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Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T490 2018
CPU Intel Core i7 8650U
RAM 16 GB
Storage 512 GB
Screen 14"
OS Windows 11 Pro
34 Overall Score
Price $285
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (81st percentile) 81st
- Strong portability (66th percentile) 66th
Cons
- Below average port selection (5th percentile)
- Below average cpu (11th percentile)
- Below average gpu (13th percentile)
- Below average screen (22nd percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i7 8650U |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 1.9 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 14" |
Physical
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T490 | Apple MacBook Pro M1 Pro | ASUS ZenBook UM3406KA-WS79T | Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge NP960XMA-KB1US | HP OmniBook X Flip | Microsoft Surface Laptop 165H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i7 8650U | Apple M1 Pro | AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 | Intel Core Ultra 5 226V | Intel Core Ultra 7 165H |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 16 | 32 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 512 | 1024 | 512 | 512 | 256 |
| Screen | 14" | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 1920x1200 | 16" 2880x1800 | 14" 1920x1200 | 13.5" 2256x1504 |
| GPU | - | Apple M1 Pro 14-core | AMD Radeon Graphics | Qualcomm Adreno | Intel Arc 130V | Intel Arc Graphics |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro |
| Weight (kg) | - | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.4 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | - | - | 35 | 65 | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T490 | 11.4 | 13.2 | 37.7 | 4.6 | 21.9 | 66.1 | 38 | 80.6 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M1 Pro Compare | 70.5 | 60.2 | 27.3 | 99.4 | 98.4 | 70.1 | 38 | 97.4 |
| ASUS ZenBook UM3406KA-WS79T Compare | 77.6 | 70 | 80.8 | 83.3 | 80.7 | 86.9 | 80.3 | 59.8 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge NP960XMA-KB1US Compare | 98.8 | 27.4 | 52.1 | 58.3 | 95.9 | 41.8 | 52.5 | 80.6 |
| HP OmniBook X Flip Compare | 59.8 | 65 | 67.6 | 80.8 | 75 | 82.5 | 38 | 32.8 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 165H Compare | 78.7 | 65 | 52.1 | 4.6 | 79.1 | 90.6 | 17.7 | 80.6 |
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