Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T490 Black 2018
Lenovo
52 Overall Score
vs
Apple MacBook Air 13.6" M5 Midnight 2026
Apple
91 Overall Score
Scores
Compact
Student
Business
Entertainment
Developer
Creator
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Gaming
Specifications
| Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T490 | Apple MacBook Air 13.6" M5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | ||
| CPU* | Intel Core i5 8365U | Apple M5 ★ |
| CPU Multi-Core Score | ||
| Cores | 4 | 10★ |
| Frequency | 1.6 GHz★ | — |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB★ | — |
| Graphics | ||
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics | Apple M5 10-core |
| Type | integrated | integrated |
| VRAM | 48 GB★ | — |
| VRAM Type | GDDR6★ | Unified |
| Memory & Storage | ||
| RAM | 16 GB | 24 GB★ |
| RAM Generation | DDR4★ | Not provid |
| Storage 1 | 512 GB | 1 TB★ |
| Storage 1 Type | NVMe SSD★ | SSD |
| Display | ||
| Size | 14" | 13.6" |
| Resolution | 1024 px | 2560 px★ |
| Panel | TN★ | — |
| Brightness | 220 nits★ | — |
| Connectivity | ||
| USB-C Ports | 2 | 2 |
| USB Ports | 2★ | — |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 3 | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | HDMI | — |
| Wi-Fi | 802.11ac | Wi-Fi 7★ |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.0★ | Bluetooth 6 |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet | — |
| Physical | ||
| Weight | 1.55 kg | 1.23 kg★ |
| Battery | 50 Wh★ | — |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | Mac OS |
Pros & Cons
Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T490 Black 2018
- Strong gpu (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong port (83th percentile)83th %ile
- Strong reliability (79th percentile)
- Strong compact (73th percentile)
- Below average screen (0th percentile)0th %ile
- Below average cpu (10th percentile)10th %ile
- Below average ram (27th percentile)
Apple MacBook Air 13.6" M5 Midnight 2026
- Strong social proof (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong reliability (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong user sentiment (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong compact (90th percentile)90th %ile
- Below average gpu (19th percentile)19th %ile
Pricing
Verdict
Winner: Apple MacBook Air 13.6" M5
Scores 91 overall, wins 7 of 8 usage categories and 8 of 27 specs.