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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 (81st percentile) 81st
- Strong portability (66th percentile) 66th
Cons
- Below average port selection (5th percentile)
- Below average cpu (8th percentile)
- Below average gpu (13th 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 Core i7 2.6GHz | HP OmniBook X Flip | Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge X1E-80-100 | ASUS Vivobook TP3407SA-DS74T | Dell LDB04250-7137BLU-PUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5 8250U | Intel 9th Generation Core i7 | Intel Core Ultra 5 226V | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 512 | 512 | 512 | 1024 | 1000 |
| Screen | 14" | 16" 3072x1920 | 14" 1920x1200 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14" 1920x1200 | 14" 1920x1200 |
| GPU | - | AMD Radeon Pro 5300M | Intel Arc 130V | Qualcomm Adreno | Intel Arc Graphics | Intel Arc Graphics |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | - | 2 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 1.6 |
| 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 | 13.2 | 37.7 | 4.6 | 21.9 | 66.1 | 17.7 | 80.6 |
| Apple MacBook Pro Core i7 2.6GHz Compare | 89.4 | 67.9 | 26.9 | 98.2 | 93.7 | 21.8 | 59.8 | 97.4 |
| HP OmniBook X Flip Compare | 59.8 | 65 | 67.6 | 80.8 | 75 | 82.5 | 38 | 32.8 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge X1E-80-100 Compare | 98.8 | 27.4 | 52.1 | 52.7 | 93.2 | 89.5 | 38 | 80.6 |
| ASUS Vivobook TP3407SA-DS74T Compare | 66.8 | 65 | 52.1 | 75.3 | 81 | 74.9 | 80.3 | 59.8 |
| Dell LDB04250-7137BLU-PUS Compare | 66.8 | 65 | 67.6 | 61.5 | 68.1 | 74 | 62.3 | 32.8 |
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