Lenovo 8 20BQ0015US User Manual

Positioning

Processor

4th Generation Intel

®

 Core

™ i5 / i7 / i7 Extreme Processor

Processor 

Number

# of 

Cores

# of 

Threads

Clock 

Speed

Max Turbo 
Frequency

Cache

Memory 

speed

Processor 

Graphics

Intel vPro 

Technology

i5-4200M

2

4

2.5 GHz 3.1 GHz

3MB

DDR3L-1600

Intel HD 

Graphics 

4600

No

i5-4330M

2.8 GHz 3.5 GHz

3MB

Yes

i7-4600M

2.9 GHz 3.6 GHz

4MB

Yes

i7-4700MQ

4

8

2.4 GHz 3.4 GHz

6MB

No

i7-4800MQ

2.7 GHz 3.7 GHz

6MB

Yes

i7-4900MQ

2.8 GHz 3.8 GHz

8MB

Yes

i7-4930MX

3 GHz

3.9 GHz

8MB

Yes

Memory

dual-core model:  16GB max

7

, two 204-pin SO-DIMM sockets

quad-core model: 32GB max, four 204-pin SO-DIMM sockets
All:  

PC3-12800 1600MHz DDR3L, non-parity, dual-channel capable

Optical
Ultrabay

SATA disk

M.2 SSD

Some:  DVD burner, 9.5mm Ultrabay slim, removable
One modular bay for removable devices (right side, cold swap), 
9.5mm high, bottom access
Some:  Solid State Drive (SSD) / SATA 6.0Gb/s, 2.5" wide, 7mm high
Some:  Hard Disk Drive (HDD) / SATA 6.0Gb/s, 
 

2.5" wide, 7mm or 9.5mm high, Active Protection System

™

removable, upgradable, supports the second disk, Shock Mounted

Some:  M.2 Solid State Drive (SSD), via M.2 Card slot, exclusive with WWAN card

Widescreen
      display

MultiTouch
Color calibration

Camera

Some:  15.6" (396mm) FHD (1920x1080) color, anti-glare, LED backlight, 
 

300 nits, 16:9 aspect ratio, 500:1 contrast ratio

Some:  15.5" (394mm) 3K (2880x1620) color, anti-glare, LED backlight,
 

350 nits, 16:9 aspect ratio, 1000:1 contrast ratio, IPS

None
Optional: Pantone

® 

color calibrator by X-Rite

®

 color calibration sensor in palm rest,

  LED indicator

HD720p resolution, wide view angle, low light sensitive, face tracking, fi xed focus

Graphics

NVIDIA

®

 Optimus™ technology, auto-switch between discrete and 

integrated graphics, Intel HD Graphics 4600 in processor, and
NVIDIA

 

®

 K1100M or K2100M, PCI Express

®

 x16, 2GB memory,

supports external analog monitor via VGA and digital monitor via Mini DisplayPort / 
Thunderbolt

™; supports three independent displays;

Max external resolution:  3840x2160@60Hz (DisplayPort via Mini DP cable); 
3840x2160@60Hz

 

(Thunderbolt);  1920x1200@60Hz (VGA)

Keyboard 
UltraNav

™

ThinkLight

™

6-row, spill-resistant, multimedia Fn keys, numeric keypad, optional LED backlight
TrackPoint

® 

pointing device and Mylar surface touchpad, 

integrated fi ve buttons, multi-touch
None

Dimensions

3

Weight

2

Case material
Battery - type
Battery - life

10

AC adapter

15.6W" (WxDxH): 14.83" x 9.77" x 1.10-1.16"; 376.6mm x 248.1mm x 27.9-29.5mm
6-cell: starting at 5.57 lb (2.53kg); 9-cell: 

starting at 5.95 lb (2.70kg)

Glass-Fiber Reinforced Plastic
Li-Ion 6-cell (56Wh) or 9-cell (99.9Wh), HW Authentication
6-cell: up to 6.2 hr; 9-cell: up to 11.1 hr
dual-core: 135-watt AC adapter; quad-core: 

170-watt AC adapter

Chipset 
ExpressCard
Smart Card Read
Multicard Reader
Ports

Mobile Intel QM87 Express Chipset
One slot (ExpressCard/34)
Optional:  Smart Card reader
4-in-1 reader (MMC, SD, SDHC, SDXC), supports UHS-II SD card
Two USB 3.0, two USB 2.0 (one Always On), 
VGA, Mini DisplayPort / Thunderbolt

, ethernet (RJ-45), Dock connector

Audio support

HD Audio, Realtek

®

 ALC3232 codec, Dolby

®

 Home Theater

®

 v4 / 

stereo speakers, 1W x 2 / dual array microphone, combo audio/microphone jack

WLAN

4

• ThinkPad 11b/g/n, 2x2, Wi-Fi + BT combo adapter, M.2 Card
•  Intel Wireless-N 7260, 2x2, Wi-Fi + BT combo adapter, M.2 Card
•  Intel Dual Band Wireless-N 7260, 2x2, Wi-Fi + BT combo adapter, M.2 Card
•  Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 7260, 2x2, Wi-Fi + BT combo adapter, M.2 Card

WWAN
(optional)

• Wireless WAN upgradable
•  Wireless WAN, Sierra Wireless EM7355, 
  Qualcomm

®

 Gobi

™ 4G LTE/HSPA+/EVDO/GSM/GPRS/EDGE, GPS, M.2 Card

Carrier (optional) AT&T

®

 or Verizon

®

 LTE (4G), contract required with service provider

Bluetooth

™

Ethernet
NFC

Bluetooth 4.0 wireless, integrated in Wi-Fi + Bluetooth combo adapter
Intel Ethernet Connection I217-LM (Clarkville)
Optional:  Near Field Communication

Security
Security chip
vPro & iAMT
Fingerprint reader

Power-on password, hard disk password, supervisor password, security keyhole
Trusted Platform Module, TCG 1.2-compliant
vPro and Intel Active Management Technology (iAMT) support on selected models
Optional:  Fingerprint reader on the palm rest, swipe sensor

Limited warranty

12

• 1-year - depot repair service / service upgrades

22

 available

• 3-years/1-yr battery - depot repair service / service upgrades available
• 3-years/1-yr battery, limited onsite service

24

, 8 am - 5 pm, Mon - Fri coverage

  excluding holidays, next business day response time

 

/ service upgrades available

Preload

Windows

®

 7 Professional 64 

preinstalled through downgrade 
rights in Windows 8 / 8.1 Pro 64-bit
•  Lenovo Solution Center
•  ThinkVantage Product Recovery
•  Rescue and Recovery

™

•  ThinkVantage System Update
•  Lenovo Cloud Storage by SugarSync
• Intel AppUp

®

•  PC Device Stage
• Adobe

®

 Reader

®

• Nitro Pro
• Evernote

®

• Skype

™

• Microsoft

®

 Offi ce preloaded;

  purchase a product key to activate
• Norton

™ Internet Security 

  (30 days of virus defi nitions)
•  Cyberlink PowerDVD (DVD±RW)
•  Cyberlink Power2Go (DVD±RW)
•  Cyberlink PowerProducer (DVD±RW)

Some:  Windows 8 / 8.1 64-bit
Some:  Windows 8 / 8.1 Pro 64-bit
•  Lenovo Solution Center
• Lenovo Support
• Lenovo Companion
•  ThinkVantage System Update
•  Lenovo Cloud Storage by SugarSync
  - Metro (Window 8 model)
•  Lenovo Cloud Storage by SugarSync
  (Window 8 model)

•  Hightail (Window 8.1 model)

• Intel AppUp
•  PC Device Stage
• AccuWeather
• Amazon Kindle
• Nitro Pro
• Evernote
• Skype
• Rara Streaming
• Norton Studio
•  Microsoft Offi ce preloaded;
  purchase a product key to activate
•  Norton Internet Security
  (30 days of virus defi nitions)
• Cyberlink PowerDVD(DVD±RW)
•  Cyberlink Power2Go (DVD±RW)
•  Cyberlink PowerProducer (DVD±RW)

Environment

EPEAT

™ Gold; ENERGY STAR

®

 5.0; GREENGUARD

®

; RoHS-compliant

®

See footnotes for more detailed information

© Lenovo

(KM1W-Spec) January 2014