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Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T490 Black 2020
CPU i7-8565U
RAM 16 GB
Storage 512 GB
Screen 14" 1920x1080
GPU Intel UHD Graphics 620
OS Windows 10 Pro
Weight 1.8 kg
Battery 50 Wh
22 Overall Score
Price €0
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (80th percentile) 80th
- Strong port selection (79th percentile) 79th
- Strong portability (68th percentile) 68th
- Strong social proof (67th percentile) 67th
Cons
- Below average screen (23rd percentile)
- Below average cpu (27th percentile)
- Below average gpu (32nd percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | i7-8565U |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 1.8 GHz |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 620 |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM Type | Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 14" |
| Resolution | 1920x1080 (Full HD) |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 1 |
| USB Ports | 2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 3 |
| HDMI | 1 x HDMI |
| Wi-Fi | 802.11ac |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
Physical
| Weight | 1.8 kg / 4.0 lbs |
| Battery | 50 Wh |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T490 | Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max | ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 | HP OMEN Transcend | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 | Dell Premium LDA14250-7667SLV-PUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | i7-8565U | Apple M4 Max | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Intel Core Ultra 7 255H |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 64 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 8192 | 2000 | 1024 | 1000 | 1000 |
| Screen | 14" 1920x1080 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 14.5" 3200x2000 |
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 620 | Apple (40-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | Intel Arc Graphics | Intel Arc Graphics |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1 | 1.7 |
| Battery (Wh) | 50 | 72 | - | 71 | - | 62 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T490 | 26.7 | 32.2 | 38.6 | 79.1 | 22.8 | 68.4 | 54.1 | 79.5 | 67.1 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max Compare | 92.5 | 84.5 | 96.5 | 78.1 | 99.2 | 67.8 | 99.8 | 96.8 | 88.4 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare | 89.1 | 91.6 | 92.5 | 91.4 | 96 | 73.2 | 90.2 | 59.2 | 97.8 |
| HP OMEN Transcend Compare | 88.3 | 86.5 | 91.4 | 91.4 | 96 | 72 | 69.3 | 32.3 | 96.8 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 64.4 | 62.1 | 82 | 81.6 | 91.2 | 95.9 | 73.9 | 59.2 | 87 |
| Dell Premium LDA14250-7667SLV-PUS Compare | 85.2 | 62.1 | 90.7 | 71.4 | 96.6 | 56.2 | 64.2 | 32.3 | 96.8 |
Usage Scores
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