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
45 Overall Score
Price $245
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (79th percentile) 79th
- Strong compact (69th percentile) 69th
Cons
- Below average cpu (9th percentile)
- Below average storage (19th percentile)
- Below average user sentiment (35th 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 | 1920 (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 Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US | HP OmniBook X Flip 14-fk0033dx | ASUS Zenbook UX3407QA-X1P512 | Dell LDB04255-A369BLU-PUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5 8250U | Intel 10th Generation Core i5 | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V | AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-64-100 | AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 16 | 32 | 24 | 16 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 512 | 1024 | 1024 | 512 | 1024 |
| Screen | 14" 1920x1080 | 13.3" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14" 1920x1200 | 14" 1920x1200 | 14" 1920x1200 |
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 620 | Intel Iris Plus Graphics | Intel Arc | AMD Radeon 860M | Qualcomm Adreno | AMD Radeon 840M |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | Mac OS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.5 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | - | 15 | - | - | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Screen | Compact | Storage | User Sentiment | Reliability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T490 | 8.6 | 45.6 | 38.8 | 61 | 41.1 | 69.4 | 18.7 | 34.5 | 78.9 |
| Apple MacBook Pro MWP72LL/A Compare | 71.8 | 51.4 | 49.8 | 97.4 | 81.1 | 90.8 | 39.3 | 0 | 96.4 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US Compare | 67.3 | 64.3 | 81.3 | 66.5 | 95 | 85.5 | 81.5 | 0 | 78.9 |
| HP OmniBook X Flip 14-fk0033dx Compare | 75.3 | 60.5 | 84 | 83 | 72.3 | 77.8 | 69.4 | 98.2 | 32 |
| ASUS Zenbook UX3407QA-X1P512 Compare | 91.2 | 38.1 | 68.7 | 66.5 | 80.4 | 88.5 | 39.3 | 0 | 58.5 |
| Dell LDB04255-A369BLU-PUS Compare | 75.3 | 58.9 | 66.6 | 71.2 | 65.4 | 73.6 | 69.4 | 0 | 32 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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