Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T490s 2018, Core i7-8565U, 8GB, 1TB SSD, Black
CPU Intel Core i7 8565U
RAM 8 GB
Storage 1 TB
Screen 14" 1920x1080
GPU Intel UHD Graphics 620
OS Windows 10 Pro
Weight 1.1 kg
Battery 57 Wh
47 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong portability (90th percentile) 90th
- Strong reliability (82nd percentile) 82nd
- Strong storage (79th percentile) 79th
- Strong affordability (74th percentile) 74th
Cons
- Below average ram (6th percentile)
- Below average cpu (21st percentile)
- Below average gpu (28th percentile)
- Below average screen (31st percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i7 8565U |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 1.8 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 620 |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM Type | Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 1 TB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 14" |
| Resolution | 1920x1080 (Full HD) |
| Panel | IPS |
| Brightness | 250 nits |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 2 |
| USB Ports | 2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 3 |
| HDMI | HDMI 1.4b |
| Wi-Fi | WiFi 5 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.0 |
Physical
| Weight | 1.1 kg / 2.5 lbs |
| Battery | 57 Wh |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T490s | Apple MacBook Air M4 | ASUS ProArt PX13 | HP OmniBook X Flip | MSI Creator A13V | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP944XHA-KG2US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i7 8565U | Apple M4 | AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 388 | AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 | Intel Core i7 13620H | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 16 | 32 | 24 | 32 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 1024 | 512 | 1024 | 2048 | 512 |
| Screen | 14" 1920x1080 | 13.6" 2560x1664 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 14" 1920x1200 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 620 | Apple (10-Core) | AMD Radeon Graphics | AMD Radeon 860M | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 | Intel Arc Graphics |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro |
| Weight (kg) | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.2 |
| Battery (Wh) | 57 | 54 | 73 | 59 | 54 | 63 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T490s | 20.5 | 27.7 | 6 | 71.3 | 30.6 | 90.2 | 79.3 | 81.8 | 41.5 | 73.6 |
| Apple MacBook Air M4 Compare | 76.1 | 74.8 | 50 | 51.5 | 87 | 91.4 | 79.3 | 98.1 | 91.6 | 31.4 |
| 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 |
| MSI Creator A13V Compare | 75 | 90 | 83.9 | 68 | 89.7 | 72.9 | 93.9 | 60.4 | 64.4 | 28.7 |
| 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 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
- Overall46.9
- AI/LLM11.4
- Gaming10.8
- Portability68.2
- Creator18.1
- Student71
- Business55.5
- Developer38.2
- Entertainment40.5
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