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Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T490, Core i7-8565U, 40GB, 1TB SSD, Black
CPU Intel Core i7 8565U
RAM 40 GB
Storage 1 TB
Screen 14" 1920x1080
GPU Intel UHD 620
OS Windows 10 Home
49 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong ram (83rd percentile) 83rd
- Strong reliability (82nd percentile) 82nd
- Strong storage (79th percentile) 79th
- Strong portability (66th percentile) 66th
Cons
- Below average port selection (10th percentile)
- Below average cpu (21st percentile)
- Below average gpu (28th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i7 8565U |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 1.8 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel UHD 620 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 40 GB |
| Storage | 1 TB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 14" |
| Resolution | 1920x1080 (Full HD) |
| Panel | IPS |
Physical
| OS | Windows 10 Home |
vs Competition
| Spec | Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T490 | Apple MacBook Air M4 | ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403UM-G14.R9HX4 | HP OmniBook X Flip | MSI Creator A13V | Alienware Aurora LAC16251-9582BLU-PUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i7 8565U | Apple M4 | AMD Ryzen 9 270 | AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 | Intel Core i7 13620H | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX |
| RAM (GB) | 40 | 24 | 16 | 24 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 1024 | 1024 | 1024 | 2048 | 2048 |
| Screen | 14" 1920x1080 | 13.6" 2560x1664 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14" 1920x1200 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 2560x1600 |
| GPU | Intel UHD 620 | Apple (10-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | AMD Radeon 860M | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| OS | Windows 10 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | - | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 2.5 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 54 | 73 | 59 | 54 | 96 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T490 | 20.5 | 27.7 | 82.6 | 9.9 | 39.1 | 66 | 79.3 | 81.8 | 64.4 | 57.5 |
| Apple MacBook Air M4 Compare | 76.1 | 74.8 | 65 | 51.4 | 87 | 91.4 | 79.3 | 98.1 | 99.4 | 27.5 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403UM-G14.R9HX4 Compare | 84.9 | 87.5 | 64.4 | 83.3 | 95.4 | 74.8 | 79.3 | 60.4 | 94.6 | 14.7 |
| HP OmniBook X Flip Compare | 80.3 | 63.7 | 82.3 | 77.4 | 74 | 79.4 | 65.3 | 33.4 | 97.3 | 43.4 |
| MSI Creator A13V Compare | 75 | 90 | 83.9 | 67.9 | 89.7 | 72.9 | 93.9 | 60.4 | 64.4 | 28.8 |
| Alienware Aurora LAC16251-9582BLU-PUS Compare | 97.2 | 92.6 | 86.4 | 83.3 | 90.7 | 12.6 | 89.8 | 4 | 98.4 | 14.1 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
- Overall49.2
- AI/LLM25.6
- Gaming14.1
- Portability60
- Creator22.7
- Student71.7
- Business56.2
- Developer50.3
- Entertainment44.9
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