Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T490, Core i5-8365U, 8GB, 256GB SSD

★★★★☆ 4.4 (7)
CPU Intel Core i5 8365U
RAM 8 GB
Storage 256 GB
Screen 14" 1920x1080
GPU Intel UHD Graphics 620
OS Windows 11 Pro
Weight 1.5 kg
Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T490, Core i5-8365U, 8GB, 256GB SSD laptop
34 Overall Score

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Snapshot

Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Strong affordability (96th percentile) 96th
  • Strong reliability (82nd percentile) 82nd
  • Strong portability (76th percentile) 76th

Cons

  • Below average port selection (10th percentile)
  • Below average ram (13th percentile)
  • Below average storage (16th percentile)
  • Below average screen (20th percentile)

The proof

Performance

Performance Percentiles

CPU 20.1
GPU 27.7
RAM 13.3
Ports 9.9
Screen 19.9
Portability 75.6
Storage 15.8
Reliability 81.8
Social Proof 45.8
Affordability 96.3

Specifications

Full Specifications

Processor

CPU Intel Core i5 8365U
Cores 4
Frequency 1.6 GHz
L3 Cache 6 MB

Graphics

GPU Intel UHD Graphics 620
Type Integrated
VRAM Type Shared

Memory & Storage

RAM 8 GB
RAM Generation DDR4
Storage 256 GB
Storage Type SSD

Display

Size 14"
Resolution 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Physical

Weight 1.5 kg / 3.3 lbs
OS Windows 11 Pro

vs Competition

Spec Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T490 Apple MacBook Pro 16" True Tone Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge NP960XMA-KB1US MSI Summit A1MTG-001US Dell Latitude 7430 Acer Aspire A14-52M-72FH
CPU Intel Core i5 8365U AMD Ryzen 5 5500 Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 Intel Core Ultra 7 155H Intel Core i7 1265U Intel Core Ultra 7 256V
RAM (GB) 8 32 16 16 32 16
Storage (GB) 256 1024 512 1024 256 1024
Screen 14" 1920x1080 16" 3072x1920 16" 2880x1800 13.3" 1920x1200 14" 1920x1080 14" 1920x1200
GPU Intel UHD Graphics 620 AMD Radeon Pro 5500M Qualcomm Adreno Intel Arc Graphics Intel Iris Xe Graphics Intel Arc Graphics 140V
OS Windows 11 Pro macOS Windows 11 Home Windows 11 Home Windows 11 Pro Windows 11 Home
Weight (kg) 1.5 - 1.5 1.4 1.2 1.4
Battery (Wh) - - 35 70 41 65
Compare Compare Compare Compare Compare
Product CPUGPURAMPortsScreenPortabilityStorageReliabilitySocial ProofAffordability
Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T490 20.127.713.39.919.975.615.881.845.896.3
Apple MacBook Pro 16" True Tone Compare 65.474.667.669.691.219.465.298.1076.4
Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge NP960XMA-KB1US Compare 79.5135051.59641.45181.89651.3
MSI Summit A1MTG-001US Compare 78.468.8501766.393.579.360.474.267.9
Dell Latitude 7430 Compare 42.247.276.883.3538827.933.474.277.9
Acer Aspire A14-52M-72FH Compare 68.768.866.677.466.380.979.310.776.668.9

Price

Value & Pricing

Price History

$216 $217 $218 $219 $220 $221 Jun 18Jun 20 $217

Usage Scores

Overall (33.7)AI/LLM (10.2)Gaming (8.5)Portability (51.5)Creator (12.3)Student (67.6)Business (41.5)Developer (28.1)Entertainment (28.7)
  • Overall33.7
  • AI/LLM10.2
  • Gaming8.5
  • Portability51.5
  • Creator12.3
  • Student67.6
  • Business41.5
  • Developer28.1
  • Entertainment28.7

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Other Configurations41

ThinkPad 14" T490Intel Core i5 8365U16GB256GBBlack$267ThinkPad 14" T490Intel Core i7 8650U16GB256GBBlack$270ThinkPad 14" T490Intel Core i7 8650U16GB512GB$285ThinkPad 14" T490Intel Core i5 8250U8GB128GBBlack$300ThinkPad 14" T490Intel Core i5 8250U8GB256GBBlack$300ThinkPad 14" T490Intel Core i5 8250U16GB256GBBlack$315ThinkPad 14" T490Intel Core i5 8250U16GB512GBBlack$315ThinkPad 14" T490Intel Core i5 8250U16GB128GBBlack$350ThinkPad 14" T490Intel Core i7 8550U16GB256GBBlack$380
Show all 41 configurations
ThinkPad 14" T490Intel Core i7 8565U8GB128GBBlack$389ThinkPad 14" T490Intel Core i7 8565U8GB256GBBlack$403ThinkPad 14" T490Intel Core i7 8550U16GB1TBBlack$403ThinkPad 14" T490Intel Core i7 8550U8GB256GBBlack$417ThinkPad 14" T490Intel Core i7 8565U16GB128GBBlack$423ThinkPad 14" T490Intel Core i7 8565U8GB512GBGlossy Black$444ThinkPad 14" T490Intel Core i7 8565U16GB256GBBlack$449ThinkPad 14" T490Intel Core i7 8550U16GB512GBBlack$465ThinkPad 14" T490Intel Core i5 8350U8GB256GB$470ThinkPad 14" T490Intel Core i7 8565U16GB512GBBlack$491ThinkPad 14" T490Intel Core i7 8550U32GB1TBBlack$498ThinkPad 14" T490Intel Core i7 8565U24GB256GBBlack$526ThinkPad 14" T490Intel Core i7 8565U8GB1TBBlack$528ThinkPad 14" T490Intel Core i7 8550U32GB512GBBlack$550ThinkPad 14" T490Intel Core i7 8565U24GB1TBBlack$651ThinkPad 14" T490Intel Core i7 8565U8GB2TBBlack$680ThinkPad 14" T490Intel Core i7 8565U16GB2TBBlack$717ThinkPad 14" T490Intel Core i7 8565U40GB1TBBlack$761ThinkPad 14" T490Intel Core i7 8565U24GB2TBBlack$804ThinkPad 14" T490Intel Core i7 8665U16GB512GBBlack$978ThinkPad 14" T490Intel Core i7 8565U40GB8TBBlack$1,221ThinkPad 14" T490Intel Core i5 8365U16GB256GBBlackThinkPad 14" T490Intel Core i7 8665U16GB256GBThinkPad 14" T490Intel Core i7 8550U8GB512GBBlackThinkPad 14" T490Intel Core i5 8265U16GB256GBThinkPad 14" T490Intel Core i5 8250U8GB1TBBlackThinkPad 14" T490Intel Core i5 8250U8GB512GBBlackThinkPad 14" T490Intel Core i5 8365U16GB512GBBlackThinkPad 14" T490Intel Core i5 8365U16GB256GBBlackThinkPad 14" T490Intel Core i5 10210U16GB256GBThinkPad 14" T490Intel Core i5 8365U16GB1TBBlackThinkPad 14" T490Intel Core i7 8550U8GB1TBBlack

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