New On sale 29%
Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T490 Glossy Black
CPU Intel Core i7 8665U
RAM 16 GB
Storage 512 GB
Screen 14"
OS Windows 11 Pro
51 Overall Score
Price CA$425
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (97th percentile) 97th
- Strong reliability (79th percentile) 79th
Cons
- Below average cpu (13th percentile)
- Below average gpu (19th percentile)
- Below average screen (22th percentile)
- Below average port (25th percentile)
What owners think
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i7 8665U |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 1.9 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 14" |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 5 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
Physical
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T490 | Apple MacBook Air M5 | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US | HP OmniBook X Flip 14-fk0033dx | ASUS Zenbook S UX5406SA-S14.U732G1T | Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i7 8665U | Apple M5 | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V | AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 24 | 32 | 24 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 1000 | 1024 | 1024 | 1000 | 1024 |
| Screen | 14" | 13.6" 2560x1664 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14" 1920x1200 | 14" 2880x1800 | 15" 2496x1664 |
| GPU | - | Apple M5 10-core | Intel Arc | AMD Radeon 860M | Intel Arc | Integrated Qualcomm Adreno Graphics |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | Mac OS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | - | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.7 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | - | 15 | - | 72 | 66 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Screen | Compact | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T490 | 13.1 | 18.6 | 38.8 | 24.8 | 22.2 | 62.9 | 39.3 | 78.9 | 96.7 |
| Apple MacBook Air M5 Compare | 82.2 | 18.6 | 59.6 | 46.2 | 80 | 90.1 | 64.2 | 96.4 | 99.3 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US Compare | 67.3 | 64.3 | 81.3 | 66.5 | 95 | 85.5 | 81.5 | 78.9 | 96.7 |
| HP OmniBook X Flip 14-fk0033dx Compare | 75.3 | 60.5 | 84 | 83 | 72.3 | 77.8 | 69.4 | 32 | 96.7 |
| ASUS Zenbook S UX5406SA-S14.U732G1T Compare | 64.1 | 64.3 | 93.2 | 66.5 | 95.5 | 87.1 | 64.2 | 58.5 | 97.7 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition Compare | 98.8 | 38.1 | 81.3 | 66.5 | 88.1 | 54 | 81.5 | 78.9 | 82.4 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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