Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T470s 2017, Core i5-6300U, 8GB, 1TB SSD, Black
CPU Intel Core i5-6300U
RAM 8 GB
Storage 1 TB
Screen 14" 1920x1080
OS Windows 10 Pro
Weight 1.4 kg
43 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong portability (85th percentile) 85th
- Strong reliability (82nd percentile) 82nd
- Strong affordability (79th percentile) 79th
- Strong storage (65th percentile) 65th
Cons
- Below average ram (6th percentile)
- Below average gpu (6th percentile)
- Below average cpu (8th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5-6300U |
| Cores | 2 |
| Frequency | 2.4 GHz |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 1 TB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 14" |
| Resolution | 1920x1080 (Full HD) |
| Panel | IPS |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 1 |
| USB Ports | 3 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 3 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 5 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.1 |
Physical
| Weight | 1.4 kg / 3.0 lbs |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T470s | Apple MacBook Air M4 | ASUS ProArt PX13 | HP OmniBook X Flip | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP944XHA-KG2US | Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5-6300U | Apple M4 | AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 388 | AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 32 | 32 | 24 | 16 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 256 | 512 | 1024 | 512 | 1024 |
| Screen | 14" 1920x1080 | 13.6" 2560x1664 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 14" 1920x1200 | 14" 2880x1800 | 15" 2496x1664 |
| GPU | - | Apple (10-Core) | AMD Radeon Graphics | AMD Radeon 860M | Intel Arc Graphics | Qualcomm Adreno |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.7 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 54 | 73 | 59 | 63 | 66 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T470s | 8 | 6.3 | 6 | 42.2 | 39.1 | 84.7 | 65.2 | 81.8 | 64.4 | 78.8 |
| Apple MacBook Air M4 Compare | 76.1 | 74.8 | 79.5 | 51.5 | 87 | 91.4 | 24 | 98.1 | 98.9 | 37.1 |
| ASUS ProArt PX13 Compare | 87.8 | 90.8 | 90.9 | 71.3 | 95.4 | 93 | 51 | 60.4 | 96 | 18 |
| HP OmniBook X Flip Compare | 80.3 | 63.7 | 82.3 | 77.4 | 74 | 79.4 | 65.2 | 33.4 | 97.3 | 43.4 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP944XHA-KG2US Compare | 68.7 | 68.8 | 50 | 83.3 | 91.6 | 89.4 | 51 | 81.8 | 98.4 | 37.9 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition Compare | 79.5 | 13 | 79.5 | 58.1 | 89.3 | 59.2 | 79.3 | 81.8 | 94.6 | 13.7 |
Price
Value & Pricing
Price History
Usage Scores
- Overall42.7
- AI/LLM9.5
- Gaming8.2
- Portability63.9
- Creator14.8
- Student71.9
- Business50.2
- Developer33.5
- Entertainment38.6
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