Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T14 Gen 2 Black 2021

★★★★★ 4.7 (10)
CPU Intel Core i7 1185G
RAM 16 GB
Storage 256 GB
Screen 14" 1920x1080
GPU Intel Iris Xe Graphics
OS Windows 11 Pro
Weight 1.8 kg
Battery 50 Wh
Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T14 Gen 2 Black 2021 laptop
55 Overall Score
Price $390
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Snapshot

Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Strong port selection (95th percentile) 95th
  • Strong reliability (80th percentile) 80th
  • Strong social proof (79th percentile) 79th
  • Strong portability (71st percentile) 71st

Cons

  • Below average storage (25th percentile)
  • Below average cpu (25th percentile)

The proof

Performance

Performance Percentiles

CPU 25.2
GPU 45.9
RAM 37.4
Ports 95.1
Screen 54.2
Portability 70.7
Storage 25.1
Reliability 80.4
Social Proof 78.6

Specifications

Full Specifications

Processor

CPU Intel Core i7 1185G
Cores 4
Frequency 3.0 GHz
L3 Cache 12 MB

Graphics

GPU Intel Iris Xe Graphics
Type Integrated
VRAM Type Shared

Memory & Storage

RAM 16 GB
RAM Generation DDR4
Storage 256 GB
Storage Type NVMe SSD

Display

Size 14"
Resolution 1920x1080 (Full HD)
Panel IPS
Brightness 300 nits
Color Gamut 45% NTSC

Connectivity

USB-C Ports 2
USB Ports 2
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 4
HDMI HDMI 2.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 6
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.1
Ethernet Gigabit Ethernet

Physical

Weight 1.8 kg / 3.9 lbs
Battery 50 Wh
OS Windows 11 Pro

vs Competition

Spec Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T14 Gen 2 Apple MacBook Air M4 Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition HP OmniBook X Flip ASUS Vivobook S16 S5606CA-DS99
CPU Intel Core i7 1185G Apple M4 Intel Core Ultra 7 256V Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 Intel Core Ultra 7 256V Core Ultra 9
RAM (GB) 16 32 32 32 16 32
Storage (GB) 256 256 1024 1024 1024 1000
Screen 14" 1920x1080 13.6" 2560x1664 14" 2880x1800 15" 2496x1664 14" 1920x1200 16" 2880x1800
GPU Intel Iris Xe Graphics Apple (10-Core) Intel Arc Graphics Qualcomm Adreno Intel Arc 140V Intel Arc Graphics
OS Windows 11 Pro macOS Windows 11 Home Windows 11 Home Windows 11 Home Windows 11 Home
Weight (kg) 1.8 1.2 1.2 1.7 1.4 1.5
Battery (Wh) 50 54 15 66 65 75
Compare Compare Compare Compare Compare
Product CPUGPURAMPortsScreenPortabilityStorageReliabilitySocial Proof
Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T14 Gen 2 25.245.937.495.154.270.725.180.478.6
Apple MacBook Air M4 Compare 73.369.680.957.686.490.825.197.298.6
Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US Compare 66.863.280.963.695.787.180.480.497.2
Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition Compare 98.824.180.963.68957.180.480.494.8
HP OmniBook X Flip Compare 66.863.267.680.674.381.880.432.798.9
ASUS Vivobook S16 S5606CA-DS99 Compare 88.56680.980.696.742.46259.678.7

Price

Value & Pricing

From $390 4 offers across 1 retailer
Newegg 4 offers From $390
Refurbished Best Price $390 Refurbished $400 Refurbished $445 Refurbished $455

Price History

$380 $400 $420 $440 $460 $480 May 31Jun 29Jul 12 $455

Usage Scores

Overall (54.9)AI/LLM (18.9)Gaming (15.4)Portability (66.4)Creator (23.9)Student (62)Business (61.6)Developer (52)Entertainment (54.7)

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55
Overall Scoreout of 100
Price $390
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Also available open box & refurbished:
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Other Configurations31

ThinkPad 14" T14 Gen 214"Intel Core i5 1135G16GB256GB$320ThinkPad 14" T14 Gen 214"i5-1135G16GB512GB$320ThinkPad 14" T14 Gen 214"i5-1145G16GB512GB$321ThinkPad 14" T14 Gen 214"I7-1185G16GB512GB$330ThinkPad 14" T14 Gen 214"AMD Ryzen 7 5850U16GB512GB$385ThinkPad 14.1" T14 Gen 214.1"AMD Ryzen 5 5650U24GB256GB$395ThinkPad 14.1" T14 Gen 214.1"AMD Ryzen 5 5650U16GB512GB$415ThinkPad 14.1" T14 Gen 214.1"AMD Ryzen 5 5650U16GB256GB$435ThinkPad 14" T14 Gen 214"I7-1185G32GB512GB$448
Show all 31 configurations
ThinkPad 14" T14 Gen 214"Intel Core i5 1145G16GB256GB$300ThinkPad 14" T14 Gen 214"Intel Core i5 1145G32GB256GB$320ThinkPad 14" T14 Gen 214"1185G7 (3.00GHz)24GB512GB$495ThinkPad 14.1" T14 Gen 214.1"AMD Ryzen 5 5650U16GB1TB$520ThinkPad 14.1" T14 Gen 214.1"AMD Ryzen 5 5650U24GB512GB$525ThinkPad 14" T14 Gen 214"1145G7 (2.60GHz)32GB1TB$535ThinkPad 14" T14 Gen 214"1185G7 (3.00GHz)16GB1TB$565ThinkPad 14" T14 Gen 214"1145G7 (2.60GHz)16GB512GB$850ThinkPad 14" T14 Gen 214"i5-1135G16GB500GB$950ThinkPad 14" T14 Gen 214"Intel Core i7 1185G32GB1000GB$989ThinkPad 14" T14 Gen 214"i5-1135G16GB1TB$1,000ThinkPad 14" T14 Gen 214"i5-1135G24GB500GB$1,100ThinkPad 14" T14 Gen 214"2.5 GHz core_i5_family32GB1TB$1,299ThinkPad 14" T14 Gen 214"i7-1185G16GB512GB$1,300ThinkPad 14" T14 Gen 214"Intel Core i7 1185G32GB1TB$1,300ThinkPad 14" T14 Gen 214"Intel Core i5 1135G16GB512GBThinkPad 14" T14 Gen 214"i7-1185G32GB256GBThinkPad 14" T14 Gen 214"Intel Core i5 1135G24GB1TBThinkPad 14" T14 Gen 214"Intel Core i7 1165G732GB512GBThinkPad 14" T14 Gen 214"AMD Ryzen 7 5850U16GB256GBThinkPad 14.1" T14 Gen 214.1"AMD Ryzen 5 5650U24GB2TBThinkPad 14" T14 Gen 214"Intel Core i5 1145G16GB256GB

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