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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
35 Overall Score
Price CA$270
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (80th percentile) 80th
- Strong portability (77th percentile) 77th
Cons
- Below average screen (7th percentile)
- Below average cpu (9th percentile)
- Below average gpu (12th percentile)
- Below average storage (17th 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 5 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 MWP72LL/A | ASUS ZenBook UM3406KA-WS79T | Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge NP960XMA-KB1US | HP OmniBook X Flip | Dell Latitude 7455 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | i5-8365U | Intel 10th Generation Core i5 | AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 | Intel Core Ultra 5 226V | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 16 | 32 | 16 | 16 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 512 | 1024 | 512 | 512 | 512 |
| Screen | 14" 1366x768 | 13.3" 2560x1600 | 14" 1920x1200 | 16" 2880x1800 | 14" 1920x1200 | 14" 2560x1600 |
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 620 | Intel Iris Plus Graphics | AMD Radeon Graphics | Qualcomm Adreno | Intel Arc 130V | Qualcomm Adreno |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro |
| Weight (kg) | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.4 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | - | - | 35 | 65 | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T490 | 8.7 | 11.6 | 25.8 | 63.6 | 6.9 | 76.7 | 17.2 | 80.4 | 31.7 |
| Apple MacBook Pro MWP72LL/A Compare | 71.4 | 39 | 47.9 | 99.7 | 82.9 | 92 | 37.3 | 97.2 | 91.2 |
| ASUS ZenBook UM3406KA-WS79T Compare | 77.5 | 68.4 | 80.9 | 83.1 | 80 | 86.4 | 80.4 | 59.6 | 35.2 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge NP960XMA-KB1US Compare | 98.8 | 24.1 | 51.9 | 57.6 | 95.7 | 41.7 | 52 | 80.4 | 96 |
| HP OmniBook X Flip Compare | 59.8 | 63.2 | 67.6 | 80.6 | 74.3 | 81.8 | 37.3 | 32.7 | 98.2 |
| Dell Latitude 7455 Compare | 98.8 | 24.1 | 80.9 | 74.8 | 86 | 78.4 | 37.3 | 32.7 | 32 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Price History
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