Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T480 Black
CPU Intel Core i7 8550U
RAM 32 GB
Storage 240 GB
Screen 14" 1366x768
GPU Intel UHD Graphics 620
OS Windows 10 Home
Weight 1.8 kg
38 Overall Score
Price CA$789
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (81st percentile) 81st
- Strong ram (73rd percentile) 73rd
- Strong portability (72nd percentile) 72nd
- Strong social proof (67th percentile) 67th
Cons
- Below average screen (0th percentile)
- Below average cpu (8th percentile)
- Below average storage (12th percentile)
- Below average port selection (13th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i7 8550U |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 1.8 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 620 |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM Type | Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 32 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 240 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 14" |
| Resolution | 1366x768 |
| Panel | TN |
Connectivity
| Bluetooth | ✓ |
Physical
| Weight | 1.8 kg / 3.9 lbs |
| OS | Windows 10 Home |
vs Competition
| Spec | Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T480 | Apple MacBook Pro M5 Pro | ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WR-G14.R95070TI | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 | Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition | Dell Premium LDA14250-7667SLV-PUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i7 8550U | Apple M5 Pro | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 | Intel Core Ultra 7 255H |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 24 | 32 | 32 | 64 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 240 | 2000 | 1000 | 1000 | 1024 | 1000 |
| Screen | 14" 1366x768 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 2880x1800 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 15" 2496x1664 | 14.5" 3200x2000 |
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 620 | Apple M5 Pro 16-core | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | Intel Arc Graphics | Qualcomm Adreno GPU | Intel Arc Graphics |
| OS | Windows 10 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | - | - | - | 66 | 62 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T480 | 7.9 | 35.7 | 73.1 | 13.3 | 0.3 | 71.6 | 12.2 | 80.6 | 67 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M5 Pro Compare | 98.3 | 76.1 | 58.4 | 77.2 | 99.5 | 70.1 | 89.2 | 97.4 | 99.5 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WR-G14.R95070TI Compare | 88.9 | 93.4 | 91.6 | 80.8 | 96.4 | 74.9 | 89.3 | 59.8 | 96.2 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 63.6 | 65 | 80.8 | 80.8 | 91.6 | 96.4 | 72.4 | 59.8 | 88.1 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition Compare | 98.8 | 27.4 | 98.7 | 64.2 | 91 | 57.5 | 80.3 | 80.6 | 79.6 |
| Dell Premium LDA14250-7667SLV-PUS Compare | 85.1 | 65 | 89.9 | 70.9 | 97.1 | 60 | 62.3 | 32.8 | 97.3 |
Price
Value & Pricing
From CA$789
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