Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T480
CPU Intel Core i3 7300
RAM 8 GB
Storage 256 GB
Screen 14"
OS Windows 10
28 Overall Score
Price $628
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (81st percentile) 81st
- Strong portability (66th percentile) 66th
Cons
- Below average cpu (4th percentile)
- Below average port selection (5th percentile)
- Below average gpu (13th percentile)
- Below average ram (14th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i3 7300 |
| Cores | 5 |
| Frequency | 2.6 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 14" |
Physical
| OS | Windows 10 |
vs Competition
| Spec | Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T480 | Apple MacBook Pro M5 | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 | ASUS ProArt PX13 | Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition | Acer Predator Helios Neo PHN16-73-95G8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i3 7300 | Apple M5 | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 16 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 1024 | 1000 | 1000 | 1024 | 1024 |
| Screen | 14" | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 15" 2496x1664 | 16" 2560x1600 |
| GPU | - | Apple (10-Core) | Intel Arc Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 | Qualcomm Adreno | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| OS | Windows 10 | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | - | 1.5 | 1 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 2.7 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 72 | - | 73 | 66 | 90 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T480 | 3.6 | 13.2 | 13.9 | 4.6 | 21.9 | 66.1 | 17.7 | 80.6 | 43.7 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M5 Compare | 80.9 | 72.6 | 52.1 | 87.9 | 99.3 | 72.6 | 80.3 | 97.4 | 99.5 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 63.6 | 65 | 80.8 | 80.8 | 91.6 | 96.4 | 72.4 | 59.8 | 88.1 |
| ASUS ProArt PX13 Compare | 88.9 | 78.9 | 91 | 75.3 | 95.3 | 92.8 | 62.3 | 59.8 | 95 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition Compare | 98.8 | 27.4 | 80.8 | 64.2 | 89.4 | 57.5 | 80.3 | 80.6 | 95 |
| Acer Predator Helios Neo PHN16-73-95G8 Compare | 96.3 | 92.7 | 89.9 | 99.9 | 92 | 9.7 | 80.3 | 9.9 | 82.6 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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