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Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T490 Black 2018
CPU Intel Core i7 8565U
RAM 24 GB
Storage 1 TB
Screen 14" 1920x1080
GPU Intel UHD Graphics
OS Windows 10 Pro
Weight 1.5 kg
52 Overall Score
Price $651
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong storage (81st percentile) 81st
- Strong reliability (80th percentile) 80th
- Strong portability (78th percentile) 78th
- Strong port selection (73rd percentile) 73rd
Cons
- Below average cpu (9th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i7 8565U |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 1.8 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM Type | Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 24 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 1 TB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 14" |
| Resolution | 1920x1080 (Full HD) |
| Panel | IPS |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 1 |
| USB Ports | 2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 3 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 5 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
Physical
| Weight | 1.5 kg / 3.2 lbs |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T490 | Apple MacBook Pro M5 | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 | ASUS Zenbook Duo UX8406CA-PS99T | Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition | Acer Predator Helios Neo PHN16-73-95G8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i7 8565U | Apple M5 | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX |
| RAM (GB) | 24 | 16 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 1024 | 1000 | 1024 | 1024 | 1024 |
| Screen | 14" 1920x1080 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 | 15" 2496x1664 | 16" 2560x1600 |
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics | Apple (10-Core) | Intel Arc Graphics | Intel Arc Graphics | Qualcomm Adreno | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 2.7 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 72 | - | 75 | 66 | 90 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T490 | 9 | 35.1 | 56.1 | 72.5 | 42.1 | 77.8 | 80.5 | 80.4 | 43.5 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M5 Compare | 80.9 | 72.3 | 52.2 | 88 | 99.3 | 72.5 | 80.5 | 97.4 | 99.5 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 63.7 | 64.6 | 80.8 | 80.9 | 91.5 | 96.3 | 72.7 | 59.5 | 88.1 |
| ASUS Zenbook Duo UX8406CA-PS99T Compare | 88.2 | 64.6 | 90.6 | 80.9 | 96.3 | 73.3 | 80.5 | 59.5 | 96.2 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition Compare | 98.9 | 26.6 | 80.8 | 64.4 | 89.3 | 57.2 | 80.5 | 80.4 | 95 |
| Acer Predator Helios Neo PHN16-73-95G8 Compare | 96.3 | 92.5 | 90 | 99.9 | 91.9 | 9.4 | 80.5 | 9.8 | 82.8 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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