Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T490s Black
CPU 3.90GHz
RAM 8 GB
Storage 256 GB
Screen 14" 3840x2160
GPU Intel UHD Graphics
OS Windows 10 Pro
Weight 1.4 kg
19 Overall Score
Price ¥106,340
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong screen (94th percentile) 94th
- Strong portability (85th percentile) 85th
- Strong reliability (81st percentile) 81st
- Strong social proof (67th percentile) 67th
Cons
- Below average ram (6th percentile)
- Below average cpu (6th percentile)
- Below average port selection (13th percentile)
- Below average storage (18th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | 3.90GHz |
| Cores | 1 |
| Frequency | 3.9 GHz |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM Type | Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 14" |
| Resolution | 3840x2160 (4K UHD) |
Physical
| Weight | 1.4 kg / 3.0 lbs |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T490s | ASUS ROG Strix G16 | MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 | Acer Predator Helios Neo PHN16S-71-98RF | Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition | GPD Pocket 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | 3.90GHz | AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX | Intel Core i9 14900HX | Core Ultra 9 | Intel Core Ultra 7 268V | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 64 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 1024 | 2048 | 1024 | 1024 | 2048 |
| Screen | 14" 3840x2160 | 16" 1900x1200 | 16" 3840x2160 | 16" 2560x1600 | 15" 2496x1664 | ?" 2560x1600 |
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 | Intel Arc Graphics | AMD Radeon 890M |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.4 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 0.7 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 90 | 100 | - | 66 | 45 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T490s | 6.2 | 35.7 | 6.1 | 13.3 | 93.9 | 84.8 | 17.7 | 80.6 | 67 |
| ASUS ROG Strix G16 Compare | 94.1 | 90 | 97.9 | 86.1 | 77.3 | 12.1 | 80.3 | 59.8 | 96.2 |
| MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 Compare | 91.8 | 87.8 | 87.4 | 99.9 | 98 | 9 | 94.2 | 59.8 | 53.7 |
| Acer Predator Helios Neo PHN16S-71-98RF Compare | 96.3 | 93.4 | 89.9 | 97.6 | 92 | 42.5 | 80.3 | 9.9 | 96.2 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition Compare | 65.7 | 65 | 89.9 | 64.2 | 91 | 57.5 | 80.3 | 80.6 | 48.3 |
| GPD Pocket 4 Compare | 88.9 | 68.1 | 91 | 69.2 | 88.9 | 83.8 | 94.2 | 3.7 | 92.3 |
Price
Value & Pricing
From ¥106,340
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