Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T480 Black
CPU Intel Core i5 8250U
RAM 16 GB
Storage 1 TB
Screen 14" 1920x1080
GPU Intel HD Graphics 620
OS Windows 10 Pro
39 Overall Score
Price $406
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong storage (81st percentile) 81st
- Strong reliability (80th percentile) 80th
- Strong portability (66th percentile) 66th
Cons
- Below average cpu (8th percentile)
- Below average port selection (9th percentile)
- Below average screen (22nd percentile)
- Below average gpu (26th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5 8250U |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 1.6 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 620 |
| Type | Integrated |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| Storage | 1 TB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 14" |
| Resolution | 1920x1080 (Full HD) |
Physical
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T480 | Apple MacBook Air M4 | ASUS Zenbook ASUS ROG Strix G17 Gaming | Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition | HP OmniBook X Flip | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG1US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5 8250U | 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) | 16 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 16 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 256 | 1000 | 1024 | 1024 | 512 |
| Screen | 14" 1920x1080 | 13.6" 2560x1664 | 14" 1920x1200 | 15" 2496x1664 | 14" 1920x1200 | 14" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | Intel HD 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 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.2 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 54 | 75 | 66 | 65 | 41 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T480 | 7.5 | 26.1 | 37.6 | 9.4 | 21.9 | 65.7 | 80.5 | 80.4 |
| Apple MacBook Air M4 Compare | 73.5 | 69.8 | 81 | 58.1 | 86.5 | 90.8 | 25.3 | 97.2 |
| ASUS Zenbook ASUS ROG Strix G17 Gaming Compare | 88.5 | 66.2 | 90.8 | 63.9 | 81.1 | 86.5 | 62.2 | 59.7 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition Compare | 98.8 | 24.5 | 81 | 63.9 | 89.1 | 57.3 | 80.5 | 80.4 |
| HP OmniBook X Flip Compare | 67 | 63.5 | 67.8 | 80.8 | 74.4 | 82 | 80.5 | 32.8 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG1US Compare | 67.4 | 66.2 | 52.2 | 68.8 | 95.8 | 87.2 | 52.2 | 80.4 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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