Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T430, Core i5, 4GB, 250GB HDD
CPU Intel Core i5
RAM 4 GB
Storage 250 GB
Screen 14" 1600x900
GPU Intel HD Graphics 4000
OS Windows 7 Pro
Weight 2.2 kg
31 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong affordability (98th percentile) 98th
- Strong reliability (82nd percentile) 82nd
- Strong social proof (74th percentile) 74th
Cons
- Below average ram (2nd percentile)
- Below average screen (8th percentile)
- Below average storage (10th percentile)
- Below average cpu (10th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5 |
| Cores | 2 |
| Frequency | 2.5 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 4000 |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM | 48 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR6 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 4 GB |
| Storage | 250 GB |
| Storage Type | HDD |
Display
| Size | 14" |
| Resolution | 1600x900 |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 4 |
| Bluetooth | Yes |
Physical
| Weight | 2.2 kg / 4.9 lbs |
| OS | Windows 7 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T430 | Apple MacBook Pro Core i7 2.6GHz | Dell Latitude 7430 | HP ZBook Firefly 14 G10 | ASUS Vivobook X1404VA-I38128 | Microsoft Surface Pro 1Y2-00001 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5 | Intel 9th Generation Core i7 | Intel Core i7 1265U | Intel Core i5 1350P | Intel Core i3 1315U | Intel Core i5 1135G7 |
| RAM (GB) | 4 | 16 | 32 | 16 | 8 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 250 | 512 | 256 | 256 | 128 | 256 |
| Screen | 14" 1600x900 | 16" 3072x1920 | 14" 1920x1080 | 14" 1920x1200 | 14" 1920x1080 | 12.3" 2736x1824 |
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 4000 | AMD Radeon Pro 5300M | Intel Iris Xe Graphics | Intel Iris Xe Graphics | Intel UHD Graphics | Intel Iris Xe Graphics |
| OS | Windows 7 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 10 Pro |
| Weight (kg) | 2.2 | 2 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 0.8 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 100 | 41 | 51 | 42 | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T430 | 9.7 | 13.9 | 2.3 | 24.4 | 8.2 | 62.6 | 9.6 | 81.8 | 74.2 | 97.8 |
| Apple MacBook Pro Core i7 2.6GHz Compare | 44.3 | 72.5 | 26.3 | 100 | 93.7 | 21.4 | 58.9 | 98.1 | 91.2 | 78.5 |
| Dell Latitude 7430 Compare | 42.2 | 47.2 | 76.8 | 83.3 | 53 | 88 | 27.9 | 33.4 | 74.2 | 77.8 |
| HP ZBook Firefly 14 G10 Compare | 64.3 | 47.2 | 55.8 | 71.3 | 62 | 94.1 | 24 | 33.4 | 27.2 | 81.8 |
| ASUS Vivobook X1404VA-I38128 Compare | 37.7 | 27.8 | 13.3 | 36.1 | 50.2 | 80.1 | 7.5 | 60.4 | 96 | 84.4 |
| Microsoft Surface Pro 1Y2-00001 Compare | 32.4 | 47.2 | 36.3 | 25.3 | 85.2 | 99.4 | 15.8 | 81.8 | 80.6 | 78.6 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
- Overall31.3
- AI/LLM7
- Gaming6.3
- Portability45.2
- Creator9.4
- Student66.2
- Business38.7
- Developer24.9
- Entertainment24.4
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Other Configurations26
ThinkPad 14" T430i5-3320M4GB128GBThinkPad 14" T430Intel Core i5 24GB120GBThinkPad 14" T430Intel Core i5 28GB240GBThinkPad 14" T430Intel Core i5 3320M16GB256GBThinkPad 14" T4302.90GHz4GB256GBThinkPad 14" T430i5-3320M8GB1TBThinkPad 14" T430i5-3320m8GB128GBThinkPad 14" T430i5-3320M8GB250GBThinkPad 14" T430Intel Core i5 28GB256GB
Show all 26 configurations
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