth 5.0, M.2 card
- WWAN
- Optional: integrated 4G LTE-A, Intel XMM 7360 (Fibocom L850-GL), M.2 card; Nano-SIM slot inside the battery compartment, optional Verizon LTE (US) SIM
Power
- AC adapter
- 45 W or 65 W USB-C
Ports
- USB
- 1 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 (Always On), 1 x USB 3.1 Gen 2, 2 x USB-C (USB 3.1 Gen 2, with Power Delivery and DisplayPort)
- Video
- HDMI 2.0
- Ethernet
- RJ-45
- Audio
- Headphone/microphone combo jack
- Card reader
- 4-in-1 media-card slot (MMC, SD, SDHC, SDXC), supports SD 3.0, UHS-I
- Other
- Docking-station connector, optional smart-card reader, mini security-lock slot (Kensington MiniSaver / Cleat)
Display
- Size
- 14.0" (355 mm), 16:9
- Options
- HD (1366x768), anti-glare, LED backlight, 220 nits, 400:1 contrast; or FHD (1920x1080), anti-glare, WVA, LED backlight, 250 nits, 700:1 contrast, 170 deg viewing angle
- Touch
- On-cell multi-touch, 10-finger gesture (FHD model only)
Battery
- Capacity
- Integrated 24 Wh Li-ion plus a removable external Li-ion pack: 24 Wh, 48 Wh, or 72 Wh
- Life (MobileMark 2014)
- 24 Wh: 5.37 hr - 48 Wh: 10.76 hr - 72 Wh: 16.4 hr - 24+24 Wh: 10.76 hr - 24+48 Wh: 16.4 hr - 24+72 Wh: 22.15 hr
Physical
- Dimensions
- 336.6 x 232.5 x 19.95 mm (13.25 x 9.15 x 0.79 in)
- Weight
- Magnesium case: 3.49 lb / 1.58 kg (small battery) to 3.92 lb / 1.78 kg (large battery); PPS case: 3.63 lb / 1.65 kg to 4.08 lb / 1.85 kg
- Color
- Black
- Material
- Display cover: magnesium hybrid or PPS; bottom: glass-fiber reinforced plastic
- Certification
- MIL-STD-810G military testing; EPEAT Gold (US only); ENERGY STAR 6.1; RoHS-compliant
Management
- Security chip
- Discrete TPM 2.0, TCG Certified
- Authentication
- Power-on password, hard disk password, supervisor password, security keyhole; optional touch-style match-on-chip fingerprint reader on the keyboard bezel
- Smart card
- Optional smart-card slot
Operating systems
- Supported
- Windows 10 Home 64-bit or Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
Processors
- AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U
- AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 2500U
- AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 2700U