Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T470s 2017, Core i5-6300U, 12GB, 256GB SSD, Black
CPU Intel Core i5-6300U
RAM 12 GB
Storage 256 GB
Screen 14" 1920x1080
GPU Intel HD Graphics 520
OS Windows 10 Pro
Weight 1.3 kg
40 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong portability (86th percentile) 86th
- Strong reliability (82nd percentile) 82nd
- Strong affordability (80th percentile) 80th
Cons
- Below average cpu (8th percentile)
- Below average gpu (16th percentile)
- Below average ram (22nd percentile)
- Below average storage (24th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5-6300U |
| Frequency | 2.4 GHz |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 520 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 12 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 14" |
| Resolution | 1920x1080 (Full HD) |
| Panel | IPS |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 1 |
| USB Ports | 3 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 3 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 5 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.1 |
Physical
| Weight | 1.3 kg / 2.9 lbs |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T470s | Apple MacBook Air M4 | ASUS Vivobook Pro 15 N6506CU-PS97 | HP OmniBook X Flip | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP944XHA-KG2US | Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5-6300U | Apple M4 | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 |
| RAM (GB) | 12 | 32 | 24 | 24 | 16 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 256 | 1024 | 1024 | 512 | 1024 |
| Screen | 14" 1920x1080 | 13.6" 2560x1664 | 15.6" 2880x1620 | 14" 1920x1200 | 14" 2880x1800 | 15" 2496x1664 |
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 520 | Apple (10-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 | AMD Radeon 860M | Intel Arc Graphics | Qualcomm Adreno |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.7 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 54 | 75 | 59 | 63 | 66 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T470s | 8 | 16.4 | 21.6 | 42.2 | 39 | 85.9 | 24 | 81.8 | 64.4 | 80 |
| Apple MacBook Air M4 Compare | 76.1 | 74.8 | 79.5 | 51.4 | 87 | 91.4 | 24 | 98.1 | 98.9 | 36.9 |
| ASUS Vivobook Pro 15 N6506CU-PS97 Compare | 90.1 | 83 | 65.1 | 94.5 | 95.2 | 45 | 79.3 | 60.4 | 77.7 | 34.9 |
| HP OmniBook X Flip Compare | 80.3 | 63.7 | 82.4 | 77.4 | 74 | 79.4 | 65.3 | 33.4 | 97.3 | 43.5 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP944XHA-KG2US Compare | 68.7 | 68.8 | 50 | 83.3 | 91.6 | 89.4 | 51 | 81.8 | 98.4 | 37.9 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition Compare | 79.5 | 13 | 79.5 | 58.1 | 89.3 | 59.2 | 79.3 | 81.8 | 94.6 | 13.8 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
- Overall40.2
- AI/LLM11.8
- Gaming9.3
- Portability62
- Creator14.7
- Student70.6
- Business49.2
- Developer34.8
- Entertainment37.5
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