Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T480
CPU Intel Core i5 8350U
RAM 8 GB
Storage 256 GB
Screen 14" 3840x2160
OS Windows 11 Pro 64-bit
Battery 72 Wh
49 Overall Score
Price CA$280
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About This Laptop
Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T480 — CPU Intel Core i5 8350U, RAM 8 GB, storage 256 GB, screen 14" 3840x2160, OS Windows 11 Pro 64-bit, battery wh 72.
- CPU Intel Core i5 8350U
- RAM 8 GB
- Storage 256 GB
- Screen 14" 3840x2160
- OS Windows 11 Pro 64-bit
- Battery wh 72
Overview
Performance
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong screen (93th percentile) 93th
- Strong reliability (79th percentile) 79th
Cons
- Below average cpu (11th percentile) 11th
- Below average ram (14th percentile) 14th
- Below average gpu (18th percentile) 18th
- Below average storage (19th percentile) 19th
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5 8350U |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 1.7 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 14" |
| Resolution | 3840 (4K UHD) |
Connectivity
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 3 |
| HDMI | HDMI |
| Ethernet | RJ45 |
Physical
| Battery | 72 Wh |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro 64-bit |
Value & Pricing
May 1, 2026 Refurbished CA$280
vs Competition
| Spec | Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T480 | 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 8350U | 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) | 8 | 32 | 16 | 24 | 32 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 1000 | 256 | 1024 | 1000 | 1024 |
| Screen | 14" 3840x2160 | 14" 2880x1800 | 13.6" 2560x1664 | 14" 1920x1200 | 14.5" 3200x2000 | 13.8" 2304x1536 |
| GPU | - | Intel Arc | Apple (8-Core) | AMD Radeon 860M | Intel Arc | Qualcomm Integrated |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro 64-bit | 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) | 72 | 15 | 54 | - | 62 | 54 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Screen | Compact | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T480 | 11 | 18.4 | 14.4 | 37.7 | 92.7 | 62.3 | 18.9 | 78.5 | 47.5 |
| 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 | 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 |
| 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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