Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T480s Black
CPU i7-8550U
RAM 16 GB
Storage 256 GB
Screen 14" 2560x1440
GPU Intel UHD 620
OS Windows 10 Pro
Weight 1.3 kg
21 Overall Score
Price $839
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong portability (86th percentile) 86th
- Strong screen (82nd percentile) 82nd
- Strong port selection (81st percentile) 81st
- Strong reliability (81st percentile) 81st
Cons
- Below average gpu (13th percentile)
- Below average storage (18th percentile)
- Below average ram (26th percentile)
- Below average cpu (26th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | i7-8550U |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 1.8 GHz |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel UHD 620 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 14" |
| Resolution | 2560x1440 (QHD) |
| Panel | IPS |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 2 |
| USB Ports | 2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 3 |
| HDMI | HDMI 1.4b |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 5 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
Physical
| Weight | 1.3 kg / 2.9 lbs |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T480s | Apple MacBook Pro M5 Pro | ASUS ROG Flow Z13 GZ302EA | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 | Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition | Dell Premium LDA14250-7667SLV-PUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | i7-8550U | Apple M5 Pro | AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 | Intel Core Ultra 7 255H |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 24 | 32 | 32 | 64 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 2000 | 1024 | 1000 | 1024 | 1000 |
| Screen | 14" 2560x1440 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 13.4" 2560x1600 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 15" 2496x1664 | 14.5" 3200x2000 |
| GPU | Intel UHD 620 | Apple M5 Pro 16-core | AMD Radeon 8060S Graphics | Intel Arc Graphics | Qualcomm Adreno GPU | Intel Arc Graphics |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | - | 70 | - | 66 | 62 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T480s | 26.4 | 13.2 | 26.2 | 80.8 | 81.6 | 85.8 | 17.7 | 80.6 | 43.7 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M5 Pro Compare | 98.3 | 76.1 | 58.4 | 77.2 | 99.5 | 70.1 | 89.2 | 97.4 | 99.5 |
| ASUS ROG Flow Z13 GZ302EA Compare | 94.9 | 85 | 91.6 | 75.3 | 86.5 | 94.2 | 80.3 | 59.8 | 80.7 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 63.6 | 65 | 80.8 | 80.8 | 91.6 | 96.4 | 72.4 | 59.8 | 88.1 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition Compare | 98.8 | 27.4 | 98.7 | 64.2 | 91 | 57.5 | 80.3 | 80.6 | 79.7 |
| Dell Premium LDA14250-7667SLV-PUS Compare | 85.1 | 65 | 89.9 | 70.9 | 97.1 | 60 | 62.3 | 32.8 | 97.3 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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