Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T480s Black
CPU i7-8550U
RAM 8 GB
Storage 512 GB
Screen 14" 2560x1440
GPU Intel UHD 620
OS Windows 10 Pro
Weight 1.3 kg
21 Overall Score
Price $781
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong portability (85th percentile) 85th
- Strong screen (81st percentile) 81st
- Strong port selection (81st percentile) 81st
- Strong reliability (80th percentile) 80th
Cons
- Below average ram (6th percentile)
- Below average gpu (12th percentile)
- Below average cpu (27th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | i7-8550U |
| Frequency | 1.8 GHz |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel UHD 620 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe 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 M4 Pro | HP OMEN Transcend | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 | ASUS Zenbook ASUS ROG Strix G17 Gaming |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | i7-8550U | Apple M4 Pro | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 48 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 512 | 1024 | 1024 | 1000 | 1000 |
| Screen | 14" 2560x1440 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 14" 1920x1200 |
| GPU | Intel UHD 620 | Apple (20-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | Intel Arc Graphics | Intel Arc Graphics | Intel Arc Graphics |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1 | 1.3 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 72 | 71 | 15 | - | 75 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T480s | 26.5 | 11.8 | 6 | 80.8 | 80.9 | 85.4 | 52.2 | 80.4 | 43.2 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Pro Compare | 90.3 | 72.9 | 91.7 | 77.1 | 99.2 | 69.2 | 52.2 | 97.2 | 99.8 |
| HP OMEN Transcend Compare | 88.1 | 91.9 | 90.8 | 90.9 | 96.2 | 73.2 | 67.7 | 32.8 | 97.1 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US Compare | 67 | 63.5 | 81 | 63.9 | 95.8 | 87.2 | 80.5 | 80.4 | 97.1 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 63.8 | 63.5 | 81 | 80.8 | 91.3 | 96.2 | 72.6 | 59.7 | 85.9 |
| ASUS Zenbook ASUS ROG Strix G17 Gaming Compare | 88.5 | 66.2 | 90.8 | 63.9 | 81.1 | 86.5 | 62.2 | 59.7 | 98.2 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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