Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T480 Black
CPU Intel Core i7 8550U
RAM 32 GB
Storage 240 GB
Screen 14" 1366x768
GPU Intel UHD Graphics 620
OS Windows 10 Home
Weight 1.8 kg
37 Overall Score
Price CA$789
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (80th percentile) 80th
- Strong ram (73rd percentile) 73rd
- Strong portability (71st percentile) 71st
- Strong social proof (65th percentile) 65th
Cons
- Below average screen (0th percentile)
- Below average cpu (8th percentile)
- Below average storage (12th percentile)
- Below average port selection (13th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i7 8550U |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 1.8 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 620 |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM Type | Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 32 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 240 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 14" |
| Resolution | 1366x768 |
| Panel | TN |
Connectivity
| Bluetooth | ✓ |
Physical
| Weight | 1.8 kg / 3.9 lbs |
| OS | Windows 10 Home |
vs Competition
| Spec | Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T480 | Apple MacBook Pro M4 Pro | ASUS ROG Flow Z13 GZ302EA-XS99 | HP OMEN Transcend | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i7 8550U | Apple M4 Pro | AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 48 | 128 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 240 | 512 | 1024 | 1024 | 1024 | 1000 |
| Screen | 14" 1366x768 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 13.4" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 | 13.3" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 620 | Apple (20-Core) | AMD Radeon Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | Intel Arc Graphics | Intel Arc Graphics |
| OS | Windows 10 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 72 | 70 | 71 | 15 | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T480 | 8 | 33.3 | 73.4 | 12.9 | 0.3 | 71 | 12.1 | 80.4 | 65.4 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Pro Compare | 90.3 | 72.9 | 91.7 | 77.1 | 99.3 | 69.3 | 52.2 | 97.2 | 99.8 |
| ASUS ROG Flow Z13 GZ302EA-XS99 Compare | 94.8 | 84.1 | 99.9 | 75.1 | 90.8 | 93.9 | 80.5 | 59.7 | 96 |
| HP OMEN Transcend Compare | 88.1 | 91.9 | 90.8 | 90.9 | 96.3 | 73.2 | 67.7 | 32.8 | 97.1 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US Compare | 67.1 | 63.5 | 81 | 63.9 | 95.8 | 87.2 | 80.5 | 80.4 | 97.1 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 63.8 | 63.5 | 81 | 80.8 | 91.3 | 96.2 | 72.6 | 59.7 | 85.8 |
Price
Value & Pricing
From CA$789
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