Lenovo ThinkPad 15.6" T550, Core i7-5600U, 16GB, 512GB SSD
CPU Intel Core i7 2
RAM 16 GB
Storage 512 GB
Screen 15.6" 1920x1080
OS Windows 10 Pro
26 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (82nd percentile) 82nd
- Strong affordability (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average gpu (6th percentile)
- Below average cpu (7th percentile)
- Below average port selection (10th percentile)
- Below average user sentiment (17th percentile)
What owners think
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65/100Our AI sentiment read
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i7 2 |
| Cores | 6 |
| Frequency | 2.6 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 15.6" |
| Resolution | 1920x1080 (Full HD) |
Physical
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Lenovo ThinkPad 15.6" T550 | Apple MacBook Air M4 | ASUS ProArt PX13 | HP OmniBook X Flip | MSI Creator A13V | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP964XHA-KG2US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i7 2 | Apple M4 | AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 388 | AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 | Intel Core i7 13620H | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 24 | 32 | 24 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 1024 | 512 | 1024 | 2048 | 1024 |
| Screen | 15.6" 1920x1080 | 13.6" 2560x1664 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 14" 1920x1200 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | - | Apple (10-Core) | AMD Radeon Graphics | AMD Radeon 860M | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 | Intel Arc Graphics 140V |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro |
| Weight (kg) | - | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.7 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 54 | 73 | 59 | 54 | 76 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | User Sentiment | Reliability | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo ThinkPad 15.6" T550 | 7.1 | 6.4 | 36.3 | 9.9 | 19.9 | 38.5 | 35.8 | 17.2 | 81.8 | 41.5 | 69.7 |
| Apple MacBook Air M4 Compare | 76.1 | 74.8 | 65 | 51.4 | 87 | 91.4 | 79.3 | 90.8 | 98.1 | 99.4 | 27.5 |
| ASUS ProArt PX13 Compare | 87.8 | 90.8 | 90.9 | 71.3 | 95.4 | 93 | 51 | 0 | 60.4 | 96 | 18 |
| HP OmniBook X Flip Compare | 80.3 | 63.7 | 82.3 | 77.3 | 74 | 79.4 | 65.3 | 99 | 33.4 | 97.3 | 43.5 |
| MSI Creator A13V Compare | 75 | 90 | 83.8 | 67.9 | 89.7 | 72.9 | 93.9 | 0 | 60.4 | 64.4 | 28.7 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP964XHA-KG2US Compare | 66 | 68.8 | 79.5 | 83.3 | 91.6 | 33.2 | 79.3 | 0 | 81.8 | 98.4 | 15.6 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
- Overall25.9
- AI/LLM11.4
- Gaming6.8
- Portability34.1
- Creator12
- Student52.6
- Business34.5
- Developer29.5
- Entertainment23.8
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