Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T480s Black 2017
CPU Intel Core i7 8650U
RAM 24 GB
Storage 128 GB
Screen 14" 1920x1080
GPU Intel UHD Graphics 620
OS Windows 10 Pro
Weight 1.8 kg
45 Overall Score
Price CA$703
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (79th percentile) 79th
- Strong port (71th percentile) 71th
- Strong compact (69th percentile) 69th
Cons
- Below average social proof (8th percentile)
- Below average storage (9th percentile)
- Below average cpu (13th percentile)
What owners think
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i7 8650U |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 1.9 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 620 |
| Type | integrated |
| VRAM Type | Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 24 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 128 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 14" |
| Resolution | 1920 (Full HD) |
| Panel | IPS |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 2 |
| USB Ports | 2 |
| Thunderbolt | 1 x Thunderbolt |
| HDMI | 1 x HDMI |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 4 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| Ethernet | 1 x RJ-45 (1Gbps) |
Physical
| Weight | 1.8 kg / 3.9 lbs |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T480s | Apple MacBook Pro M5 Pro | ASUS ROG Flow Z13 GZ302EA-XS99 | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US | HP OmniBook X Flip 14-fk0033dx |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i7 8650U | Apple M5 | AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V | AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 |
| RAM (GB) | 24 | 24 | 128 | 32 | 32 | 24 |
| Storage (GB) | 128 | 2000 | 1024 | 1000 | 1024 | 1024 |
| Screen | 14" 1920x1080 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 13.4" 2560x1600 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14" 1920x1200 |
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 620 | Apple M5 Pro 16-core | AMD Radeon | Intel Arc | Intel Arc | AMD Radeon 860M |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | Mac OS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1 | 1.2 | 1.4 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | - | 70 | - | 15 | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Screen | Compact | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T480s | 12.5 | 45.2 | 59.5 | 71.1 | 40.5 | 69.2 | 9.2 | 78.6 | 8.4 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M5 Pro Compare | 82 | 18.5 | 59.5 | 73 | 99.3 | 67.8 | 90 | 96.3 | 86.1 |
| ASUS ROG Flow Z13 GZ302EA-XS99 Compare | 95.3 | 79.9 | 99.9 | 77.4 | 89.4 | 92.9 | 81.4 | 58.3 | 95 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 63.7 | 64 | 81.2 | 82.8 | 90 | 95.3 | 73.8 | 58.3 | 85.3 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US Compare | 66.9 | 64 | 81.2 | 66.5 | 94.8 | 85.5 | 81.4 | 78.6 | 96.3 |
| HP OmniBook X Flip 14-fk0033dx Compare | 74.9 | 60.2 | 84 | 82.8 | 71.7 | 77.5 | 69.4 | 31.9 | 96.3 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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