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Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T480s Black 2018
CPU i7-8550U
RAM 24 GB
Storage 2 TB
Screen 14" 2560x1440
GPU Intel UHD 620
OS Windows 10 Pro
Weight 1.3 kg
29 Overall Score
Price $1,017
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong storage (95th percentile) 95th
- Strong compact (84th percentile) 84th
- Strong port (83th percentile) 83th
- Strong screen (80th percentile) 80th
Cons
- Below average gpu (19th percentile)
- Below average cpu (27th percentile)
What owners think
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | i7-8550U |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 1.8 GHz |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel UHD 620 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 24 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 2 TB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 14" |
| Resolution | 2560 (QHD) |
| 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 | ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 | Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max | HP OMEN Transcend 14-fb1023dx | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | i7-8550U | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Apple M4 Max | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V |
| RAM (GB) | 24 | 32 | 36 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 2048 | 2000 | 1024 | 1024 | 1000 | 1024 |
| Screen | 14" 2560x1440 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14" 3024x1964 | 14" 2880x1800 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | Intel UHD 620 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | Apple M4 Max 32-core | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | Intel Arc | Intel Arc |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | Windows 11 Home | macOS Sequoia 15.1 | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1 | 1.2 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | - | 72 | 71 | - | 15 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Screen | Compact | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T480s | 27 | 19 | 57.7 | 82.5 | 80.4 | 84 | 94.8 | 79.3 | 44.7 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare | 87 | 91.3 | 92.4 | 92 | 96 | 72.7 | 90.3 | 59 | 97.9 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max Compare | 92.3 | 19 | 79.3 | 99.9 | 99.2 | 71.6 | 69.7 | 96.7 | 98.7 |
| HP OMEN Transcend 14-fb1023dx Compare | 89 | 87.5 | 91.3 | 92 | 96 | 71.4 | 81.8 | 32.4 | 96.9 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 64.8 | 64.9 | 82 | 82.5 | 91.1 | 95.2 | 74.3 | 59 | 86.9 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US Compare | 67.8 | 64.9 | 82 | 66.3 | 95.5 | 85.7 | 81.8 | 79.3 | 96.9 |
Price
Value & Pricing
From $1,017
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Jun 27, 2026 Used $1,017
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