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Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T490 Black
CPU Intel Core i7 8650U
RAM 16 GB
Storage 256 GB
Screen 14"
OS Windows 11 Pro
33 Overall Score
Price $270
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (80th percentile) 80th
- Strong portability (66th percentile) 66th
Cons
- Below average cpu (11th percentile)
- Below average gpu (13th percentile)
- Below average storage (18th percentile)
- Below average port selection (21st percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i7 8650U |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 1.9 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 14" |
Connectivity
| HDMI | 1 x HDMI |
| Ethernet | 1 x RJ-45 |
Physical
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T490 | Apple MacBook Pro Excellent 16" MVVK2LL/A | ASUS ZenBook UM3406KA-WS79T | HP OmniBook X Flip | Samsung Galaxy Book5 NP750XHD-KB1US | Microsoft Surface Laptop 165H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i7 8650U | Intel Core i9 8-Core 2.3 GHz | AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 | Intel Core Ultra 5 226V | Intel Core Ultra 7 255U | Intel Core Ultra 7 165H |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 64 | 32 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 1024 | 1024 | 512 | 512 | 256 |
| Screen | 14" | 16" 3072x1920 | 14" 1920x1200 | 14" 1920x1200 | 15.6" 1920x1080 | 13.5" 2256x1504 |
| GPU | - | AMD Radeon Pro 5500M | AMD Radeon Graphics | Intel Arc 130V | Intel UHD Graphics | Intel Arc Graphics |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro |
| Weight (kg) | - | 1.9 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.4 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | - | - | 65 | - | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T490 | 11.4 | 12.9 | 37.7 | 20.5 | 22.1 | 66 | 17.9 | 80.4 |
| Apple MacBook Pro Excellent 16" MVVK2LL/A Compare | 81.2 | 70.4 | 90.3 | 99.8 | 90.3 | 22.7 | 67.9 | 97.4 |
| ASUS ZenBook UM3406KA-WS79T Compare | 77.6 | 69.6 | 80.8 | 83.4 | 80.4 | 86.7 | 80.5 | 59.5 |
| HP OmniBook X Flip Compare | 59.8 | 64.6 | 67.5 | 80.9 | 74.8 | 82.2 | 38.2 | 32.6 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 NP750XHD-KB1US Compare | 60.5 | 35.1 | 52.2 | 86.1 | 42.1 | 53.7 | 52.7 | 80.4 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 165H Compare | 78.7 | 64.6 | 52.2 | 4.7 | 78.9 | 90.5 | 17.9 | 80.4 |
Price
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Other Configurations36
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