CPU
2nd Generation Intel Sandy Bridge Dual Core i3-2310M/2330M/2350M/2370M/2382M or i5-2410/2430M/2450M/2520M/2540M or i7-2620M/2640M or Quad Core i7-2630QM/2670QM/2760QM/2820QM/2860QM or Intel Sandy Bridge Dual Core Pentium B940/B950/B960/B980 or Celeron B800/B815/B820 Processor
Memory Type
PC3-10660 1333MHz DDR3 204pin SO-DIMM Laptop Memory
Standard Memory
up to 8GB
Memory Expansion Slots
2 SO-DIMM slots
PC Card Slots
One ExpressCard/34 Slot
USB Ports
One USB v3.0 Type-A Port and Two USB v2.0 Type-A Ports
Card Reader
4-in-1 Integrated SD Card Reader Slot: (SD/SDHC/SDXC/MMC)
Original Optical Drives
Removable DVD Burner Dual Layer Drive or Blu-Ray DVD Combo Drive
Original Hard Drives
250GB, 320GB, 500GB 5400RPM or 320GB 7200RPM SATA II 3Gb/s Hard Drive
Original Solid State Drives
128GB, 160GB 2.5" SATA III 6Gb/s Solid State Drive or 24GB, 80.0GB mSATA Solid State Drive
Drive Notes
The Lenovo ThinkPad T420s Laptop Supports up to 3 Drives. (One 2.5" Solid State Drive or Hard Drive in the Primary Drive Bay and/or One mSATA Solid State Drive in mSATA Slot and One 2.5" Solid State Drive or Hard Drive in the Optical Slim Ultrabay) Note: The second 2.5" Drive replaces the optical drive when installed. If installing the second 2.5" Drive in replace of the optical drive, you will need the slim ultrabay for installation.