Lenovo ThinkPad 15.6" T490s Black
CPU i7-8665U
RAM 8 GB
Storage 256 GB
Screen 15.6" 1920x1080
OS Windows 11 Pro
33 Overall Score
Price $325
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (83rd percentile) 83rd
- Strong reliability (81st percentile) 81st
Cons
- Below average gpu (13th percentile)
- Below average port selection (13th percentile)
- Below average ram (14th percentile)
- Below average storage (18th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | i7-8665U |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 15.6" |
| Resolution | 1920x1080 (Full HD) |
Physical
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Lenovo ThinkPad 15.6" T490s | Apple MacBook Pro M1 Pro | HP OmniBook X Flip | ASUS Zenbook UX3405CA-U7512 | Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 | Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge NP960XMA-KB1US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | i7-8665U | Apple M1 Pro | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V | Intel Core Ultra 7 255H | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 512 | 1024 | 512 | 1024 | 512 |
| Screen | 15.6" 1920x1080 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 1920x1200 | 14" 1920x1200 | 15" 2496x1664 | 16" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | - | Apple M1 Pro 14-core | Intel Arc 140V | Intel Arc Graphics | Qualcomm Adreno | Qualcomm Adreno |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | - | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 1.5 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | - | 65 | 75 | 66 | 35 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo ThinkPad 15.6" T490s | 31.3 | 13.2 | 13.9 | 13.3 | 21.9 | 38.3 | 17.7 | 80.6 | 82.6 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M1 Pro Compare | 70.5 | 60.2 | 27.3 | 99.4 | 98.4 | 70.1 | 38 | 97.4 | 93.9 |
| HP OmniBook X Flip Compare | 66.8 | 65 | 67.6 | 80.8 | 75 | 82.5 | 80.3 | 32.8 | 98.3 |
| ASUS Zenbook UX3405CA-U7512 Compare | 85.1 | 65 | 64.9 | 64.2 | 81.8 | 86.9 | 38 | 59.8 | 99 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 Compare | 98.8 | 27.4 | 52.1 | 75.3 | 89.4 | 57.5 | 80.3 | 80.6 | 80.1 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge NP960XMA-KB1US Compare | 98.8 | 27.4 | 52.1 | 58.3 | 95.9 | 41.8 | 52.5 | 80.6 | 96.2 |
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