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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
50 Overall Score
Price $574
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port selection (85th percentile) 85th
- Strong storage (82nd percentile) 82nd
- Strong reliability (79th percentile) 79th
- Strong portability (69th percentile) 69th
Cons
- Below average ram (6th percentile)
- Below average cpu (9th percentile)
- Below average gpu (33rd 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 | 1920 (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 M4 Pro | ASUS ProArt PX13 | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 | HP OmniBook X Flip 14-fk0033dx | Dell Premium LDA14250-7667SLV-PUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i7 8565U | Apple M4 Pro | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 | Intel Core Ultra 7 255H |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 24 | 32 | 32 | 24 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 512 | 1000 | 1000 | 1024 | 1000 |
| Screen | 14" 1920x1080 | 14" 3024x1964 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 14" 1920x1200 | 14.5" 3200x2000 |
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics | Apple M4 Pro 16-core | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 | Intel Arc Graphics | AMD Radeon 860M | Intel Arc Graphics |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1 | 1.4 | 1.7 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 72 | 73 | - | - | 62 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Screen | Compact | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T490 | 8.7 | 32.7 | 6 | 84.9 | 42.3 | 69.2 | 81.7 | 79.3 | 66.5 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Pro Compare | 90.7 | 72.7 | 67.7 | 99.4 | 99.2 | 72.2 | 39.7 | 96.7 | 99.3 |
| ASUS ProArt PX13 Compare | 89.2 | 77.8 | 91.8 | 76.2 | 95 | 91.3 | 64.6 | 59 | 94.3 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 64.5 | 62.4 | 82 | 81.8 | 91.1 | 95.3 | 74.1 | 59 | 86.8 |
| HP OmniBook X Flip 14-fk0033dx Compare | 78.1 | 58.8 | 84.6 | 81.8 | 73.7 | 77.9 | 69.7 | 32.5 | 96.6 |
| Dell Premium LDA14250-7667SLV-PUS Compare | 85.3 | 62.4 | 90.7 | 71.8 | 96.6 | 56 | 64.6 | 32.5 | 96.6 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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