Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T490 Glossy Black
CPU i5-8365U
RAM 16 GB
Storage 256 GB
Screen 14" 1366x768
GPU Intel UHD Graphics 620
OS Windows 10 Pro
Weight 1.5 kg
35 Overall Score
Price MX$0
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (80th percentile) 80th
- Strong portability (77th percentile) 77th
Cons
- Below average screen (7th percentile)
- Below average cpu (9th percentile)
- Below average gpu (12th percentile)
- Below average storage (17th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
ExclusiveBased on when customers actually wrote their reviews - so you can see whether early praise held up.
Owner sentiment has cooled since launch
Based on 5 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | i5-8365U |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 1.6 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 620 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 14" |
| Resolution | 1366x768 |
| Panel | IPS |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 2 |
| USB Ports | 2 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 5 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| Ethernet | ✓ |
Physical
| Weight | 1.5 kg / 3.2 lbs |
| 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 | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | i5-8365U | Apple M4 Max | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 64 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 4096 | 2000 | 1024 | 1024 | 1000 |
| Screen | 14" 1366x768 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 | 13.3" 2880x1800 |
| 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) | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 72 | - | 71 | 15 | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T490 | 8.7 | 11.6 | 25.8 | 63.6 | 6.9 | 76.7 | 17.2 | 80.4 | 31.7 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max Compare | 92.3 | 83.7 | 96.2 | 76.9 | 99.2 | 69 | 98.6 | 97.2 | 88.1 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare | 88.7 | 90.3 | 91.9 | 90.8 | 96.2 | 74.2 | 89.3 | 59.6 | 98.2 |
| HP OMEN Transcend Compare | 88 | 91.9 | 90.8 | 90.8 | 96.2 | 72.9 | 67.5 | 32.7 | 97.2 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US Compare | 66.8 | 63.2 | 80.9 | 63.6 | 95.7 | 87.1 | 80.4 | 80.4 | 97.2 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 63.6 | 63.2 | 80.9 | 80.6 | 91.2 | 96.1 | 72.4 | 59.6 | 85.9 |
Usage Scores
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