Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T490 Black
CPU AMD Ryzen 7 2700
RAM 8 GB
Storage 256 GB
Screen 14" 1920x1080
GPU Intel UHD Graphics 620
OS Windows 11 Pro
32 Overall Score
Price $207
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (80th percentile) 80th
- Strong portability (66th percentile) 66th
Cons
- Below average port selection (13th percentile)
- Below average social proof (13th percentile)
- Below average ram (14th percentile)
- Below average storage (18th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 7 2700 |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 1.8 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 620 |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM Type | Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 14" |
| Resolution | 1920x1080 (Full HD) |
Physical
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T490 | Apple MacBook Pro 16 | HP OmniBook X Flip | Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge X1E-80-100 | ASUS Zenbook UX3407QA-X1P512 | Dell LDB04250-7137BLU-PUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 7 2700 | Intel 9th Generation Core i7 | Intel Core Ultra 5 226V | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-64-100 | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 512 | 512 | 512 | 512 | 1000 |
| Screen | 14" 1920x1080 | 16" 3072x1920 | 14" 1920x1200 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14" 1920x1200 | 14" 1920x1200 |
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 620 | AMD Radeon Pro 5300M | Intel Arc 130V | Qualcomm Adreno | Qualcomm Adreno | Intel Arc Graphics |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | - | 2 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.6 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | - | 65 | 35 | 70 | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T490 | 47.3 | 33.2 | 13.8 | 12.9 | 21.9 | 65.7 | 17.5 | 80.4 | 13.3 |
| Apple MacBook Pro 16 Compare | 89.3 | 66.5 | 26.8 | 98.2 | 93.5 | 21.8 | 59.6 | 97.2 | 91.5 |
| HP OmniBook X Flip Compare | 60 | 63.5 | 67.8 | 80.8 | 74.4 | 82 | 37.6 | 32.8 | 98.2 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge X1E-80-100 Compare | 98.8 | 24.5 | 52.2 | 52.5 | 93 | 89.2 | 37.6 | 80.4 | 94.8 |
| ASUS Zenbook UX3407QA-X1P512 Compare | 90.9 | 24.5 | 67.8 | 63.9 | 82.3 | 90 | 37.6 | 59.7 | 97.1 |
| Dell LDB04250-7137BLU-PUS Compare | 67 | 63.5 | 67.8 | 61.3 | 67.4 | 73.6 | 62.2 | 32.8 | 98.2 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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