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Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T490 Black 2020
CPU i7-8565U
RAM 16 GB
Storage 512 GB
Screen 14" 1920x1080
GPU Intel UHD Graphics 620
OS Windows 10 Pro
Weight 1.8 kg
Battery 50 Wh
22 Overall Score
Price $541
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port selection (80th percentile) 80th
- Strong reliability (79th percentile) 79th
- Strong portability (68th percentile) 68th
- Strong social proof (67th percentile) 67th
Cons
- Below average screen (23rd percentile)
- Below average cpu (26th percentile)
- Below average gpu (33rd percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | i7-8565U |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 1.8 GHz |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 620 |
| Type | integrated |
| VRAM Type | Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 14" |
| Resolution | 1920 (Full HD) |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 1 |
| USB Ports | 2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 3 |
| HDMI | 1 x HDMI |
| Wi-Fi | 802.11ac |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
Physical
| Weight | 1.8 kg / 4.0 lbs |
| Battery | 50 Wh |
| 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-fm0023dx | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro 360 Ultra 7 258v |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | i7-8565U | Apple M4 Pro | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V | AMD Ryzen AI 7 Pro 360 |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 24 | 32 | 32 | 16 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 512 | 1000 | 1000 | 1024 | 1024 |
| Screen | 14" 1920x1080 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 14" 1920x1200 | 16" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 620 | Apple M4 Pro 16-core GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 | Intel Arc Graphics | Intel Arc 140V | Intel Arc Graphics 140V |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro |
| Weight (kg) | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1 | 1.4 | 1.7 |
| Battery (Wh) | 50 | 70 | 73 | - | 65 | 76 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Screen | Compact | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T490 | 26.4 | 33.1 | 39.3 | 79.5 | 22.8 | 68.3 | 54.8 | 79.4 | 66.5 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Pro Compare | 90.7 | 72.7 | 68 | 99.4 | 99.2 | 67.7 | 40.1 | 96.7 | 99.3 |
| ASUS ProArt PX13 Compare | 89.2 | 77.9 | 91.9 | 76.4 | 95 | 91.4 | 64.8 | 59.2 | 94.3 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 64.7 | 62.6 | 82.1 | 82 | 91.1 | 95.3 | 74.3 | 59.2 | 86.8 |
| HP OmniBook X Flip 14-fm0023dx Compare | 68.1 | 62.6 | 69.3 | 82 | 73.9 | 80.5 | 81.9 | 32.8 | 98.6 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro 360 Ultra 7 258v Compare | 71.8 | 62.6 | 82.1 | 76.4 | 94.5 | 31.1 | 90.3 | 79.4 | 94.3 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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