Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T480
CPU Intel Core i5 8350U
RAM 16 GB
Storage 512 GB
Screen 14" 1366x768
GPU Intel HD Graphics
OS Windows 11 Pro
Battery 72 Wh
39 Overall Score
Price $740
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (80th percentile) 80th
- Strong social proof (75th percentile) 75th
- Strong portability (66th percentile) 66th
Cons
- Below average screen (4th percentile)
- Below average cpu (10th percentile)
- Below average gpu (12th percentile)
- Below average port selection (33rd percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5 8350U |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 1.7 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics |
| Type | Integrated |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 14" |
| Resolution | 1366x768 |
Connectivity
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 3 |
| HDMI | ✓ |
| Ethernet | RJ45 |
Physical
| Battery | 72 Wh |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T480 | Apple MacBook Pro M5 | HP OMEN Transcend | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 | ASUS Zenbook ASUS ROG Strix G17 Gaming |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5 8350U | Apple M5 | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 16 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 1024 | 1024 | 1024 | 1000 | 1000 |
| Screen | 14" 1366x768 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 14" 1920x1200 |
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics | Apple (10-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | Intel Arc Graphics | Intel Arc Graphics | Intel Arc Graphics |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | - | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1 | 1.3 |
| Battery (Wh) | 72 | 72 | 71 | 15 | - | 75 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T480 | 9.8 | 11.8 | 37.6 | 32.6 | 3.9 | 65.7 | 52.2 | 80.4 | 75.2 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M5 Compare | 80.9 | 71.4 | 52.2 | 87.7 | 99.2 | 72.2 | 80.5 | 97.2 | 98.9 |
| HP OMEN Transcend Compare | 88.1 | 91.9 | 90.8 | 90.8 | 96.2 | 73.2 | 67.7 | 32.8 | 97.1 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US Compare | 67 | 63.5 | 81 | 63.9 | 95.8 | 87.2 | 80.5 | 80.4 | 97.1 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 63.8 | 63.5 | 81 | 80.8 | 91.3 | 96.2 | 72.6 | 59.7 | 85.9 |
| ASUS Zenbook ASUS ROG Strix G17 Gaming Compare | 88.5 | 66.2 | 90.8 | 63.9 | 81.1 | 86.5 | 62.2 | 59.7 | 98.2 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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