Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T490 2018
CPU i7-8665U
RAM 16 GB
Storage 256 GB
Screen 14"
OS Windows 11 Pro
38 Overall Score
Price CA$360
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (79th percentile) 79th
Cons
- Below average port (5th percentile)
- Below average storage (19th percentile)
- Below average gpu (19th percentile)
- Below average screen (22th percentile)
What owners think
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | i7-8665U |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 1.9 GHz |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 14" |
Physical
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T490 | Apple MacBook Air M4 | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US | HP OmniBook X Flip 14-fk0033dx | ASUS Zenbook S UX5406SA-S14.U732G1T | Microsoft Surface Laptop ZXX-00026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | i7-8665U | Apple M4 | 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 | 16 | 32 | 24 | 32 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 512 | 1024 | 1024 | 1000 | 1024 |
| Screen | 14" | 13.6" 2560x1664 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14" 1920x1200 | 14" 2880x1800 | 13.8" 2304x1536 |
| GPU | - | Apple (10-Core) | Intel Arc | AMD Radeon 860M | Intel Arc | Qualcomm Adreno |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | - | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.3 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 54 | 15 | - | 72 | 54 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Screen | Compact | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T490 | 27.2 | 18.7 | 38.8 | 4.7 | 22.3 | 62.9 | 18.7 | 78.9 | 56.8 |
| Apple MacBook Air M4 Compare | 73.9 | 18.7 | 53.5 | 51.3 | 87.7 | 89.4 | 53.7 | 96.4 | 98.5 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US Compare | 67.3 | 64.3 | 81.4 | 66.5 | 95.1 | 85.5 | 81.5 | 78.9 | 96.5 |
| HP OmniBook X Flip 14-fk0033dx Compare | 75.3 | 60.6 | 84.1 | 82.9 | 72.5 | 77.7 | 69.4 | 32.1 | 96.5 |
| ASUS Zenbook S UX5406SA-S14.U732G1T Compare | 64.1 | 64.3 | 93.3 | 66.5 | 95.6 | 87.1 | 64.2 | 58.6 | 97.6 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop ZXX-00026 Compare | 98.8 | 38.2 | 53.5 | 60.9 | 87.1 | 87.5 | 81.5 | 78.9 | 96.5 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
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