Lenovo ThinkPad 14.1" E14 Gen 2 Black 2021
CPU AMD Ryzen 5 4500U
RAM 8 GB
Storage 256 GB
Screen 14.1" 1920x1080
GPU AMD Radeon Graphics
OS Windows 10 Pro
Weight 1.6 kg
Battery 45 Wh
39 Overall Score
Price $400
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (80th percentile) 80th
- Strong portability (71st percentile) 71st
- Strong gpu (68th percentile) 68th
Cons
- Below average social proof (7th percentile)
- Below average screen (11th percentile)
- Below average ram (14th percentile)
- Below average storage (25th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 5 4500U |
| Cores | 6 |
| Frequency | 2.3 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | AMD Radeon Graphics |
| Type | Discrete |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 14.1" |
| Resolution | 1920x1080 (Full HD) |
| Brightness | 250 nits |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 1 |
| USB Ports | 2 |
| HDMI | 1 x HDMI |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
Physical
| Weight | 1.6 kg / 3.5 lbs |
| Battery | 45 Wh |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Lenovo ThinkPad 14.1" E14 Gen 2 | Apple MacBook Air M4 | ASUS Zenbook UX3405CA-PS99T | HP OmniBook X Flip | Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG1US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 5 4500U | Apple M4 | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 16 | 32 | 24 | 16 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 512 | 1000 | 1024 | 1024 | 512 |
| Screen | 14.1" 1920x1080 | 13.6" 2560x1664 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14" 1920x1200 | 13.8" 2304x1536 | 14" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | AMD Radeon Graphics | Apple (10-Core) | Intel Arc Graphics | AMD Radeon 860M | Qualcomm Adreno | Intel Arc Graphics |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.2 |
| Battery (Wh) | 45 | 54 | 75 | - | 54 | 41 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo ThinkPad 14.1" E14 Gen 2 | 35.3 | 68.1 | 13.5 | 56.3 | 10.6 | 71.4 | 25.4 | 79.9 | 6.9 |
| Apple MacBook Air M4 Compare | 73.6 | 69.4 | 53.1 | 47.9 | 88.7 | 90.6 | 53.2 | 97 | 98.6 |
| ASUS Zenbook UX3405CA-PS99T Compare | 88.8 | 65.4 | 91.3 | 81.4 | 94.9 | 86.1 | 63.4 | 59.5 | 97 |
| HP OmniBook X Flip Compare | 77.7 | 59 | 84.5 | 81.4 | 74.6 | 78.7 | 68.6 | 32.3 | 97 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition Compare | 98.9 | 24.2 | 53.1 | 69.6 | 88.2 | 88.8 | 81.1 | 79.9 | 92.4 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG1US Compare | 67.7 | 65.4 | 53.1 | 69.6 | 95.6 | 86.7 | 53.2 | 79.9 | 97.9 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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