Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T480s 2018
CPU Intel Core i5 8350U
RAM 4 GB
Storage 256 GB
Screen 14"
OS Windows 10 Pro
31 Overall Score
Price CA$860
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (80th percentile) 80th
- Strong portability (66th percentile) 66th
- Strong social proof (66th percentile) 66th
Cons
- Below average ram (2nd percentile)
- Below average cpu (10th percentile)
- Below average gpu (12th percentile)
- Below average storage (18th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5 8350U |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 1.7 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 4 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 14" |
Connectivity
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 3 |
| Ethernet | RJ45 Ethernet |
Physical
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T480s | Apple MacBook Pro M4 Pro | ASUS ROG Flow Z13 GZ302EA | HP OMEN Transcend | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5 8350U | Apple M4 Pro | AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V |
| RAM (GB) | 4 | 48 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 1024 | 1024 | 1024 | 1024 | 1000 |
| Screen | 14" | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 13.4" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 | 13.3" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | - | Apple (20-Core) | AMD Radeon 8060S Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | Intel Arc Graphics | Intel Arc Graphics |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | - | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 72 | 70 | 71 | 15 | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T480s | 9.8 | 11.8 | 2.4 | 27.3 | 21.9 | 65.7 | 17.5 | 80.4 | 65.5 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Pro Compare | 90.3 | 72.9 | 91.7 | 77.1 | 99.2 | 69.2 | 80.5 | 97.2 | 88 |
| ASUS ROG Flow Z13 GZ302EA Compare | 94.8 | 84.1 | 92 | 75.1 | 86 | 93.9 | 80.5 | 59.7 | 79.4 |
| HP OMEN Transcend Compare | 88.1 | 91.9 | 90.8 | 90.9 | 96.2 | 73.2 | 67.7 | 32.8 | 97.1 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US Compare | 67 | 63.5 | 81 | 63.9 | 95.8 | 87.2 | 80.5 | 80.4 | 97.1 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 63.8 | 63.5 | 81 | 80.8 | 91.3 | 96.2 | 72.6 | 59.7 | 85.9 |
Price
Value & Pricing
From CA$860
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