Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T490s
CPU i5-8365U
RAM 8 GB
Storage 256 GB
Screen 14"
GPU Intel UHD Graphics 620
OS Windows 11 Pro
32 Overall Score
Price $189
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (81st percentile) 81st
- Strong portability (66th percentile) 66th
Cons
- Below average ram (6th percentile)
- Below average cpu (9th percentile)
- Below average gpu (13th percentile)
- Below average storage (18th percentile)
The proof
Performance
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 | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 14" |
| Panel | IPS |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 2 |
| HDMI | ✓ |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 5 |
Physical
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T490s | Apple MacBook Pro Core i7 2.6GHz | Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge X1E-80-100 | HP OmniBook 3 /D0VF2UA#ABA | Dell LDB04250-7137BLU-PUS | Acer Aspire A14-52M-72FH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | i5-8365U | Intel 9th Generation Core i7 | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 | Snapdragon X | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 512 | 512 | 512 | 1000 | 1024 |
| Screen | 14" | 16" 3072x1920 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14" 1920x1200 | 14" 1920x1200 | 14" 1920x1200 |
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 620 | AMD Radeon Pro 5300M | Qualcomm Adreno | Qualcomm Adreno | Intel Arc Graphics | Intel Arc Graphics 140V |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | - | 2 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.4 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | - | 35 | 60 | - | 65 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T490s | 8.7 | 13.2 | 6.1 | 25.5 | 42.2 | 66.1 | 17.7 | 80.6 | 35.2 |
| Apple MacBook Pro Core i7 2.6GHz Compare | 89.4 | 67.9 | 26.9 | 98.2 | 93.7 | 21.8 | 59.8 | 97.4 | 92.1 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge X1E-80-100 Compare | 98.8 | 27.4 | 52.1 | 52.7 | 93.2 | 89.5 | 38 | 80.6 | 96.2 |
| HP OmniBook 3 /D0VF2UA#ABA Compare | 89.6 | 27.4 | 37.7 | 86.1 | 68.1 | 79.7 | 38 | 32.8 | 85.3 |
| Dell LDB04250-7137BLU-PUS Compare | 66.8 | 65 | 67.6 | 61.5 | 68.1 | 74 | 62.3 | 32.8 | 98.3 |
| Acer Aspire A14-52M-72FH Compare | 66.8 | 65 | 67.6 | 80.8 | 68.1 | 81.4 | 80.3 | 9.9 | 78.8 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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