Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T490s 2019
CPU Intel Core i7 8665U
RAM 16 GB
Storage 512 GB
Screen 14" 1920x1080
GPU Intel HD Graphics 620
OS Windows 10 Pro
42 Overall Score
Price CA$500
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port selection (81st percentile) 81st
- Strong reliability (81st percentile) 81st
- Strong portability (66th percentile) 66th
Cons
- Below average cpu (13th percentile)
- Below average screen (22nd percentile)
- Below average ram (26th percentile)
- Below average gpu (29th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i7 8665U |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 1.9 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 620 |
| Type | Integrated |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 14" |
| Resolution | 1920x1080 (Full HD) |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 2 |
| USB Ports | 2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 3 |
| HDMI | ✓ |
| Wi-Fi | 802.11AC |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| Ethernet | RJ-45 |
Physical
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T490s | Apple MacBook Air M4 | ASUS Zenbook Duo UX8406CA-PS99T | Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition | MSI Creator A13V | HP OmniBook X Flip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i7 8665U | Apple M4 | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 | Intel Core i7 13620H | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 24 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 1024 | 1024 | 1024 | 2048 | 1024 |
| Screen | 14" 1920x1080 | 13.6" 2560x1664 | 14" 2880x1800 | 15" 2496x1664 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14" 1920x1200 |
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 620 | Apple (10-Core) | Intel Arc Graphics | Qualcomm Adreno | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 | Intel Arc 140V |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | - | 1.2 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.4 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 54 | 75 | 66 | 54 | 65 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T490s | 13.3 | 29 | 26.2 | 80.8 | 21.9 | 66.1 | 38 | 80.6 | 35.3 |
| Apple MacBook Air M4 Compare | 73.5 | 71 | 66.2 | 58.4 | 87 | 91.1 | 80.3 | 97.4 | 98.7 |
| ASUS Zenbook Duo UX8406CA-PS99T Compare | 88.2 | 65 | 90.5 | 80.8 | 96.4 | 73.4 | 80.3 | 59.8 | 96.2 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition Compare | 98.8 | 27.4 | 80.8 | 64.3 | 89.4 | 57.5 | 80.3 | 80.6 | 95.1 |
| MSI Creator A13V Compare | 72.1 | 84.2 | 84.9 | 72.4 | 89.8 | 74.2 | 94.2 | 59.8 | 67.1 |
| HP OmniBook X Flip Compare | 66.8 | 65 | 67.6 | 80.8 | 75 | 82.5 | 80.3 | 32.8 | 98.3 |
Price
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