Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T430
CPU Intel Core i5 3320M
RAM 16 GB
Storage 256 GB
Screen 14" 1366x768
OS Windows 10 Pro
Weight 2.2 kg
26 Overall Score
Price CA$455
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (80th percentile) 80th
Cons
- Below average screen (4th percentile)
- Below average social proof (5th percentile)
- Below average gpu (12th percentile)
- Below average cpu (17th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5 3320M |
| Cores | 2 |
| Frequency | 2.6 GHz |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 14" |
| Resolution | 1366x768 |
Physical
| Weight | 2.2 kg / 4.8 lbs |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T430 | Apple MacBook Pro 14-inch Laptop M4 chip Built for Intelligence | ASUS Zenbook ASUS ROG Strix G17 Gaming | Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition | HP OmniBook X Flip | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro 360 NP964QHA-KG2US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5 3320M | Apple M4 | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V | AMD Ryzen AI 7 Pro 360 |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 16 | 32 | 32 | 16 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 1024 | 1000 | 1024 | 1024 | 1024 |
| Screen | 14" 1366x768 | 14" 3024x1964 | 14" 1920x1200 | 15" 2496x1664 | 14" 1920x1200 | 16" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | - | Apple M4 10-core | Intel Arc Graphics | Qualcomm Adreno | Intel Arc 140V | Intel Arc Graphics 140V |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro |
| Weight (kg) | 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.7 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | - | 75 | 66 | 65 | 76 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T430 | 16.9 | 11.9 | 37.7 | 17.2 | 3.9 | 62.3 | 17.5 | 80.4 | 5 |
| Apple MacBook Pro 14-inch Laptop M4 chip Built for Intelligence Compare | 73.5 | 69.8 | 37.7 | 87.7 | 92.7 | 74.8 | 67.7 | 97.2 | 99.4 |
| ASUS Zenbook ASUS ROG Strix G17 Gaming Compare | 88.5 | 66.2 | 90.8 | 63.9 | 81.1 | 86.5 | 62.2 | 59.7 | 98.2 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition Compare | 98.9 | 24.6 | 81 | 63.9 | 89.1 | 57.2 | 80.5 | 80.4 | 94.7 |
| HP OmniBook X Flip Compare | 67.1 | 63.5 | 67.8 | 80.8 | 74.4 | 82 | 80.5 | 32.8 | 98.9 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro 360 NP964QHA-KG2US Compare | 71.2 | 63.5 | 81 | 75.1 | 94.6 | 32.7 | 89.3 | 80.4 | 90.4 |
Price
Value & Pricing
From CA$455
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