Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T490
CPU Intel Core i5-8365U
RAM 16 GB
Storage 256 GB
Screen 14"
OS Windows 11 Pro
21 Overall Score
Price ₹0
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (79th percentile) 79th
- Strong social proof (78th percentile) 78th
Cons
- Below average gpu (19th percentile)
- Below average port (19th percentile)
- Below average storage (27th percentile)
- Below average cpu (28th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
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Based on 2 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 1.9 GHz |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 14" |
| Panel | IPS |
Physical
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T490 | Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max | ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 | HP OMEN Transcend 14-fb1023dx | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5-8365U | Apple M4 Max | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 64 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 8192 | 2000 | 1024 | 1000 | 1024 |
| Screen | 14" | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | - | Apple (40-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | Intel Arc | Intel Arc |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | - | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1 | 1.2 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 72 | - | 71 | - | 15 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Screen | Compact | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T490 | 28.2 | 19 | 38.9 | 19.3 | 42.4 | 62.9 | 27.1 | 79.3 | 78.2 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max Compare | 92.3 | 19 | 96.4 | 79.2 | 99.2 | 67.4 | 99.7 | 96.7 | 88.8 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare | 87 | 91.3 | 92.4 | 92 | 96 | 72.7 | 90.3 | 59 | 97.9 |
| HP OMEN Transcend 14-fb1023dx Compare | 89 | 87.5 | 91.3 | 92 | 96 | 71.4 | 81.8 | 32.4 | 96.9 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 64.8 | 64.9 | 82 | 82.5 | 91.1 | 95.2 | 74.3 | 59 | 86.9 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US Compare | 67.8 | 64.9 | 82 | 66.3 | 95.5 | 85.7 | 81.8 | 79.3 | 96.9 |
Usage Scores
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