Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T490 Black
Lenovo
50 Overall Score
vs
Apple MacBook Air 13.6" M5 Midnight 2026
Apple
91 Overall Score
Scores
Compact
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Business
Entertainment
Developer
Creator
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Gaming
Specifications
| Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T490 | Apple MacBook Air 13.6" M5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | ||
| CPU* | Intel Core i7 8565U | Apple M5 ★ |
| CPU Multi-Core Score | ||
| Cores | 4 | 10★ |
| Frequency | 1.8 GHz★ | — |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB★ | — |
| Graphics | ||
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics★ | Apple M5 10-core |
| GPU Benchmark Score | No data | |
| Type | integrated | integrated |
| VRAM Type | Shared | Unified |
| Memory & Storage | ||
| RAM | 16 GB | 24 GB★ |
| RAM Generation | DDR4★ | Not provid |
| Storage 1 | 256 GB | 1 TB★ |
| Storage 1 Type | NVMe SSD★ | SSD |
| Display | ||
| Size | 14" | 13.6" |
| Resolution | 1920 px | 2560 px★ |
| Panel | IPS★ | — |
| Connectivity | ||
| USB-C Ports | 1 | 2★ |
| USB Ports | 2★ | — |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 3 | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI | — |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 5 | Wi-Fi 7★ |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.0★ | Bluetooth 6 |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet | — |
| Physical | ||
| Weight | 1.47 kg | 1.23 kg★ |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | Mac OS |
Pros & Cons
Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T490 Black
- Strong reliability (79th percentile)
- Strong compact (76th percentile)
- Strong port (74th percentile)
- Strong social proof (67th percentile)
- Below average cpu (10th percentile)10th %ile
- Below average ram (27th percentile)
- Below average storage (27th percentile)
Apple MacBook Air 13.6" M5 Midnight 2026
- Strong social proof (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong reliability (97th percentile)97th %ile
- Strong user sentiment (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong compact (90th percentile)90th %ile
- Below average gpu (19th percentile)19th %ile
Pricing
Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T490 Black0.112score per dollar
vs
Apple MacBook Air 13.6" M5 Midnight 20260.070score per dollar
Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T490 Black offers 1.6x better value for money
Verdict
Winner: Apple MacBook Air 13.6" M5
Scores 91 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 9 of 25 specs.
