Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T490 Black
CPU Intel Core i7 8565U
RAM 8 GB
Storage 1 TB
Screen 14" 1920x1080
GPU Intel UHD Graphics
OS Windows 10 Pro
Weight 1.8 kg
49 Overall Score
Price $574
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port selection (84th percentile) 84th
- Strong storage (80th percentile) 80th
- Strong reliability (80th percentile) 80th
- Strong portability (72nd percentile) 72nd
Cons
- Below average ram (6th percentile)
- Below average cpu (9th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i7 8565U |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 4.6 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM Type | Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 1 TB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 14" |
| Resolution | 1920x1080 (Full HD) |
| Panel | IPS |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 1 |
| USB Ports | 3 |
| Thunderbolt | 1x Thunderbolt 3 |
| HDMI | 1 x HDMI |
| Wi-Fi | WiFi 5 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
Physical
| Weight | 1.8 kg / 3.9 lbs |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T490 | Apple MacBook Pro M5 | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 | ASUS ProArt PX13 | Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition | Acer Predator Helios Neo PHN16-73-95G8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i7 8565U | Apple M5 | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 16 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 1024 | 1000 | 1000 | 1024 | 1024 |
| Screen | 14" 1920x1080 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 15" 2496x1664 | 16" 2560x1600 |
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics | Apple (10-Core) | Intel Arc Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 | Qualcomm Adreno | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 2.7 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 72 | - | 73 | 66 | 90 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T490 | 8.9 | 35.1 | 6.1 | 84.2 | 42 | 71.5 | 80.4 | 80.4 | 67.2 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M5 Compare | 80.8 | 72.2 | 52.1 | 88 | 99.3 | 72.5 | 80.4 | 97.4 | 99.5 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 63.5 | 64.5 | 80.8 | 80.8 | 91.5 | 96.3 | 72.6 | 59.5 | 88.2 |
| ASUS ProArt PX13 Compare | 88.8 | 78.6 | 91.1 | 75.3 | 95.3 | 92.7 | 62.5 | 59.5 | 95 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition Compare | 98.8 | 26.7 | 80.8 | 64.4 | 89.3 | 57.3 | 80.4 | 80.4 | 95 |
| Acer Predator Helios Neo PHN16-73-95G8 Compare | 96.3 | 92.5 | 89.9 | 99.9 | 91.9 | 9.5 | 80.4 | 9.8 | 82.8 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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