Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T490 2018
CPU Intel Core i5 8265U
RAM 16 GB
Storage 256 GB
Screen 14"
OS Windows 10 Pro
33 Overall Score
Price CA$405
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About This Laptop
Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T490 2018 — CPU Intel Core i5 8265U, RAM 16 GB, storage 256 GB, screen 14", OS Windows 10 Pro.
- CPU Intel Core i5 8265U
- RAM 16 GB
- Storage 256 GB
- Screen 14"
- OS Windows 10 Pro
Overview
Performance
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (79th percentile) 79th
Cons
- Below average port (5th percentile) 5th
- Below average cpu (9th percentile) 9th
- Below average gpu (18th percentile) 18th
- Below average screen (22th percentile) 22th
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5 8265U |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 1.6 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 14" |
Physical
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
Value & Pricing
May 3, 2026 Refurbished CA$405
vs Competition
| Spec | Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T490 | Apple MacBook Air M4 | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US | HP OmniBook X Flip 14-fk0033dx | Dell Premium LDA14250-7667SLV-PUS | ASUS Zenbook S UX5406SA-S14.U732G1T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5 8265U | Apple M4 | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V | AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 | Intel Core Ultra 7 255H | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 32 | 32 | 24 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 256 | 1000 | 1024 | 1000 | 1000 |
| Screen | 14" | 13.6" 2560x1664 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14" 1920x1200 | 14.5" 3200x2000 | 14" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | - | Apple (10-Core) | Intel Arc | AMD Radeon 860M | Intel Arc | Intel Arc |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | - | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.2 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 54 | 15 | - | 62 | 72 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Screen | Compact | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T490 | 9.2 | 18.4 | 38.6 | 4.9 | 22.1 | 62.3 | 26.7 | 78.5 | 30.8 |
| Apple MacBook Air M4 Compare | 73.2 | 18.4 | 81.4 | 62.4 | 84.8 | 89.2 | 26.7 | 96.1 | 99.1 |
| 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 | 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 |
| ASUS Zenbook S UX5406SA-S14.U732G1T Compare | 63.7 | 64 | 93.3 | 68 | 95.5 | 86.9 | 64.5 | 58.2 | 95.7 |
Usage Scores
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