CPU
7th or 8th Generation Intel Kaby Lake Dual Core ULV i3-7100U/7130U or i5-7200U/7300U or i7-7500U/7600U or Intel Kaby Lake Refresh Dual Core ULV i3-8130U or Quad Core ULV i5-8250U/8350U or i7-8550U/8650U Processor
Memory Type
PC4-19200 2400MHz DDR4 260pin SO-DIMM Laptop Memory
Standard Memory
up to 32GB
Memory Expansion Slots
2 SO-DIMM slots
USB Ports
Two USB v3.1 Gen-1 (one always on) Type-A Ports and One USB v3.1 Gen-1 Type-C (power delivery and display) Port and One USB v3.1 Gen-2 Type-C Thunderbolt-3 Port
Card Reader
4-in-1 Integrated SD Card Reader Slot: (SD/SDHC/SDXC/MMC)
Original Optical Drives
External Option Only
Original Hard Drives
320GB, 500GB, 1TB 5400RPM or 7200RPM SATA III 6Gb/s Hard Drive or 500GB, 1TB 5400RPM 8GB MLC NAND SATA III 6Gb/s Solid State Hybrid Drive
Original Solid State Drives
128GB, 180GB, 256GB, 512GB 2.5" SATA III 6Gb/s Solid State Drive or 256GB, 512GB, 1TB M.2 NGFF (2280) PCIe NVMe 3.0 x4 Solid State Drive or 128GB M.2 NGFF (2242) PCIe NVMe 3.0 x2 Solid State Drive in the WWAN slot (Supports OPAL 2.0 Encryption)
Drive Notes
The Lenovo ThinkPad T480 Laptop Comes in 2 Different Drive Options from Lenovo and Supports Single and Dual Drive Configurations. (One M.2 NGFF (2280) Solid State Drive in a Adapter Bracket and/or One M.2 NGFF (2242) Solid State Drive in the WWAN Slot) or (One 2.5" Solid State Drive or Hard Drive and/or One M.2 NGFF (2242) Solid State Drive in the WWAN Slot) Note: When the M.2 (2280) Drive is installed, the M.2 Drive occupies the 2.5" Drive bay using the M.2 adapter bracket that is installed in the 2.5" Drive caddy. If replacing the 2.5" Drive for a M.2 Drive, you will need the M.2 Drive adapter bracket caddy p/n 01AX994 and the PCIe SSD cable p/n 00UR496 for installation. If replacing the M.2 Drive for a 2.5" Drive, you will need the 2.5" Drive caddy (remove from M.2 SSD adapter bracket) and the HDD SATA cable p/n 00UR495 for installation. (The M.2 Drive is PCIe NVMe 3.0 x4 but runs at 3.0 x2 speeds due to the M.2 adapter limitations)