Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T480s Black
CPU Intel Core i5 8350U
RAM 8 GB
Storage 512 GB
Screen 14" 1920x1080
GPU Intel UHD Graphics 620
OS Windows 10 Pro
Weight 1.8 kg
40 Overall Score
Price $270
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (81st percentile) 81st
- Strong portability (72nd percentile) 72nd
- Strong port selection (69th percentile) 69th
Cons
- Below average cpu (10th percentile)
- Below average ram (14th percentile)
- Below average social proof (17th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5 8350U |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 1.7 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 | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 14" |
| Resolution | 1920x1080 (Full HD) |
| Panel | IPS |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 2 |
| USB Ports | 2 |
| Thunderbolt | 1 x Thunderbolt |
| HDMI | HDMI 1.4 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 4 and earlier generation |
| Bluetooth | Yes |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
Physical
| Weight | 1.8 kg / 3.9 lbs |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T480s | Apple MacBook Pro M1 Pro | ASUS ZenBook UM3406KA-WS79T | HP OmniBook X Flip | Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge X1E-80-100 | Microsoft Surface Laptop 165H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5 8350U | Apple M1 Pro | AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 | Intel Core Ultra 5 226V | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 | Intel Core Ultra 7 165H |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 16 | 32 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 512 | 1024 | 512 | 512 | 256 |
| Screen | 14" 1920x1080 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 1920x1200 | 14" 1920x1200 | 14" 2880x1800 | 13.5" 2256x1504 |
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 620 | Apple M1 Pro 14-core | AMD Radeon Graphics | Intel Arc 130V | Qualcomm Adreno | Intel Arc Graphics |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro |
| Weight (kg) | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.4 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | - | - | 65 | 35 | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T480s | 9.8 | 35.7 | 13.9 | 69.2 | 42.2 | 71.6 | 38 | 80.6 | 16.9 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M1 Pro Compare | 70.5 | 60.2 | 27.3 | 99.4 | 98.4 | 70.1 | 38 | 97.4 | 93.9 |
| ASUS ZenBook UM3406KA-WS79T Compare | 77.6 | 70 | 80.8 | 83.3 | 80.7 | 86.9 | 80.3 | 59.8 | 35.2 |
| HP OmniBook X Flip Compare | 59.8 | 65 | 67.6 | 80.8 | 75 | 82.5 | 38 | 32.8 | 98.3 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge X1E-80-100 Compare | 98.8 | 27.4 | 52.1 | 52.7 | 93.2 | 89.5 | 38 | 80.6 | 96.2 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 165H Compare | 78.7 | 65 | 52.1 | 4.6 | 79.1 | 90.6 | 17.7 | 80.6 | 92.9 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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