Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T480 Black
CPU Intel Core i5 8250U
RAM 16 GB
Storage 256 GB
Screen 14" 1366x768
GPU Radeon Graphics
OS Windows 10 Pro
Weight 3 kg
46 Overall Score
Price CA$607
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong gpu (97th percentile) 97th
- Strong reliability (81st percentile) 81st
- Strong social proof (67th percentile) 67th
- Strong port selection (67th percentile) 67th
Cons
- Below average screen (4th percentile)
- Below average cpu (8th percentile)
- Below average storage (18th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5 8250U |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 1.6 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB |
Graphics
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM | 48 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR6 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 14" |
| Resolution | 1366x768 |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 1 |
| USB Ports | 3 |
| Thunderbolt | 1 x Thunderbolt 3 |
| HDMI | 1 |
| Bluetooth | Yes |
| Ethernet | 1 x RJ-45 |
Physical
| Weight | 3.0 kg / 6.6 lbs |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T480 | Apple MacBook Pro M5 | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 | ASUS ProArt PX13 | Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition | Acer Predator Helios Neo PHN16-73-95G8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5 8250U | Apple M5 | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 16 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 1024 | 1000 | 1000 | 1024 | 1024 |
| Screen | 14" 1366x768 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 15" 2496x1664 | 16" 2560x1600 |
| GPU | Radeon Graphics | Apple (10-Core) | Intel Arc Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 | Qualcomm Adreno | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 3 | 1.5 | 1 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 2.7 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 72 | - | 73 | 66 | 90 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T480 | 7.5 | 97.2 | 37.7 | 66.6 | 4 | 59.5 | 17.7 | 80.6 | 67 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M5 Compare | 80.9 | 72.6 | 52.1 | 87.9 | 99.3 | 72.6 | 80.3 | 97.4 | 99.5 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 63.6 | 65 | 80.8 | 80.8 | 91.6 | 96.4 | 72.4 | 59.8 | 88.1 |
| ASUS ProArt PX13 Compare | 88.9 | 78.9 | 91 | 75.3 | 95.3 | 92.8 | 62.3 | 59.8 | 95 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition Compare | 98.8 | 27.4 | 80.8 | 64.2 | 89.4 | 57.5 | 80.3 | 80.6 | 95 |
| Acer Predator Helios Neo PHN16-73-95G8 Compare | 96.3 | 92.7 | 89.9 | 99.9 | 92 | 9.7 | 80.3 | 9.9 | 82.6 |
Price
Value & Pricing
From CA$607
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