Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T490s Black
CPU 3.90GHz
RAM 8 GB
Storage 256 GB
Screen 14" 3840x2160
GPU Intel UHD Graphics
OS Windows 10 Pro
Weight 1.4 kg
19 Overall Score
Price $458
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong screen (94th percentile) 94th
- Strong portability (85th percentile) 85th
- Strong reliability (81st percentile) 81st
- Strong social proof (67th percentile) 67th
Cons
- Below average ram (6th percentile)
- Below average cpu (6th percentile)
- Below average port selection (13th percentile)
- Below average storage (18th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | 3.90GHz |
| Cores | 1 |
| Frequency | 3.9 GHz |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM Type | Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 14" |
| Resolution | 3840x2160 (4K UHD) |
Physical
| Weight | 1.4 kg / 3.0 lbs |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T490s | Apple MacBook Air M4 | ASUS Zenbook UX3405CA-U9321TB | Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition | HP OmniBook X Flip | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro 360 NP964QHA-KG2US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | 3.90GHz | Apple M4 | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V | AMD Ryzen AI 7 Pro 360 |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 24 | 32 | 32 | 16 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 1024 | 1000 | 1024 | 1024 | 1024 |
| Screen | 14" 3840x2160 | 13.6" 2560x1664 | 14" 1920x1200 | 15" 2496x1664 | 14" 1920x1200 | 16" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics | Apple (10-Core) | Intel Arc Graphics | Qualcomm Adreno | Intel Arc 140V | Intel Arc Graphics 140V |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro |
| Weight (kg) | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.7 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 54 | 75 | 66 | 65 | 76 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T490s | 6.2 | 35.7 | 6.1 | 13.3 | 93.9 | 84.8 | 17.7 | 80.6 | 67 |
| Apple MacBook Air M4 Compare | 73.5 | 71 | 66.2 | 58.3 | 87 | 91.1 | 80.3 | 97.4 | 98.7 |
| ASUS Zenbook UX3405CA-U9321TB Compare | 88.6 | 67.7 | 90.5 | 64.2 | 81.8 | 86.9 | 62.3 | 59.8 | 98.3 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition Compare | 98.8 | 27.4 | 80.8 | 64.2 | 89.4 | 57.5 | 80.3 | 80.6 | 95 |
| HP OmniBook X Flip Compare | 66.8 | 65 | 67.6 | 80.8 | 75 | 82.5 | 80.3 | 32.8 | 98.3 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro 360 NP964QHA-KG2US Compare | 71.2 | 65 | 80.8 | 75.3 | 94.8 | 32.6 | 89.1 | 80.6 | 91 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Price History
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