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Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T480s
CPU Intel Core i5 8250U
RAM 16 GB
Storage 256 GB
Screen 14"
OS Windows 11 Pro
31 Overall Score
Price $235
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (80th percentile) 80th
- Strong portability (66th percentile) 66th
Cons
- Below average port selection (4th percentile)
- Below average cpu (8th percentile)
- Below average gpu (12th percentile)
- Below average storage (18th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5 8250U |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 1.6 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 14" |
Physical
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T480s | Apple MacBook Pro Geek Squad Certified Refurbished 16" | HP OmniBook X Flip | Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge X1E-80-100 | ASUS Vivobook TP3407SA-DS74T | Dell Latitude 7455 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5 8250U | AMD Ryzen 5 5500 | Intel Core Ultra 5 226V | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 1000 | 512 | 512 | 1024 | 512 |
| Screen | 14" | 16" 3072x1920 | 14" 1920x1200 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14" 1920x1200 | 14" 2560x1600 |
| GPU | - | AMD Radeon Pro 5500M | Intel Arc 130V | Qualcomm Adreno | Intel Arc Graphics | Qualcomm Adreno |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro |
| Weight (kg) | - | 2 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 1.4 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | - | 65 | 35 | 70 | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T480s | 7.5 | 11.8 | 37.6 | 4.4 | 21.9 | 65.7 | 17.5 | 80.4 |
| Apple MacBook Pro Geek Squad Certified Refurbished 16" Compare | 63.2 | 69.5 | 26.8 | 99.7 | 90.1 | 21.8 | 62.2 | 97.2 |
| HP OmniBook X Flip Compare | 60 | 63.5 | 67.8 | 80.8 | 74.4 | 82 | 37.6 | 32.8 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge X1E-80-100 Compare | 98.8 | 24.5 | 52.2 | 52.5 | 93 | 89.2 | 37.6 | 80.4 |
| ASUS Vivobook TP3407SA-DS74T Compare | 67 | 63.5 | 52.2 | 75.1 | 80.4 | 74.5 | 80.5 | 59.7 |
| Dell Latitude 7455 Compare | 98.8 | 24.5 | 81 | 75.1 | 86.1 | 78.7 | 37.6 | 32.8 |
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