Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T490 Glossy Black

Name: Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T490 Glossy Black
Brand: Lenovo
SKU: T490 16/256/HD/W10P/EB
Rating: 4.4 (26 reviews)

★★★★☆ 4.4 (26)

CPU i5-8365U

RAM 16 GB

Storage 256 GB

Screen 14" 1366x768

GPU Intel UHD Graphics 620

OS Windows 10 Pro

Weight 1.5 kg

Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T490 Glossy Black laptop

40 Overall Score

Price $0

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Snapshot

Pros & Cons

Pros

Strong social proof (85th percentile) 85th
Strong reliability (81st percentile) 81st
Strong portability (77th percentile) 77th

Cons

Below average screen (7th percentile)
Below average cpu (9th percentile)
Below average gpu (13th percentile)
Below average storage (18th percentile)

What owners think

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Owner sentiment has cooled since launch

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The proof

Performance

Performance Percentiles

CPU 8.7

GPU 13.2

RAM 26.2

Ports 64.2

Screen 6.9

Portability 77.3

Storage 17.7

Reliability 80.6

Social Proof 85.3

Specifications

Full Specifications

Processor

CPU	i5-8365U
Cores	4
Frequency	1.6 GHz
L3 Cache	6 MB

Graphics

GPU	Intel UHD Graphics 620

Memory & Storage

RAM	16 GB
RAM Generation	DDR4
Storage	256 GB
Storage Type	SSD

Display

Size	14"
Resolution	1366x768
Panel	IPS

Connectivity

USB-C Ports	2
USB Ports	2
HDMI	1x HDMI
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.0
Ethernet	✓

Physical

Weight	1.5 kg / 3.2 lbs
OS	Windows 10 Pro

vs Competition

SpecsOur scores

Spec	Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T490	Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max	ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080	HP OMEN Transcend	MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088	Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition
CPU	i5-8365U	Apple M4 Max	AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370	Intel Core Ultra 9 285H	Intel Core Ultra 7 258V	Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100
RAM (GB)	16	64	32	32	32	64
Storage (GB)	256	4096	2000	1024	1000	1024
Screen	14" 1366x768	14.2" 3024x1964	14" 2880x1800	14" 2880x1800	13.3" 2880x1800	15" 2496x1664
GPU	Intel UHD Graphics 620	Apple (40-Core)	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070	Intel Arc Graphics	Qualcomm Adreno GPU
OS	Windows 10 Pro	macOS	Windows 11 Home	Windows 11 Home	Windows 11 Home	Windows 11 Pro
Weight (kg)	1.5	1.6	1.6	1.6	1	1.7
Battery (Wh)	-	72	-	71	-	66
		Compare	Compare	Compare	Compare	Compare

Product	CPU	GPU	RAM	Ports	Screen	Portability	Storage	Reliability	Social Proof
Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T490	8.7	13.2	26.2	64.2	6.9	77.3	17.7	80.6	85.3
Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max Compare	92.5	84.8	96.1	77.2	99.3	69.8	98.6	97.4	88.9
ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare	88.9	91.2	91.6	91	96.4	74.9	89.2	59.8	98.3
HP OMEN Transcend Compare	88.2	92.7	90.5	91	96.4	73.6	67.7	32.8	97.3
MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare	63.6	65	80.8	80.8	91.6	96.4	72.4	59.8	88.1
Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition Compare	98.8	27.4	98.7	64.2	91	57.5	80.3	80.6	79.7

Usage Scores

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