Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T490s
CPU Intel Core i7 8665U
RAM 32 GB
Storage 512 GB
Screen 14" 1920x1080
GPU Intel UHD Graphics 620
OS Windows 10 Pro
47 Overall Score
Price CA$783
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (81st percentile) 81st
- Strong port selection (69th percentile) 69th
- Strong ram (68th percentile) 68th
- Strong social proof (67th percentile) 67th
Cons
- Below average cpu (13th percentile)
- Below average screen (22nd percentile)
- Below average gpu (29th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i7 8665U |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 1.9 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 620 |
| Type | Integrated |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 32 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 14" |
| Resolution | 1920x1080 (Full HD) |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 2 |
| USB Ports | 2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 3 |
| HDMI | ✓ |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 5 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| Ethernet | RJ-45 |
Physical
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T490s | Apple MacBook Pro M5 Pro | ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WR-G14.R95070TI | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 | Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition | Dell Premium LDA14250-7667SLV-PUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i7 8665U | Apple M5 Pro | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 | Intel Core Ultra 7 255H |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 24 | 32 | 32 | 64 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 2000 | 1000 | 1000 | 1024 | 1000 |
| Screen | 14" 1920x1080 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 2880x1800 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 15" 2496x1664 | 14.5" 3200x2000 |
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 620 | Apple M5 Pro 16-core | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | Intel Arc Graphics | Qualcomm Adreno GPU | Intel Arc Graphics |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | - | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | - | - | - | 66 | 62 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T490s | 13.3 | 29 | 68.1 | 69.2 | 21.9 | 66.1 | 38 | 80.6 | 67.1 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M5 Pro Compare | 98.3 | 76.1 | 58.5 | 77.3 | 99.5 | 70.1 | 89.2 | 97.4 | 99.2 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WR-G14.R95070TI Compare | 88.9 | 93.4 | 91.7 | 80.8 | 96.4 | 74.9 | 89.3 | 59.8 | 96.2 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 63.6 | 65 | 80.8 | 80.8 | 91.6 | 96.4 | 72.4 | 59.8 | 88.2 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition Compare | 98.8 | 27.4 | 98.7 | 64.3 | 91 | 57.5 | 80.3 | 80.6 | 79.7 |
| Dell Premium LDA14250-7667SLV-PUS Compare | 85.1 | 65 | 89.9 | 71 | 97.1 | 60 | 62.3 | 32.8 | 97.3 |
Price
Value & Pricing
From CA$783
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