Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T450, Core i5-5300U, 8GB, 180GB SSD
CPU Intel Core i5 6500
RAM 8 GB
Storage 180 GB
Screen 14" 1366x768
GPU Intel HD Graphics 5500
Weight 1.2 kg
27 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong affordability (99th percentile) 99th
- Strong portability (89th percentile) 89th
- Strong reliability (82nd percentile) 82nd
Cons
- Below average screen (4th percentile)
- Below average storage (10th percentile)
- Below average port selection (10th percentile)
- Below average social proof (10th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5 6500 |
| Cores | 2 |
| Frequency | 2.3 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 5500 |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM | 48 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR6 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 180 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 14" |
| Resolution | 1366x768 |
Physical
| Weight | 1.2 kg / 2.6 lbs |
vs Competition
| Spec | Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T450 | Apple MacBook Pro Core i7 2.6GHz | Dell Latitude 7430 | HP ProBook 445 G9 | ASUS Vivobook X1404VA-I38128 | Microsoft Surface Pro 1Y2-00001 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5 6500 | Intel 9th Generation Core i7 | Intel Core i7 1265U | AMD Ryzen 5 5625U | Intel Core i3 1315U | Intel Core i5 1135G7 |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 16 | 32 | 64 | 8 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 180 | 512 | 256 | 512 | 128 | 256 |
| Screen | 14" 1366x768 | 16" 3072x1920 | 14" 1920x1080 | 14" 1920x1080 | 14" 1920x1080 | 12.3" 2736x1824 |
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 5500 | AMD Radeon Pro 5300M | Intel Iris Xe Graphics | AMD Radeon Graphics | Intel UHD Graphics | Intel Iris Xe Graphics |
| OS | - | macOS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 10 Pro |
| Weight (kg) | 1.2 | 2 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 0.8 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 100 | 41 | - | 42 | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T450 | 18.4 | 14.9 | 13.3 | 9.9 | 3.8 | 89.2 | 9.8 | 81.8 | 10.3 | 98.7 |
| Apple MacBook Pro Core i7 2.6GHz Compare | 44.4 | 72.5 | 26.3 | 100 | 93.7 | 21.4 | 58.9 | 98.1 | 91.2 | 78.5 |
| Dell Latitude 7430 Compare | 42.2 | 47.2 | 76.8 | 83.4 | 53 | 88 | 27.9 | 33.4 | 74.2 | 77.8 |
| HP ProBook 445 G9 Compare | 48.1 | 37.8 | 93.7 | 48.4 | 39.1 | 69.6 | 35.9 | 33.4 | 72.2 | 78.3 |
| ASUS Vivobook X1404VA-I38128 Compare | 37.7 | 27.8 | 13.3 | 36.1 | 50.2 | 80.1 | 7.5 | 60.3 | 96 | 84.3 |
| Microsoft Surface Pro 1Y2-00001 Compare | 32.4 | 47.2 | 36.3 | 25.3 | 85.2 | 99.4 | 15.9 | 81.8 | 80.6 | 78.6 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
- Overall26.7
- AI/LLM6.9
- Gaming5.9
- Portability52.1
- Creator8.3
- Student62.4
- Business34.9
- Developer22.3
- Entertainment17.8
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