Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T490s Black 2018
CPU Intel Core i7 8665U
RAM 8 GB
Storage 256 GB
Screen 14" 1920x1080
GPU AMD Intel UHD Graphics 620
OS Windows 11 Pro
Weight 1.4 kg
50 Overall Score
Price $417
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong gpu (97th percentile) 97th
- Strong portability (85th percentile) 85th
- Strong reliability (81st percentile) 81st
- Strong port selection (75th percentile) 75th
Cons
- Below average cpu (13th percentile)
- Below average ram (14th percentile)
- Below average storage (18th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i7 8665U |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 1.9 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 620 |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM | 48 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR6 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 14" |
| Resolution | 1920x1080 (Full HD) |
| Panel | IPS |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 2 |
| USB Ports | 2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 3 |
| HDMI | ✓ |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 5 |
| Bluetooth | ✓ |
| Ethernet | HDMI |
Physical
| Weight | 1.4 kg / 3.0 lbs |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T490s | Apple MacBook Air M4 | ASUS Vivobook Pro 15 N6506CU-PS97 | Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition | HP OmniBook X Flip | GEEKOM GeekBook X14 Pro NX14CM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i7 8665U | Apple M4 | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V | Intel Core Ultra 9 185H |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 24 | 24 | 32 | 16 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 1024 | 1024 | 1024 | 1024 | 2048 |
| Screen | 14" 1920x1080 | 13.6" 2560x1664 | 15.6" 2880x1620 | 15" 2496x1664 | 14" 1920x1200 | 14" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | AMD Intel UHD Graphics 620 | Apple (10-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 | Qualcomm Adreno | Intel Arc 140V | Intel Arc Graphics |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro |
| Weight (kg) | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 54 | 75 | 66 | 65 | 72 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T490s | 13.3 | 97.2 | 13.9 | 75.3 | 42.2 | 84.8 | 17.7 | 80.6 | 43.7 |
| Apple MacBook Air M4 Compare | 73.5 | 71 | 66.2 | 58.3 | 87 | 91.1 | 80.3 | 97.4 | 98.7 |
| ASUS Vivobook Pro 15 N6506CU-PS97 Compare | 88.2 | 78.9 | 66.2 | 95.3 | 95.1 | 44.7 | 80.3 | 59.8 | 79.9 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition Compare | 98.8 | 27.4 | 80.8 | 64.2 | 89.4 | 57.5 | 80.3 | 80.6 | 95.1 |
| HP OmniBook X Flip Compare | 66.8 | 65 | 67.6 | 80.8 | 75 | 82.5 | 80.3 | 32.8 | 98.3 |
| GEEKOM GeekBook X14 Pro NX14CM Compare | 82.8 | 65 | 91 | 69.2 | 96.1 | 91.7 | 90.3 | 3.7 | 80.7 |
Price
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