Lenovo ThinkPad 14.1" T14 Gen 2 Black 2021

★★★★★ 4.8 (4)
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 5650U
RAM 24 GB
Storage 256 GB
Screen 14.1" 1920x1080
GPU AMD Radeon Vega 7
OS Windows 11 Pro
Weight 1.8 kg
Lenovo ThinkPad 14.1" T14 Gen 2 Black 2021 laptop
50 Overall Score
Price $395
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Snapshot

Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Strong port selection (91st percentile) 91st
  • Strong reliability (80th percentile) 80th
  • Strong portability (69th percentile) 69th
  • Strong social proof (66th percentile) 66th

Cons

  • Below average gpu (12th percentile)
  • Below average screen (22nd percentile)
  • Below average storage (25th percentile)

The proof

Performance

Performance Percentiles

CPU 41.2
GPU 11.8
RAM 58.6
Ports 90.9
Screen 21.9
Portability 68.8
Storage 25.3
Reliability 80.4
Social Proof 65.5

Specifications

Full Specifications

Processor

CPU AMD Ryzen 5 5650U
Cores 6
Frequency 2.3 GHz
L3 Cache 16 MB

Graphics

GPU AMD Radeon Vega 7
Type Integrated
VRAM Type Shared

Memory & Storage

RAM 24 GB
RAM Generation DDR4
Storage 256 GB
Storage Type NVMe SSD

Display

Size 14.1"
Resolution 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity

USB-C Ports 2
USB Ports 2
Thunderbolt 1 x Thunderbolt
HDMI 1 x HDMI
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 6
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.1
Ethernet Gigabit Ethernet

Physical

Weight 1.8 kg / 3.9 lbs
OS Windows 11 Pro

vs Competition

Spec Lenovo ThinkPad 14.1" T14 Gen 2 Apple MacBook Air M4 ASUS Zenbook ASUS ROG Strix G17 Gaming Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition HP OmniBook X Flip Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG1US
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 5650U Apple M4 Intel Core Ultra 9 285H Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 Intel Core Ultra 7 256V Intel Core Ultra 7 256V
RAM (GB) 24 32 32 32 16 16
Storage (GB) 256 256 1000 1024 1024 512
Screen 14.1" 1920x1080 13.6" 2560x1664 14" 1920x1200 15" 2496x1664 14" 1920x1200 14" 2880x1800
GPU AMD Radeon Vega 7 Apple (10-Core) Intel Arc Graphics Qualcomm Adreno Intel Arc 140V Intel Arc Graphics
OS Windows 11 Pro macOS Windows 11 Home Windows 11 Home Windows 11 Home Windows 11 Home
Weight (kg) 1.8 1.2 1.3 1.7 1.4 1.2
Battery (Wh) - 54 75 66 65 41
Compare Compare Compare Compare Compare
Product CPUGPURAMPortsScreenPortabilityStorageReliabilitySocial Proof
Lenovo ThinkPad 14.1" T14 Gen 2 41.211.858.690.921.968.825.380.465.5
Apple MacBook Air M4 Compare 73.569.88158.186.590.825.397.298.6
ASUS Zenbook ASUS ROG Strix G17 Gaming Compare 88.566.290.863.981.186.562.259.798.2
Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition Compare 98.824.58163.989.157.380.580.494.8
HP OmniBook X Flip Compare 6763.567.880.874.48280.532.898.9
Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG1US Compare 67.466.252.268.895.887.252.280.498.2

Price

Value & Pricing

From $395 3 offers across 2 retailers
Amazon 1 offer From $395
Renewed Best Price $395
Newegg 2 offers From $450
Refurbished $450 Refurbished $465

Price History

$380 $400 $420 $440 $460 $480 Jun 27Jun 29Jul 2 $395

Usage Scores

Overall (49.5)AI/LLM (17.1)Gaming (11.6)Portability (61.9)Creator (19.6)Student (59.2)Business (56)Developer (52.9)Entertainment (40.4)

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50
Overall Scoreout of 100
Price $395
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Also available open box & refurbished:
Refurbished $450 Newegg Refurbished $465 Newegg

Other Configurations31

ThinkPad 14" T14 Gen 214"Intel Core i5 1135G16GB256GB$320ThinkPad 14" T14 Gen 214"i5-1135G16GB512GB$320ThinkPad 14" T14 Gen 214"i5-1145G16GB512GB$321ThinkPad 14" T14 Gen 214"I7-1185G16GB512GB$330ThinkPad 14" T14 Gen 214"AMD Ryzen 7 5850U16GB512GB$385ThinkPad 14" T14 Gen 214"Intel Core i7 1185G16GB256GB$390T14 Gen 214.1"AMD Ryzen 5 5650U16GB512GB$415ThinkPad 14.1" T14 Gen 214.1"AMD Ryzen 5 5650U16GB256GB$435ThinkPad 14" T14 Gen 214"I7-1185G32GB512GB$448
Show all 31 configurations
ThinkPad 14" T14 Gen 214"Intel Core i5 1145G16GB256GB$300ThinkPad 14" T14 Gen 214"Intel Core i5 1145G32GB256GB$320ThinkPad 14" T14 Gen 214"1185G7 (3.00GHz)24GB512GB$495ThinkPad 14.1" T14 Gen 214.1"AMD Ryzen 5 5650U16GB1TB$520ThinkPad 14.1" T14 Gen 214.1"AMD Ryzen 5 5650U24GB512GB$525ThinkPad 14" T14 Gen 214"1145G7 (2.60GHz)32GB1TB$535ThinkPad 14" T14 Gen 214"1185G7 (3.00GHz)16GB1TB$565ThinkPad 14" T14 Gen 214"1145G7 (2.60GHz)16GB512GB$850ThinkPad 14" T14 Gen 214"i5-1135G16GB500GB$950ThinkPad 14" T14 Gen 214"Intel Core i7 1185G32GB1000GB$989ThinkPad 14" T14 Gen 214"i5-1135G16GB1TB$1,000ThinkPad 14" T14 Gen 214"i5-1135G24GB500GB$1,100ThinkPad 14" T14 Gen 214"2.5 GHz core_i5_family32GB1TB$1,299ThinkPad 14" T14 Gen 214"i7-1185G16GB512GB$1,300ThinkPad 14" T14 Gen 214"Intel Core i7 1185G32GB1TB$1,300ThinkPad 14" T14 Gen 214"Intel Core i5 1135G16GB512GBThinkPad 14" T14 Gen 214"i7-1185G32GB256GBThinkPad 14" T14 Gen 214"Intel Core i5 1135G24GB1TBThinkPad 14" T14 Gen 214"Intel Core i7 1165G732GB512GBThinkPad 14" T14 Gen 214"AMD Ryzen 7 5850U16GB256GBThinkPad 14.1" T14 Gen 214.1"AMD Ryzen 5 5650U24GB2TBThinkPad 14" T14 Gen 214"Intel Core i5 1145G16GB256GB

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