On sale 23%
Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T490 Glossy Black
CPU i5-8365U
RAM 16 GB
Storage 256 GB
Screen 14" 1366x768
GPU Intel UHD Graphics 620
OS Windows 10 Pro
Weight 1.5 kg
39 Overall Score
Price CA$315
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (85th percentile) 85th
- Strong reliability (80th percentile) 80th
- Strong portability (77th percentile) 77th
Cons
- Below average screen (7th percentile)
- Below average cpu (9th percentile)
- Below average gpu (13th percentile)
- Below average storage (18th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
ExclusiveBased on when customers actually wrote their reviews - so you can see whether early praise held up.
Owner sentiment has cooled since launch
Based on 9 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | i5-8365U |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 1.6 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 620 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 14" |
| Resolution | 1366x768 |
| Panel | IPS |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 2 |
| USB Ports | 2 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 5 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| Ethernet | ✓ |
Physical
| Weight | 1.5 kg / 3.2 lbs |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T490 | Apple MacBook Pro Excellent 16" MVVK2LL/A | HP OmniBook X Flip | ASUS Zenbook S UX5406SA-S14.U732G1T | Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 | Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge NP960XMA-KB1US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | i5-8365U | Intel Core i9 8-Core 2.3 GHz | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 64 | 16 | 32 | 16 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 1024 | 1024 | 1000 | 1024 | 512 |
| Screen | 14" 1366x768 | 16" 3072x1920 | 14" 1920x1200 | 14" 2880x1800 | 15" 2496x1664 | 16" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 620 | AMD Radeon Pro 5500M | Intel Arc 140V | Intel Arc Graphics | Qualcomm Adreno | Qualcomm Adreno |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.5 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 1.5 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | - | 65 | 72 | 66 | 35 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T490 | 8.6 | 12.9 | 26.2 | 64.4 | 7.1 | 77.2 | 17.8 | 80.4 | 85.4 |
| Apple MacBook Pro Excellent 16" MVVK2LL/A Compare | 81.1 | 70.3 | 90.3 | 99.8 | 90.3 | 22.8 | 67.8 | 97.4 | 91.1 |
| HP OmniBook X Flip Compare | 66.6 | 64.5 | 67.5 | 80.8 | 74.7 | 82.2 | 80.4 | 32.6 | 98.2 |
| ASUS Zenbook S UX5406SA-S14.U732G1T Compare | 63.5 | 64.5 | 92.8 | 64.4 | 96.3 | 89 | 62.5 | 59.5 | 97.3 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 Compare | 98.8 | 26.7 | 52.1 | 75.3 | 89.3 | 57.3 | 80.4 | 80.4 | 80.3 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge NP960XMA-KB1US Compare | 98.8 | 26.7 | 52.1 | 58.4 | 95.9 | 41.7 | 52.5 | 80.4 | 96.2 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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