Yea I just noticed the (much) cheaper E series line. I can't really tell much of a difference between the E495 and T495? Looks like perhaps the T495 used soldered on components in order to be thinner or lighter? Makes it kind of a deal breaker, especially for twice the price.
Any idea of battery charging thresholds are configurable like on the normal T series? (I use this script: https://github.com/teleshoes/tpacpi-bat)