Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T490 Black 2018
CPU Intel Core i5 8365U
RAM 16 GB
Storage 512 GB
Screen 14" 1024x768
GPU AMD Intel UHD Graphics
OS Windows 10 Pro
Weight 1.6 kg
Battery 50 Wh
51 Overall Score
Price £0
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About This Laptop
Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T490 Black 2018 — CPU Intel Core i5 8365U, RAM 16 GB, storage 512 GB, screen 14" 1024x768, GPU AMD Intel UHD Graphics, OS Windows 10 Pro.
- CPU Intel Core i5 8365U
- RAM 16 GB
- Storage 512 GB
- Screen 14" 1024x768
- GPU AMD Intel UHD Graphics
- OS Windows 10 Pro
- Weight kg 1.6
- Battery wh 50
Overview
Performance
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong gpu (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong port (84th percentile) 84th
- Strong reliability (79th percentile) 79th
- Strong compact (73th percentile) 73th
Cons
- Below average screen (0th percentile)
- Below average cpu (10th percentile) 10th
- Below average ram (27th percentile) 27th
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5 8365U |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 1.6 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics |
| Type | integrated |
| VRAM | 48 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR6 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 14" |
| Resolution | 1024 |
| Panel | TN |
| Brightness | 220 nits |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 2 |
| USB Ports | 2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 3 |
| HDMI | HDMI |
| Wi-Fi | 802.11ac |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
Physical
| Weight | 1.6 kg / 3.4 lbs |
| Battery | 50 Wh |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T490 | Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max | ASUS ROG Flow Z13 GZ302 | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US | Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5 8365U | Apple M4 Max | AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V | Intel Core Ultra 7 268V |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 64 | 128 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 8192 | 1024 | 1000 | 1000 | 1024 |
| Screen | 14" 1024x768 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 13.4" 2560x1600 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 | 13.8" 2304x1536 |
| GPU | AMD Intel UHD Graphics | Apple (40-Core) | AMD Radeon 8060S | Intel Arc | Intel Arc | Intel Arc Graphics |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro |
| Weight (kg) | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1 | 1.2 | 1.4 |
| Battery (Wh) | 50 | 72 | 70 | - | 15 | 39 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Screen | Compact | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T490 | 10 | 96.4 | 26.8 | 83.8 | 0.1 | 72.5 | 53.7 | 78.5 | 38.4 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max Compare | 91.7 | 18.4 | 96.3 | 80.7 | 99.1 | 67.2 | 99.7 | 96.1 | 99.1 |
| ASUS ROG Flow Z13 GZ302 Compare | 95.1 | 79.8 | 99.9 | 78.6 | 89.5 | 92.9 | 81.5 | 58.2 | 99.1 |
| 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 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition Compare | 66.2 | 64 | 93.3 | 62.4 | 86.8 | 86.8 | 81.5 | 78.5 | 70.3 |
Usage Scores
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