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Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T490 Glossy Black 2018
CPU Intel N-Series N200
RAM 8 GB
Storage 512 GB
Screen 14" 1920x1080
GPU Intel UHD Graphics 620
OS Windows 10 Pro
34 Overall Score
Price $444
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (80th percentile) 80th
- Strong portability (66th percentile) 66th
Cons
- Below average cpu (3rd percentile)
- Below average port selection (5th percentile)
- Below average ram (14th percentile)
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Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel N-Series N200 |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 1.8 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 620 |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM Type | Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 14" |
| Resolution | 1920x1080 (Full HD) |
| Panel | IPS |
Physical
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T490 | Apple MacBook Air M4 | ASUS Zenbook Duo UX8406CA-PS99T | Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition | HP OmniBook X Flip | Dell XPS 13 XPS9350-7715BLK-PUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel N-Series N200 | Apple M4 | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 24 | 32 | 32 | 16 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 1024 | 1024 | 1024 | 1024 | 512 |
| Screen | 14" 1920x1080 | 13.6" 2560x1664 | 14" 2880x1800 | 15" 2496x1664 | 14" 1920x1200 | 13.4" 1920x1200 |
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 620 | Apple (10-Core) | Intel Arc Graphics | Qualcomm Adreno | Intel Arc 140V | Intel Arc Graphics |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | - | 1.2 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.2 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 54 | 75 | 66 | 65 | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T490 | 3.3 | 35.1 | 13.9 | 4.7 | 42.1 | 66 | 38.2 | 80.4 | 43.5 |
| Apple MacBook Air M4 Compare | 73.4 | 70.7 | 66.2 | 58.5 | 86.8 | 91 | 80.5 | 97.4 | 98.7 |
| 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 |
| HP OmniBook X Flip Compare | 66.8 | 64.6 | 67.5 | 80.9 | 74.8 | 82.2 | 80.5 | 32.6 | 98.2 |
| Dell XPS 13 XPS9350-7715BLK-PUS Compare | 66.8 | 64.6 | 99 | 100 | 79.5 | 62.6 | 94.3 | 32.6 | 95 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Other Configurations36
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