[sam_lowry_]

There are not many ThinkPads with Ethernet ports. T4??p or P?? are the only ones left, IIRC. Others have either no port or a difficult to use clapet.

[forty]

My T480s does have an Ethernet port. I believe T490s lost it but the T490 (which has similar size to the T480s) still has it.

[sam_lowry_]

Did you try to use it? Whenever I have to take out the cable, I ask a colleage with long nails for help. As I keep T480s upright with on hand, they pull down the clapet simultaneously from both so I can pull out the cable with the other hand.

[jnieminen]

You have also an option to use a docking station.