Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T490 Black 2019

Name: Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T490 Black 2019
Brand: Lenovo
SKU: T490i785-161nP
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.8 (4 reviews)

★★★★★ 4.8 (4)

CPU Intel Core i7 8565U

RAM 8 GB

Storage 1 TB

Screen 14" 1920x1080

GPU Intel UHD Graphics

OS Windows 10 Pro

Weight 1.5 kg

Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T490 Black 2019 laptop

51 Overall Score

Price $528

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Snapshot

Pros & Cons

Pros

Strong port selection (84th percentile) 84th
Strong reliability (81st percentile) 81st
Strong storage (80th percentile) 80th
Strong portability (78th percentile) 78th

Cons

Below average ram (6th percentile)
Below average cpu (9th percentile)

The proof

Performance

Performance Percentiles

CPU 9

GPU 35.7

RAM 6.1

Ports 84.1

Screen 42.2

Portability 77.9

Storage 80.3

Reliability 80.6

Social Proof 67

Specifications

Full Specifications

Processor

CPU	Intel Core i7 8565U
Cores	4
Frequency	1.8 GHz
L3 Cache	8 MB

Graphics

GPU	Intel UHD Graphics
Type	Integrated
VRAM Type	Shared

Memory & Storage

RAM	8 GB
RAM Generation	DDR4
Storage	1 TB
Storage Type	NVMe SSD

Display

Size	14"
Resolution	1920x1080 (Full HD)
Panel	IPS

Connectivity

USB-C Ports	1
USB Ports	2
Thunderbolt	Thunderbolt 3
HDMI	1x HDMI
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.0
Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet

Physical

Weight	1.5 kg / 3.2 lbs
OS	Windows 10 Pro

vs Competition

SpecsOur scores

Spec	Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T490	Apple MacBook Air M4	ASUS Zenbook UX3405CA-U9321TB	Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition	MSI Creator A13V	Acer Predator Helios Neo PHN16-73-95G8
CPU	Intel Core i7 8565U	Apple M4	Intel Core Ultra 9 285H	Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100	Intel Core i7 13620H	Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
RAM (GB)	8	24	32	32	32	32
Storage (GB)	1024	1024	1000	1024	2048	1024
Screen	14" 1920x1080	13.6" 2560x1664	14" 1920x1200	15" 2496x1664	14" 2880x1800	16" 2560x1600
GPU	Intel UHD Graphics	Apple (10-Core)	Intel Arc Graphics	Qualcomm Adreno	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070
OS	Windows 10 Pro	macOS	Windows 11 Home	Windows 11 Home	Windows 11 Home	Windows 11 Home
Weight (kg)	1.5	1.2	1.3	1.7	1.6	2.7
Battery (Wh)	-	54	75	66	54	90
		Compare	Compare	Compare	Compare	Compare

Product	CPU	GPU	RAM	Ports	Screen	Portability	Storage	Reliability	Social Proof
Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T490	9	35.7	6.1	84.1	42.2	77.9	80.3	80.6	67
Apple MacBook Air M4 Compare	73.5	71	66.2	58.3	87	91.1	80.3	97.4	98.7
ASUS Zenbook UX3405CA-U9321TB Compare	88.6	67.7	90.5	64.2	81.8	86.9	62.3	59.8	98.3
Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition Compare	98.8	27.4	80.8	64.2	89.4	57.5	80.3	80.6	95.1
MSI Creator A13V Compare	72.1	84.2	84.9	72.4	89.8	74.2	94.2	59.8	67
Acer Predator Helios Neo PHN16-73-95G8 Compare	96.3	92.7	89.9	99.9	92	9.7	80.3	9.9	82.6

Price

Value & Pricing

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Price History

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Other Configurations42

ThinkPad 14" T490Intel Core i7 8565U16GB128GBBlack$423 ThinkPad 14" T490Intel N-Series N2008GB512GBGlossy Black$444 ThinkPad 14" T490Intel Core i7 8565U8GB512GBBlack$444 ThinkPad 14" T490Intel Core i7 8565U16GB256GBBlack$449 ThinkPad 14" T490Intel Core i7 8550U16GB512GBBlack$465 ThinkPad 14" T490Intel Core i7 8565U16GB512GBBlack$491 ThinkPad 14" T490Intel Core i7 8550U32GB1TBBlack$498 ThinkPad 14" T490Intel Core i7 8565U24GB256GBBlack$526 ThinkPad 14" T490Intel Core i7 8550U32GB512GBBlack$550

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