The T420 isn’t as hard to heft as you’d expect based on how it looks. What you gain here is durability, port selection, and a surprisingly good mix of speed and battery life. With its slightly faster-than-average Core i5-2520M CPU, the T420 rivaled Core i5 competitors in our benchmark tests, and the included Nvidia graphics are good enough to play a game like Street Fighter IV at medium settings. The battery life topped 7 hours in our CNET tests, besting the Apple MacBook Pro.

As you’d expect, the ThinkPad T420’s keyboard is very comfortable: it’s the Lincoln Town Car of keyboards, or a comfy orthotic shoe. It may not be sexy, but damned if it isn’t a great keyboard for writing. However, the plethora of additional and strangely laid-out function and teleconferencing buttons can overwhelm. The Esc and Delete keys are large, vertical, and elevated above the rest of the keyboard. That’s odd, too, but not if you use ThinkPads. Overall, it feels like a command center, and clearly was meant to be thought of as such.

Features & Specifications:
• Processor: Intel Core i5-2520M 2.50GHz
• Memory: 8GB
• Hard Drive: 500GB
• Operation System: Windows 10 Home
• Screen Size: 14” LCD
• Gigabit Ethernet and WiFi; provides lightning fast internet connection
• Integrated Graphics
• WiFi 802 11 GN

Condition: Grade A Refurbished
Through the refurbishment process, all units are tested for functionality to ensure they perform like new out of the factory. Computer may show minor signs of wear although the overall condition is considered good. Everything is guaranteed to be fully functional.