Lenovo ThinkPad T430 14.1" Laptop i5-3320M 2.6GHz 4GB RAM 320GB HDD DVD Webcam Windows 10 Professional

Our Specialist View of the Lenovo ThinkPad T430 laptop

The Spec:

The Lenovo ThinkPad T430 14.1” refurbished laptop has a HD screen, Dual Core 2.60GHz Core i5 processor, 4GB RAM and a decent capacity hard drive. It’s larger chassis also houses an optical drive and a Webcam.  WiFi and Gigabit Network connectivity options are standard and suitable for most environments.

The Good Bits:

This is a solid all-rounder. It’s not going to run the latest Call of Duty or Fifa games but it is great for everyday use such as sending emails, web browsing, online banking and creating/editing Microsoft Office documents such as Word and Excel. It’s 14.1” HD screen means you can work comfortably for extended periods of time and the VGA or mini DisplayPort video connections enables you to add a larger screen monitor if you wanted. 

The Not So Good Bits:

There really isn’t too many but it does have an older i5 3^rd Gen processor and only 4GB RAM, which can be limiting if you try and ask the T430 to do too much. However, there is a silver lining here! Put in another 4GB RAM and a fast SSD and see huge improvements in performance almost instantly. Why upgrade the standard HDD to SSD, click here to find out more.

The Design:

It is a bit on the clunky side but we believe that is of little importance when you have Lenovo’s build quality and reliability. A full size UK language keyboard makes typing easy and the 2 sets of left and right mouse buttons, it’s all about comfort & accuracy.

Suitability:

The everyday home user or student looking for something that is cheap and reliable, it’s as simple as that.