Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T490 Black 2019
CPU i7-8565U
RAM 40 GB
Storage 8 TB
Screen 14" 1920x1080
GPU Intel UHD Graphics 620
OS Windows 10 Pro
Weight 1.8 kg
Battery 50 Wh
25 Overall Score
Price CA$0
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong storage (100th percentile) 100th
- Strong ram (84th percentile) 84th
- Strong reliability (80th percentile) 80th
- Strong port selection (78th percentile) 78th
Cons
- Below average screen (22nd percentile)
- Below average cpu (27th percentile)
- Below average gpu (33rd percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | i7-8565U |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 1.8 GHz |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 620 |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM Type | Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 40 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 8 TB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 14" |
| Resolution | 1920x1080 (Full HD) |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 1 |
| USB Ports | 2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 3 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI |
| Wi-Fi | 802.11ac |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| Ethernet | Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) |
Physical
| Weight | 1.8 kg / 4.0 lbs |
| Battery | 50 Wh |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T490 | Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max | ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 | HP OMEN Transcend | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | i7-8565U | Apple M4 Max | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V |
| RAM (GB) | 40 | 64 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 8192 | 4096 | 2000 | 1024 | 1024 | 1000 |
| Screen | 14" 1920x1080 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 | 13.3" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 620 | Apple (40-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | Intel Arc Graphics | Intel Arc Graphics |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1 |
| Battery (Wh) | 50 | 72 | - | 71 | 15 | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T490 | 26.5 | 32.8 | 83.8 | 77.9 | 21.8 | 69.6 | 99.7 | 80.4 | 43.5 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max Compare | 92.3 | 83.7 | 96.2 | 76.9 | 99.2 | 69 | 98.6 | 97.2 | 88.1 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare | 88.7 | 90.3 | 91.9 | 90.8 | 96.2 | 74.2 | 89.3 | 59.6 | 98.2 |
| HP OMEN Transcend Compare | 88 | 91.9 | 90.8 | 90.8 | 96.2 | 72.9 | 67.5 | 32.7 | 97.2 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US Compare | 66.8 | 63.2 | 80.9 | 63.6 | 95.7 | 87.1 | 80.4 | 80.4 | 97.2 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 63.6 | 63.2 | 80.9 | 80.6 | 91.2 | 96.1 | 72.4 | 59.6 | 85.9 |
Usage Scores
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