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Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T490
CPU Intel Core i5 8365U
RAM 16 GB
Storage 256 GB
Screen 14" 1920x1080
GPU NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
OS Windows 11 PRO
41 Overall Score
Price CA$300
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About This Laptop
Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T490 — CPU Intel Core i5 8365U, RAM 16 GB, storage 256 GB, screen 14" 1920x1080, GPU NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080, OS Windows 11 PRO.
- CPU Intel Core i5 8365U
- RAM 16 GB
- Storage 256 GB
- Screen 14" 1920x1080
- GPU NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
- OS Windows 11 PRO
Overview
Performance
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (79th percentile) 79th
- Strong gpu (77th percentile) 77th
Cons
- Below average cpu (10th percentile) 10th
- Below average port (19th percentile) 19th
- Below average screen (22th percentile) 22th
- Below average storage (27th percentile) 27th
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5 8365U |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 1.6 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | RTX 1080 |
| Type | discrete |
| VRAM | 8 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR5X |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 14" |
| Resolution | 1920 (Full HD) |
Connectivity
| HDMI | HDMI |
Physical
| OS | Windows 11 PRO |
Value & Pricing
May 16, 2026 Refurbished CA$300
vs Competition
| Spec | Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T490 | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US | Apple MacBook Air M4 | HP OmniBook X Flip 14-fk0033dx | Dell Premium LDA14250-7667SLV-PUS | Microsoft Surface Laptop Surface Laptop |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5 8365U | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V | Apple M4 | AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 | Intel Core Ultra 7 255H | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 32 | 16 | 24 | 32 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 1000 | 256 | 1024 | 1000 | 1024 |
| Screen | 14" 1920x1080 | 14" 2880x1800 | 13.6" 2560x1664 | 14" 1920x1200 | 14.5" 3200x2000 | 13.8" 2304x1536 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 | Intel Arc | Apple (8-Core) | AMD Radeon 860M | Intel Arc | Qualcomm Integrated |
| OS | Windows 11 PRO | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | - | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.3 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 15 | 54 | - | 62 | 54 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Screen | Compact | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T490 | 10 | 77.4 | 38.6 | 19.2 | 22.1 | 62.3 | 26.7 | 78.5 | 30.8 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US Compare | 66.9 | 64 | 81.4 | 68 | 93.5 | 85.3 | 73.8 | 78.5 | 94.2 |
| Apple MacBook Air M4 Compare | 73.2 | 18.4 | 53.2 | 53.3 | 87.4 | 90.3 | 26.7 | 96.1 | 99.1 |
| HP OmniBook X Flip 14-fk0033dx Compare | 74.7 | 60.2 | 84.2 | 83.8 | 71.6 | 77 | 81.5 | 31.7 | 94.2 |
| Dell Premium LDA14250-7667SLV-PUS Compare | 84.7 | 64 | 90.6 | 74.3 | 96 | 55.2 | 64.5 | 31.7 | 94.2 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop Surface Laptop Compare | 98.6 | 37.7 | 53.2 | 62.4 | 86.8 | 87.2 | 69.5 | 78.5 | 95.7 |
Usage Scores
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