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Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T490
CPU Intel Core i5-8365U
RAM 16 GB
Storage 256 GB
Screen 14"
OS Windows 11 Pro
21 Overall Score
Price CA$290
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (79th percentile) 79th
- Strong social proof (78th percentile) 78th
Cons
- Below average gpu (19th percentile)
- Below average port (19th percentile)
- Below average storage (27th percentile)
- Below average cpu (28th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
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The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 1.9 GHz |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 14" |
| Panel | IPS |
Physical
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T490 | Apple MacBook Pro MWP72LL/A | HP OmniBook X Flip 14-fk0033dx | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US | Microsoft Surface Laptop ZXX-00026 | MSI Summit E13 Flip Evo A13MT-243US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5-8365U | Intel 10th Generation Core i5 | AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 | Intel Core i7 1360P |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 16 | 24 | 32 | 16 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 512 | 1024 | 1024 | 1024 | 1024 |
| Screen | 14" | 13.3" 2560x1600 | 14" 1920x1200 | 14" 2880x1800 | 13.8" 2304x1536 | 13.4" 1920x1200 |
| GPU | - | Intel Iris Plus Graphics | AMD Radeon 860M | Intel Arc | Qualcomm Adreno | Intel Iris Xe Graphics |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | Mac OS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | - | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.4 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | - | - | 15 | 54 | 70 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Screen | Compact | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T490 | 28.2 | 19 | 38.9 | 19.3 | 42.4 | 62.9 | 27.1 | 79.3 | 78.2 |
| Apple MacBook Pro MWP72LL/A Compare | 72.6 | 52.7 | 50.2 | 97.3 | 82.5 | 90.8 | 39.8 | 96.7 | 91.6 |
| HP OmniBook X Flip 14-fk0033dx Compare | 76 | 61.5 | 84.7 | 82.5 | 73.8 | 77.9 | 69.7 | 32.4 | 96.9 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US Compare | 67.8 | 64.9 | 82 | 66.3 | 95.5 | 85.7 | 81.8 | 79.3 | 96.9 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop ZXX-00026 Compare | 98.7 | 38.9 | 54 | 60.7 | 88 | 87.7 | 81.8 | 79.3 | 96.9 |
| MSI Summit E13 Flip Evo A13MT-243US Compare | 62.9 | 76.7 | 58.4 | 70.8 | 75 | 90.5 | 69.7 | 59 | 75.5 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Other Configurations35
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