Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T490s 2019
CPU Intel Core i7 8665U
RAM 16 GB
Storage 256 GB
Screen 14"
OS Windows 11 Pro
29 Overall Score
Price $245
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (81st percentile) 81st
- Strong portability (66th percentile) 66th
Cons
- Below average gpu (13th percentile)
- Below average cpu (13th percentile)
- Below average storage (18th percentile)
- Below average port selection (20th percentile)
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Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i7 8665U |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 1.9 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 14" |
Connectivity
| Thunderbolt | ✓ |
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 X Flip | ASUS Vivobook TP3407SA-DS74T | Microsoft Surface Laptop 165H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i7 8665U | Intel 9th Generation Core i7 | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V | Intel Core Ultra 7 165H |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 512 | 512 | 1024 | 1024 | 256 |
| Screen | 14" | 16" 3072x1920 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 1920x1200 | 14" 1920x1200 | 13.5" 2256x1504 |
| GPU | - | AMD Radeon Pro 5300M | Qualcomm Adreno | Intel Arc 140V | Intel Arc Graphics | Intel Arc Graphics |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro |
| Weight (kg) | - | 2 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.4 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | - | 35 | - | 70 | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | User Sentiment | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T490s | 13.3 | 13.2 | 37.7 | 20.2 | 21.9 | 66.1 | 17.7 | 34.4 | 80.6 | 24.4 |
| Apple MacBook Pro Core i7 2.6GHz Compare | 89.4 | 67.9 | 26.9 | 98.2 | 93.8 | 21.8 | 59.7 | 0 | 97.4 | 92.1 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge X1E-80-100 Compare | 98.8 | 27.4 | 52.1 | 52.8 | 93.2 | 89.5 | 38 | 58 | 80.6 | 96.2 |
| HP OmniBook X Flip Compare | 66.8 | 65 | 67.6 | 80.8 | 75 | 23.6 | 67.7 | 94.9 | 32.8 | 98.3 |
| ASUS Vivobook TP3407SA-DS74T Compare | 66.8 | 65 | 52.1 | 75.3 | 81 | 74.9 | 80.3 | 0 | 59.8 | 61.7 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 165H Compare | 78.7 | 65 | 52.1 | 4.6 | 79.1 | 90.6 | 17.7 | 58 | 80.6 | 92.9 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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