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Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T490 Black
CPU Intel Core i5 8250U
RAM 16 GB
Storage 256 GB
Screen 14" 1920x1080
GPU Intel UHD Graphics 620
OS Windows 11 Pro
Weight 1.8 kg
40 Overall Score
Price $215
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (80th percentile) 80th
- Strong portability (71st percentile) 71st
Cons
- Below average cpu (8th percentile)
- Below average storage (17th percentile)
- Below average gpu (33rd percentile)
- Below average user sentiment (34th percentile)
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Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5 8250U |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 1.6 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 620 |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM Type | Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 14" |
| Resolution | 1920x1080 (Full HD) |
| Panel | IPS |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 2 |
| USB Ports | 1 |
| Thunderbolt | 1 x Thunderbolt |
| HDMI | 1 x HDMI |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 4 |
| Bluetooth | Yes |
| Ethernet | 1 x RJ-45 (1Gbps) |
Physical
| Weight | 1.8 kg / 3.9 lbs |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T490 | Apple MacBook Pro MWP72LL/A | Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge NP960XMA-KB1US | ASUS Zenbook UX3407QA-X1P512 | HP OmniBook 3 /D0VF2UA#ABA | Microsoft Surface Laptop 165H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5 8250U | Intel 10th Generation Core i5 | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-64-100 | Snapdragon X | Intel Core Ultra 7 165H |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 512 | 512 | 512 | 512 | 256 |
| Screen | 14" 1920x1080 | 13.3" 2560x1600 | 16" 2880x1800 | 14" 1920x1200 | 14" 1920x1200 | 13.5" 2256x1504 |
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 620 | Intel Iris Plus Graphics | Qualcomm Adreno | Qualcomm Adreno | Qualcomm Adreno | Intel Arc Graphics |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro |
| Weight (kg) | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.4 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | - | 35 | 70 | 60 | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | User Sentiment | Reliability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T490 | 7.5 | 32.8 | 37.4 | 57.6 | 41.5 | 70.7 | 17.2 | 34.4 | 80.4 |
| Apple MacBook Pro MWP72LL/A Compare | 71.4 | 39 | 47.9 | 99.7 | 82.9 | 92 | 37.3 | 0 | 97.2 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge NP960XMA-KB1US Compare | 98.8 | 24.1 | 51.9 | 57.6 | 95.7 | 41.7 | 52 | 89.6 | 80.4 |
| ASUS Zenbook UX3407QA-X1P512 Compare | 90.8 | 24.1 | 67.6 | 63.6 | 82.2 | 90 | 37.3 | 34.4 | 59.6 |
| HP OmniBook 3 /D0VF2UA#ABA Compare | 89.4 | 24.1 | 37.4 | 85.7 | 67.2 | 79.1 | 37.3 | 94.8 | 32.7 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 165H Compare | 78.5 | 63.2 | 51.9 | 4.3 | 78.5 | 90.3 | 17.2 | 58.2 | 80.4 |
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