Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T480 Black
CPU Intel Core i5 8250U
RAM 8 GB
Storage 512 GB
Screen 14" 1920x1080
GPU Intel UHD Graphics 620
OS Windows 10 Pro
Weight 1.8 kg
43 Overall Score
Price CA$451
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About This Laptop
Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T480 Black — CPU Intel Core i5 8250U, RAM 8 GB, storage 512 GB, screen 14" 1920x1080, GPU Intel UHD Graphics 620, OS Windows 10 Pro.
- CPU Intel Core i5 8250U
- RAM 8 GB
- Storage 512 GB
- Screen 14" 1920x1080
- GPU Intel UHD Graphics 620
- OS Windows 10 Pro
- Weight kg 1.8
Overview
Performance
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port (84th percentile) 84th
- Strong reliability (79th percentile) 79th
- Strong compact (69th percentile) 69th
Cons
- Below average social proof (7th percentile) 7th
- Below average cpu (9th percentile) 9th
- Below average ram (14th percentile) 14th
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5 8250U |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 1.6 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 620 |
| Type | integrated |
| VRAM Type | Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 14" |
| Resolution | 1920 (Full HD) |
| Panel | IPS |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 2 |
| USB Ports | 3 |
| Thunderbolt | 1 x Thunderbolt |
| HDMI | 1 x HDMI |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 4 and earlier generation |
| Bluetooth | Yes |
| Ethernet | 1 x RJ-45 (1Gbps) |
Physical
| Weight | 1.8 kg / 3.9 lbs |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
Value & Pricing
May 12, 2026 Refurbished CA$451
vs Competition
| Spec | Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T480 | Apple MacBook Air M5 | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US | HP OmniBook X Flip 14-fk0033dx | Dell Premium LDA14250-7667SLV-PUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5 8250U | Apple M5 | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V | AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 | Intel Core Ultra 7 255H |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 24 | 32 | 32 | 24 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 1000 | 1000 | 1000 | 1024 | 1000 |
| Screen | 14" 1920x1080 | 13.6" 2560x1664 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14" 1920x1200 | 14.5" 3200x2000 |
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 620 | Apple M5 10-core | Intel Arc | Intel Arc | AMD Radeon 860M | Intel Arc |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | Mac OS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.7 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | - | - | 15 | - | 62 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Screen | Compact | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T480 | 8.7 | 45 | 14.4 | 83.8 | 40.4 | 68.9 | 39.3 | 78.5 | 7.2 |
| Apple MacBook Air M5 Compare | 81.6 | 18.4 | 59.3 | 48.4 | 79.5 | 89.9 | 64.5 | 96.1 | 97.7 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 63.7 | 64 | 81.4 | 83.8 | 90.2 | 95.4 | 73.8 | 58.2 | 91.2 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US Compare | 66.9 | 64 | 81.4 | 68 | 93.5 | 85.3 | 73.8 | 78.5 | 94.2 |
| HP OmniBook X Flip 14-fk0033dx Compare | 74.7 | 60.2 | 84.2 | 83.8 | 71.6 | 77 | 69.5 | 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 |
Usage Scores
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