Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T430 Black
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong gpu (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong reliability (79th percentile) 79th
Cons
- Below average screen (7th percentile)
- Below average social proof (9th percentile)
- Below average ram (14th percentile)
- Below average cpu (17th percentile)
What owners think
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | i5-3320M |
| Cores | 2 |
| Frequency | 2.6 GHz |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 4000 |
| Type | integrated |
| VRAM | 48 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR6 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR3 |
| Storage | 500 GB |
| Storage Type | HDD |
Display
| Size | 14" |
| Resolution | 1366 |
| Panel | IPS |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 2 |
| USB Ports | 2 |
| Wi-Fi | 802.11g/n |
| Bluetooth | Yes |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
Physical
| Weight | 2.2 kg / 4.8 lbs |
| OS | Windows 7 Professional 64-bit |
vs Competition
| Spec | Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T430 | Apple MacBook Pro M5 | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US | HP OmniBook X Flip 14-fk0033dx | ASUS Zenbook S UX5406SA-S14.U732G1T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | i5-3320M | Apple M5 | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V | AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 16 | 32 | 32 | 24 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 500 | 1024 | 1000 | 1024 | 1024 | 1000 |
| Screen | 14" 1366x768 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14" 1920x1200 | 14" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | AMD Intel HD Graphics 4000 | Apple (10-Core) | Intel Arc | Intel Arc | AMD Radeon 860M | Intel Arc |
| OS | Windows 7 Professional 64-bit | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 2.2 | 1.5 | 1 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.2 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 72 | - | 15 | - | 72 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Screen | Compact | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T430 | 17.4 | 96.4 | 14.3 | 55.7 | 7.2 | 58.8 | 29.9 | 79.2 | 8.5 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M5 Compare | 82.4 | 18.8 | 53.6 | 89 | 99.1 | 70.5 | 81.5 | 96.6 | 98.6 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 64.3 | 64.5 | 81.6 | 82.7 | 90.7 | 95.2 | 73.8 | 58.9 | 86 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US Compare | 67.4 | 64.5 | 81.6 | 66.4 | 95.3 | 85.6 | 81.5 | 79.2 | 96.6 |
| HP OmniBook X Flip 14-fk0033dx Compare | 75.6 | 61 | 84.3 | 82.7 | 73.1 | 77.9 | 69.3 | 32.3 | 96.6 |
| ASUS Zenbook S UX5406SA-S14.U732G1T Compare | 64.3 | 64.5 | 93.3 | 66.4 | 95.7 | 87.2 | 64 | 58.9 | 97.7 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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