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Lenovo ThinkPad T490 Intel® Core™ i7 (8th Gen) 14 Inch Laptop

SKU: RL-LT490i78/16/256-S

Regular price £279.99
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Top Features

  • Intel® Core™ i7-8565U
  • 14" Full HD Screen
  • 16GB to 32GB RAM
  • 256GB to 2TB SSD
  • Intel® UHD Graphics 620
  • Windows 11 Pro

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Lenovo ThinkPad T490 Intel® Core™ i7 (8th Gen) 14 Inch Laptop

Regular price £279.99
Sale price £279.99 Regular price £911.00
Save 69%

This Lenovo ThinkPad T490 Is A Proper Business Powerhouse That'll Keep You Going All Day

Proper reliable, mint performance, and a stunning HD display. This refurbished Lenovo ThinkPad T490 is powered by an Intel i7 8th gen processor and a speedy 256GB NVMe SSD. Perfect for professionals handling serious workloads and all-day meetings without hunting for power outlets.

✓ Work anywhere with up to 14 hours of battery life
✓ Lightning-fast NVMe SSD loads Windows 11 in seconds
✓ Zero risk 60-day trial full refund if not delighted
✓ True 2-year warranty parts, labour and shipping covered
✓ Premium refurbished looks almost like new, works faster than new


 
 
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Perfect For

💼 Office Heroes
Crush spreadsheets, emails, and video team meetings. This ThinkPad handles your workday with ease.
⚡ Power Professionals
Run complex spreadsheets, virtual machines, and multiple browser tabs at once. This ThinkPad handles your demanding workday.
📊 Heavy Multitaskers
Jump between dozens of apps and browser tabs with 16GB RAM and quad-core i7. Never wait for your computer again.

 

Here's The Lowdown on The Lenovo ThinkPad T490

Business-class performance: The quad-core, 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8565U with 8MB cache makes light work of demanding applications and heavy multitasking.

Memory monster: 16GB of speedy DDR4 RAM means you can open 50+ browser tabs, edit photos, and run your favorite apps all at once without a stutter.

Lightning-fast storage: With read speeds up to 6000MB/s, this NVMe SSD is over 10x faster than standard drives, launching Windows and apps in the blink of an eye.

Crisp visuals: The 14" Full HD 1920 x 1080 anti-glare display shows everything in boss detail, perfect for spreadsheets and documents.

True all-day battery: Up to 14 hours on a single charge means you can work through your entire day and still have juice left for Netflix at night.

Business-ready connectivity: USB-C, HDMI, Ethernet and more - connect to everything you need without hunting for adapters.

 


We Tested This Lenovo With Your Favourite Apps

 
Google chrome icon
Chrome
50 tabs without breaking a sweat
 
Microsoft Icon
Microsoft 365
Blitz through heavy documents and data
 
Teams icon
Teams
Lightning-fast app switching and calls
 
Zoom icon
Zoom
Host meetings while running multiple apps
 
Google Drive Icon
Google Drive
Lightning-fast Docs and Sheets editing
 
Netflix Icon
Netflix
Stream HD shows while doing everything else
 
YouTube Icon
YouTube
Silky smooth HD while multitasking
 
Spotify Icon
Spotify
Stream music while multitasking
 
Facebook Icon
Facebook
Keep lots of social tabs open

 

Up To 14 Hours Battery. This Lenovo ThinkPad Gives You Fab Freedom All Day Long!

Think refurbished means poor battery? Think again. Our strict 80% health minimum beats most shop-bought laptops. And we regularly fit brand new batteries that last even longer than the originals.

Lenovo ThinkPad T490 Real World Battery Life:

💻 General Work Up to 14 hours of emails, documents and web browsing.
🎬 Video Playback Up to 10 hours of Netflix, YouTube or video calls.
🌐 Heavy Use Up to 7 hours of 30+ chrome tabs, heavy apps and file processing all at once.

 


Refurbished, Yet FASTER Than New

This refurbished Lenovo ThinkPad T490 doesn't just match new laptops – it absolutely smokes 'em. We've binned the bog-standard factory RAM and upgraded it to higher, faster parts. Want it even quicker? Pick your upgrade. We build it.

Current
16GB RAM
Power through heavy work loads, apps and multitasking at the fastest speeds.
Upgrade to
32GB
Demand the highest performance for apps, creativity, and multitasking.


 


Storage BIGGER & FASTER Than New

Out with slow, cheap factory drives and in with our faster, bigger, more reliable solid state drives SSDs. Windows boots in under 5 seconds. Programs load 5x faster. Storage lasts longer than standard drives. You just tell us what capacity you need and we'll champion that upgrade.

Current
256GB SSD
Fit everyday files, photos, apps and more with a little room to spare.
Upgrade to
512GB SSD
Pack 50,000+ photos, stacks of documents & videos with room to grow. 
Upgrade to
1TB SSD
Maximize space for heavy apps, 4K videos and a lifetime of photos.
Upgrade to
2TB SSD
Unleash an arsenal of storage for every file, app, video or app you'll ever want.
 


Business Connectivity That's Proper Ready For Anything

USB 3.1 Connect to mice, keyboards, external drives. Great for faster data transfers and backups. HDMI Best for connecting TVs, projectors, and monitors with video and sound. Micro SD Card Reader Slot for camera memory cards. Transfer photos and video from cameras.
USB Type-C Charge laptops and phones. Connect to docks, and modern external drives. Headphone & Mic Jack Audio port for sound. Used with headphones, speakers, or a microphone for calls. Ethernet Get stable internet in offices, gaming, or when Wi-Fi is unreliable.
Smart Card Reader For office security cards and ID verification. Essential for corporate environments. Fingerprint A security scanner. Used to log in without typing passwords. Dock Connection Special connector for ThinkPad docking stations. Connect multiple screens and peripherals instantly.

 


Oooooooo! Free Office Apps

Just like Microsoft Office, but FREE.
You get LibreOffice free with every refurbished laptop from MintPCs. 
It looks like Office, works like Office, and comes with all the apps like Office.

We could flog you Microsoft office for a fee, but LibreOffice really is that flippin' good.



Writer
(just like Word)



Calc
(same as Excel)



Impress
(PowerPoint's twin)



Base
(Access's double)



Math
(formula friendly)



Draw
(graphics made easy)


Premium Refurbished And Proper Proud Of It

Our Lenovo ThinkPad T490 Will Make You Think Twice About Buying New

✅Premium Condition No cracks, no dents, no significant wear - this laptop is almost like new

✅Long Battery Life Put this refurbished Lenovo ThinkPad T490 next to a new one, ours could outlast it

✅Pixel Perfect Screen It's so clean you could eat your lunch off it. (p.s. not recommended)

✅No Bloat Ware Those pesky little pop ups, free trials and useless apps won't annoy you anymore

✅Platinum Tested Just like an MOT for your Lenovo laptop, everything is certified by industry leading software Eurosoft™

✅Ready to Use Your Lenovo ThinkPad T490 laptop is good to go straight out the box. No set up, no updates, no faff

✅Faster Than New Parts upgraded. System tuned. Speed boosted. Fantastic!

✅Free Office Apps Word docs, spreadsheets, presentations - the lot


New Vs Refurbished
Let's Talk About Value

Feature

Brand New Laptop

Our Refurbished Lenovo ThinkPad T490

Price

Buckets of money

Up to 90% less than retail price

Specifications

Base specs

Upgraded components you can choose

Performance

Standard factory settings

Custom Optimised & tested

Guarantee

None

60-day money back

Warranty

1 year

2 year comprehensive

Returns

Paid returns

Free returns (both ways)

Support

Generic call centre help

UK Expert IT engineers

Software

Bloatware & trial apps

Zero bloatware

Office Suite

Paid Office

Free LibreOffice

Setup Time

Hours setting up & removing unwanted software

Ready to use straight out of the box


How Is This Possible? 
(We Get Asked This A Lot!)

We're not magicians – just British folk who hate seeing good tech go to waste.

Where Our Laptops Come From
Business lease returns, Ex-display laptops, consumer returns for unwanted items. These aren't ancient laptops someone's had for ages. They're professional-grade machines built to last 10+ years, but swapped out after just a few years. 

Our Testing Is Proper Thorough
Every laptop passes our 104-point testing process using Eurosoft's platinum PC-Check® diagnostics Tool. the same testing software manufacturers rely on. This gives us the confidence to offer the best refurbished laptops with proper guarantees.

We're Tech Engineers, Not Salespeople
We've lost count how many laptops we've fixed. We know exactly which bits to upgrade for maximum performance, and which factory parts are a waste of your hard-earned cash. We constantly research the best models and parts to deliver unbeatable value.

No Middlemen Taking a Cut
We buy direct, we sell direct. No distributors, no third-parties, not even a high street shop. Just our high-end workshop, high quality engineers to give you refurbished laptops at proper prices that make sense.

📖Our Legendary Laptop Guide 
(Worth £££, Yours FREE!)

Our 54-page expert guide comes free with every laptop – written by our engineers who've fixed thousands of common problems. It's like having an IT expert in your pocket, ready to bail you out 24/7.

  • Personalise your laptop – Custom backgrounds, text size, and layout in 5 minutes flat

  • Troubleshooting Bible – Fix 90% of common problems yourself in minutes

  • Battery Boost Secrets – Make your charge last 40% longer with 5 simple tweaks

  • "My Laptop's Gone Slow!" – 8 instant fixes to get you back up to speed

  • Clean & Maintain – Keep your laptop running like new for years (most never do this!

  • Password Protection Masterclass – Know how to stay safe online

  • Connect Everything – Printers, TVs, phones... get them all working together

 


Risk Free? Absolutely! 
60 Days To Fall In Love With Your Laptop

60 Days To Try The Refurbished Lenovo ThinkPad T490

Take two whole months to get to know your premium refurbished Lenovo ThinkPad T490. Use it for work, play around with the settings, test out LibreOffice - give it a proper go! If you're not completely made up with it, just let us know. Doesn't matter why - we'll sort a full refund or swap it for something else.

✓ Send it back for any reason
✓ Get a full refund or swap
✓ We can arrange collection

2 Years Of Complete Cover

Parts? Covered. Labour? Covered. Shipping? You guessed it - covered! For two whole years, if anything goes wrong, we'll fix it or replace it. Our expert engineers (proper tech wizards, these lot) will get you sorted.

✓ All parts and labour included
✓ Free returns shipping
✓ Expert UK engineer support


Too Good On Paper? 
Just Wait Till It's
On Your Lap

Overview

Condition

Premium Refurbished

Brand

Lenovo

Model

ThinkPad T490

Colour

Black

Perfect For

Office & General Use

Processing Power

Processor

Intel® Core™ i7-8565U 1.80GHz (Fast multitasking)

Generation

8th Gen (Whiskey Lake)

Cores

4

Threads

8

Cache

8MB SmartCache

System Memory

Installed RAM

16GB DDR4 (Multiple programs at once)

Speed

2666MHz (Faster speeds than new)

Upgrade Options

  • 32GB (Best for creative work)

Storage

Storage Size

256GB NVMe SSD (1000s of photos, files & dozen of apps)

Storage Type

Next-Generation NVME Solid State (The fastest technology in the world)

Speeds 

Read: Up To 6000 MB/s | Write: Up To 3500 MB/s

Upgrade Options

  • 512GB (Double space for apps & files)
  • 1TB (Even more space for your files)
  • 2TB (Never worry about storage again))

Display & Inputs

Screen Size

14" anti-glare LED SVA (Clear in bright light)

Resolutions

1920 x 1080 Full HD (Sharp, clear picture)

Touchscreen

No (Not touchscreen)

Graphics

Graphics Card

Intel® UHD Graphics 620 (Smooth everyday graphics)

Battery & Portability

Battery Life

12 - 14 Hours (All-day computing)

Weight

1.55Kg (Light enough for daily carry)

Dimensions

32.90 x 22.70 x 1.89 cm (W x D x H)

Ports & Connectivity

WiFi

Yes (Fast wireless internet)

Bluetooth

4.0 (Connect wireless devices)

Keyboard

Compact Keyboard (Comfortable typing)

Backlit Keyboard 

Yes (Backlit Keyboard)

Webcam

720p HD (Clear video calls)

Audio

Realtek Audio Driver (Premium sound quality)

CD/DVD Drive

No (Slim design)

Ports

  • 2 x USB 3.1
  • 2 x USB Type-C
  • 1 x HDMI
  • 1 x Headphone/mic jack
  • 1 x Ethernet
  • 1 x Micro SD Card Reader
  • 1 x Smart card reader
  • 1 x Micro-SIM slot
  • 1 x Dock connection

Software & Setup

Operating System

Windows 11 Pro (Latest features)

Installed Software

  • Google Chrome (Web browsing)
  • Libre Office (Document editing)
  • VLC (Media playback)
  • FoxIt PDF Reader (View documents)

Zero Bloatware

Clean installation (No unwanted programs)

Fully Optimised

Ready to use out of the box (No setup needed)

Support & Guarantees

Warranty

2 Year Warranty (Parts, shipping & labour covered)

Refund Policy

60-Day Money Back (Risk-free purchase)

Support

Expert UK Tech Support (Real engineers help)

Shipping

Fast & Free UK Delivery (Quick arrival)

Protection & Certifications

Security Features

  • TPM 2.0 Security Chip (Enhanced protection)
  • Windows Defender (Built-in antivirus)
  • Intel® Threat Detection (Advanced security)
  • Fingerprint Reader (Quick secure login)
  • Webcam privacy shutter (Control privacy)
  • Kensington Lock Slot (Physical security)
  • Microsoft Secured-core PC (Extra protection)

Quality Certifications

  • MIL-STD-810H (Military-Grade Tested)
  • ENERGY STAR® 7.1 (Energy efficient)
  • TÜV Low Blue Light (Reduced eye strain)
  • TCO 10 (Sustainability certified)

Package Includes

  • Laptop (Ready to use)
  • AC Charger (Power supply)
  • User Guide (Help documentation)