Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T480s Black
The 1.31kg chassis houses a quad-core i7-8650U and a generous 2TB SSD, delivering strong multitasking in an ultraportable form with Thunderbolt connectivity. Its matte 14-inch IPS display and fingerprint reader reinforce the classic ThinkPad focus on practical durability and security. This configuration is best for business travelers who need ample local storage and legacy ports like Ethernet and HDMI in a lightweight package.
CPU Intel Core i7 8650U
RAM 16 GB
Storage 2 TB
Screen 14" 1920x1080
GPU Intel UHD 620 Integrated Graphics
OS Windows 10 Pro
Weight 1.3 kg
52 Overall Score
Price $834
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong storage (90th percentile) 90th
- Strong portability (86th percentile) 86th
- Strong port selection (81st percentile) 81st
- Strong reliability (81st percentile) 81st
Cons
- Below average cpu (12th percentile)
- Below average gpu (13th percentile)
- Below average ram (26th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i7 8650U |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 1.9 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel UHD 620 Integrated Graphics |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 2 TB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 14" |
| Resolution | 1920x1080 (Full HD) |
| 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 M5 Pro | ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WR-G14.R95070TI | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 | Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition | Dell Premium LDA14250-7667SLV-PUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i7 8650U | Apple M5 Pro | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 | Intel Core Ultra 7 255H |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 24 | 32 | 32 | 64 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 2048 | 2000 | 1000 | 1000 | 1024 | 1000 |
| Screen | 14" 1920x1080 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 2880x1800 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 15" 2496x1664 | 14.5" 3200x2000 |
| GPU | Intel UHD 620 Integrated Graphics | Apple M5 Pro 16-core | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | Intel Arc Graphics | Qualcomm Adreno GPU | Intel Arc Graphics |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | - | - | - | 66 | 62 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T480s | 11.5 | 13.2 | 26.2 | 80.8 | 42.2 | 85.8 | 90.3 | 80.6 | 67 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M5 Pro Compare | 98.3 | 76.1 | 58.4 | 77.2 | 99.5 | 70.1 | 89.2 | 97.4 | 99.5 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WR-G14.R95070TI Compare | 88.9 | 93.4 | 91.6 | 80.8 | 96.4 | 74.9 | 89.3 | 59.8 | 96.2 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 63.6 | 65 | 80.8 | 80.8 | 91.6 | 96.4 | 72.4 | 59.8 | 88.1 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition Compare | 98.8 | 27.4 | 98.7 | 64.2 | 91 | 57.5 | 80.3 | 80.6 | 79.6 |
| Dell Premium LDA14250-7667SLV-PUS Compare | 85.1 | 65 | 89.9 | 70.9 | 97.1 | 60 | 62.3 | 32.8 | 97.3 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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