CPU
2nd or 3rd Generation Intel Sandy Bridge Dual Core i3-2310M/2328M/2348M/2350M/2370M/2382M or i5-2430M/2450M/2520M/2540M or Intel Ivy Bridge Dual Core i3-3110M/3120M/3130M or i5-3210M/3230M/3320M/3360M/3380M or i7-3520M/3540M Processor
Memory Type
PC3-12800 1600MHz DDR3 204pin SO-DIMM Laptop Memory
Standard Memory
up to 16GB
Memory Expansion Slots
2 SO-DIMM slots
PC Card Slots
One ExpressCard/34 Slot
USB Ports
Two USB v3.0 Type-A Ports and One USB v2.0 Type-A Port
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
320GB, 500GB, 1TB 5400RPM or 7200RPM SATA III 6Gb/s Hard Drive
Original Solid State Drives
128GB, 180GB, 240GB, 256GB, 480GB, 512GB 2.5" SATA III 6Gb/s Solid State Drive or 16GB, 24GB, 32GB mSATA Solid State Drive
Drive Notes
The Lenovo ThinkPad T430s 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 the 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 2nd HDD ultrabay slim p/n 04W3429 for installation.