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Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T490
CPU Intel Core i5 8250U
RAM 16 GB
Storage 256 GB
Screen 14"
OS Windows 11 Pro
34 Overall Score
Price $215
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About This Laptop
Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T490 — CPU Intel Core i5 8250U, RAM 16 GB, storage 256 GB, screen 14", OS Windows 11 Pro.
- CPU Intel Core i5 8250U
- RAM 16 GB
- Storage 256 GB
- Screen 14"
- OS Windows 11 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 storage (19th percentile) 19th
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5 8250U |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 1.6 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 14" |
Physical
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
Value & Pricing
May 27, 2026 Refurbished $215
vs Competition
| Spec | Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T490 | Apple MacBook Pro MVVJ2LL/A | HP OmniBook X Flip 14-fm0013dx | ASUS Zenbook UX3407QA-X1P512 | Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge NP960XMA-KB1US | Dell Latitude 5420 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5 8250U | Intel 9th Generation Core i7 | Intel Core Ultra 5 226V | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-64-100 | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 | Intel Core i7 1185G |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 512 | 512 | 512 | 512 | 1024 |
| Screen | 14" | 16" 3072x1920 | 14" 1920x1200 | 14" 1920x1200 | 16" 2880x1800 | 14" 1920x1080 |
| GPU | - | AMD Radeon Pro 5300M | Intel Arc 130V | Snapdragon Qualcomm Adreno | Snapdragon Qualcomm Adreno | AMD Intel Iris Xe Graphics |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | macOS Catalina | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 10 Pro |
| Weight (kg) | - | 2 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.4 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | - | - | - | 35 | 63 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Screen | Compact | Storage | Reliability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T490 | 8.7 | 18.4 | 38.6 | 4.9 | 22.1 | 62.3 | 18.9 | 78.5 |
| Apple MacBook Pro MVVJ2LL/A Compare | 89.8 | 67.1 | 27.4 | 97.5 | 92.6 | 20.5 | 39.3 | 96.1 |
| HP OmniBook X Flip 14-fm0013dx Compare | 60.5 | 64 | 68.6 | 83.8 | 71.6 | 79.7 | 53.7 | 31.7 |
| ASUS Zenbook UX3407QA-X1P512 Compare | 90.9 | 37.7 | 68.6 | 68 | 79.8 | 88.3 | 53.7 | 58.2 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge NP960XMA-KB1US Compare | 98.6 | 37.7 | 53.2 | 62.4 | 95 | 40.5 | 53.7 | 78.5 |
| Dell Latitude 5420 Compare | 25.3 | 96.4 | 73.8 | 92.5 | 34.4 | 81 | 81.5 | 31.7 |
Usage Scores
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