Lenovo ThinkPad 15.6" T550, Core i5-5300U, 8GB, 256GB SSD
CPU Intel Core i5-5300U
RAM 8 GB
Storage 256 GB
Screen 15.6" 1280x720
OS Windows 10 Pro
25 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (82nd percentile) 82nd
- Strong affordability (72nd percentile) 72nd
Cons
- Below average screen (1st percentile)
- Below average port selection (4th percentile)
- Below average cpu (6th percentile)
- Below average gpu (6th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5-5300U |
| Cores | 2 |
| Frequency | 2.3 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 4 MB |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 15.6" |
| Resolution | 1280x720 |
Physical
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Lenovo ThinkPad 15.6" T550 | Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max | ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WW-G14.R95080 | HP OMEN Transcend | MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 | Dell Premium LDA14250-7667SLV-PUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5-5300U | Apple M4 Max | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Intel Core i9 14900HX | Intel Core Ultra 7 255H |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 64 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 4096 | 2048 | 1024 | 2048 | 1024 |
| Screen | 15.6" 1280x720 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 3840x2160 | 14.5" 3200x2000 |
| GPU | - | Apple (40-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 | Intel Arc Graphics |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | - | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 1.7 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 72 | - | 71 | 100 | 62 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo ThinkPad 15.6" T550 | 5.7 | 6.3 | 13.3 | 3.5 | 1.1 | 38.5 | 15.8 | 81.8 | 64.4 | 72.1 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max Compare | 93.8 | 90.7 | 95.7 | 73.5 | 99.3 | 68.9 | 98.5 | 98.1 | 87.8 | 1.6 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare | 91.2 | 97.4 | 90.9 | 89.4 | 96.5 | 73.6 | 89.8 | 60.4 | 98.4 | 5.5 |
| HP OMEN Transcend Compare | 90.1 | 92.6 | 89.7 | 89.4 | 96.5 | 72.3 | 65.3 | 33.4 | 97.3 | 8.5 |
| MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 Compare | 93.2 | 94.5 | 86.4 | 98.6 | 98 | 9.3 | 93.9 | 60.4 | 51.3 | 10.3 |
| Dell Premium LDA14250-7667SLV-PUS Compare | 87.1 | 68.8 | 89.1 | 66.2 | 97.3 | 61 | 65.3 | 33.4 | 97.3 | 12.9 |
Usage Scores
- Overall24.5
- AI/LLM7.6
- Gaming4.8
- Portability30.3
- Creator7.8
- Student49.9
- Business30.3
- Developer21.9
- Entertainment17
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