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Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T490 Black
CPU Intel Core i5 8250U
RAM 8 GB
Storage 128 GB
Screen 14" 1920x1080
GPU Intel UHD Graphics 620
OS Windows 11 Pro
Weight 1.6 kg
41 Overall Score
Price £0
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port (83th percentile) 83th
- Strong reliability (79th percentile) 79th
- Strong compact (72th percentile) 72th
Cons
- Below average cpu (9th percentile)
- Below average storage (9th percentile)
- Below average social proof (11th percentile)
- Below average ram (14th percentile)
What owners think
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5 8250U |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 1.6 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 620 |
| Type | integrated |
| VRAM Type | Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 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 | 3 |
| Thunderbolt | 1 x Thunderbolt |
| HDMI | 1 x HDMI |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 4 and earlier generation |
| Bluetooth | Yes |
| Ethernet | 1 x RJ-45 (1Gbps) |
Physical
| Weight | 1.6 kg / 3.6 lbs |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T490 | Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max | ASUS ROG Flow Z13 GZ302EA-XS99 | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US | HP OmniBook X Flip 14-fk0033dx |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5 8250U | Apple M4 Max | AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V | AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 128 | 128 | 32 | 32 | 24 |
| Storage (GB) | 128 | 4096 | 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 (40-Core) | AMD Radeon | Intel Arc | Intel Arc | AMD Radeon 860M |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1 | 1.2 | 1.4 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 72 | 70 | - | 15 | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Screen | Compact | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T490 | 8.8 | 46 | 14.3 | 82.7 | 41.6 | 71.8 | 9.3 | 79.2 | 10.7 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max Compare | 92.1 | 18.8 | 99.5 | 79.5 | 99.1 | 67.7 | 98.7 | 96.5 | 88 |
| ASUS ROG Flow Z13 GZ302EA-XS99 Compare | 95.5 | 80.1 | 99.9 | 77.3 | 90 | 92.9 | 81.4 | 58.9 | 95.4 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 64.2 | 64.4 | 81.5 | 82.7 | 90.6 | 95.2 | 73.8 | 58.9 | 86.1 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US Compare | 67.4 | 64.4 | 81.5 | 66.4 | 95.2 | 85.7 | 81.4 | 79.2 | 96.6 |
| HP OmniBook X Flip 14-fk0033dx Compare | 75.5 | 60.8 | 84.2 | 82.7 | 72.9 | 78 | 69.3 | 32.3 | 96.6 |
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