Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T490s Black 2018
CPU Intel Core i7 8665U
RAM 8 GB
Storage 256 GB
Screen 14" 1920x1080
GPU AMD Intel UHD Graphics 620
OS Windows 11 Pro
Weight 1.4 kg
50 Overall Score
Price ¥437,085
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong gpu (97th percentile) 97th
- Strong portability (85th percentile) 85th
- Strong reliability (81st percentile) 81st
- Strong port selection (75th percentile) 75th
Cons
- Below average cpu (13th percentile)
- Below average ram (14th percentile)
- Below average storage (18th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i7 8665U |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 1.9 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 620 |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM | 48 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR6 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 14" |
| Resolution | 1920x1080 (Full HD) |
| Panel | IPS |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 2 |
| USB Ports | 2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 3 |
| HDMI | ✓ |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 5 |
| Bluetooth | ✓ |
| Ethernet | HDMI |
Physical
| Weight | 1.4 kg / 3.0 lbs |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T490s | ASUS ROG Strix G16 | MSI Vector VECTOR16HXA2400 | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP944XHA-KG2US | Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition | Acer Swift X SFX14-61G-R1HV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i7 8665U | AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V | Intel Core Ultra 7 268V | AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 64 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 1024 | 1000 | 512 | 1024 | 1024 |
| Screen | 14" 1920x1080 | 16" 1900x1200 | 16" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 15" 2496x1664 | 14.5" |
| GPU | AMD Intel UHD Graphics 620 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | Intel Arc Graphics | Intel Arc Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.4 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 1.6 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 90 | - | 63 | 66 | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T490s | 13.3 | 97.2 | 13.9 | 75.3 | 42.2 | 84.8 | 17.7 | 80.6 | 43.7 |
| ASUS ROG Strix G16 Compare | 94.1 | 90 | 97.9 | 86.1 | 77.3 | 12.1 | 80.3 | 59.8 | 96.2 |
| MSI Vector VECTOR16HXA2400 Compare | 96.3 | 93.9 | 61.5 | 91 | 90 | 9.7 | 62.3 | 59.8 | 89.6 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP944XHA-KG2US Compare | 66.8 | 65 | 52.1 | 75.3 | 91.6 | 89.2 | 52.5 | 80.6 | 75 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition Compare | 65.7 | 65 | 89.9 | 64.2 | 91 | 57.5 | 80.3 | 80.6 | 48.3 |
| Acer Swift X SFX14-61G-R1HV Compare | 77.6 | 88.7 | 80.8 | 86.1 | 79.7 | 61.3 | 80.3 | 9.9 | 75 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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