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Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T430 Black
CPU i5-2520M
RAM 8 GB
Storage 128 GB
Screen 14" 1280x720
GPU AMD Intel HD Graphics
OS Windows 10 Professional 64 Bit
Weight 2.2 kg
47 Overall Score
Price CA$373
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong gpu (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong reliability (79th percentile) 79th
- Strong port (77th percentile) 77th
- Strong social proof (67th percentile) 67th
Cons
- Below average screen (1th percentile)
- Below average storage (9th percentile)
- Below average ram (14th percentile)
- Below average cpu (16th percentile)
What owners think
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | i5-2520M |
| Cores | 2 |
| Frequency | 2.5 GHz |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics |
| Type | integrated |
| VRAM | 48 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR6 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR3 |
| Storage | 128 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 14" |
| Resolution | 1280 |
| Panel | LCD |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 2 |
| USB Ports | 3 |
| HDMI | No |
| Wi-Fi | 802.11 ABGN |
| Ethernet | 10/100/1000 |
Physical
| Weight | 2.2 kg / 4.8 lbs |
| OS | Windows 10 Professional 64 Bit |
vs Competition
| Spec | Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T430 | Apple MacBook Air M4 | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US | HP OmniBook X Flip 14-fk0033dx | ASUS Zenbook S UX5406SA-S14.U732G1T | Microsoft Surface Laptop ZXX-00026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | i5-2520M | Apple M4 | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V | AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 16 | 32 | 24 | 32 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 128 | 512 | 1024 | 1024 | 1000 | 1024 |
| Screen | 14" 1280x720 | 13.6" 2560x1664 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14" 1920x1200 | 14" 2880x1800 | 13.8" 2304x1536 |
| GPU | AMD Intel HD Graphics | Apple (10-Core) | Intel Arc | AMD Radeon 860M | Intel Arc | Qualcomm Adreno |
| OS | Windows 10 Professional 64 Bit | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 2.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.3 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 54 | 15 | - | 72 | 54 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Screen | Compact | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T430 | 16.1 | 96.4 | 14.3 | 77.2 | 1 | 58.8 | 9.3 | 79.2 | 66.6 |
| Apple MacBook Air M4 Compare | 74.1 | 18.8 | 53.6 | 51.1 | 88 | 89.4 | 53.9 | 96.6 | 98.6 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US Compare | 67.4 | 64.5 | 81.6 | 66.4 | 95.3 | 85.6 | 81.5 | 79.2 | 96.6 |
| HP OmniBook X Flip 14-fk0033dx Compare | 75.6 | 61 | 84.3 | 82.7 | 73.1 | 77.9 | 69.3 | 32.3 | 96.6 |
| ASUS Zenbook S UX5406SA-S14.U732G1T Compare | 64.3 | 64.5 | 93.3 | 66.4 | 95.7 | 87.2 | 64 | 58.9 | 97.7 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop ZXX-00026 Compare | 98.7 | 38.5 | 53.6 | 60.8 | 87.5 | 87.5 | 81.5 | 79.2 | 96.6 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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