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Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T490 Black
CPU Intel Core i7 8550U
RAM 16 GB
Storage 256 GB
Screen 14" 1920x1080
GPU Intel UHD Graphics 620
OS Windows 11 Pro
Weight 1.8 kg
50 Overall Score
Price $333
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About This Laptop
Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T490 Black — CPU Intel Core i7 8550U, RAM 16 GB, storage 256 GB, screen 14" 1920x1080, GPU Intel UHD Graphics 620, OS Windows 11 Pro.
- CPU Intel Core i7 8550U
- RAM 16 GB
- Storage 256 GB
- Screen 14" 1920x1080
- GPU Intel UHD Graphics 620
- OS Windows 11 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 cpu (9th percentile) 9th
- Below average storage (19th percentile) 19th
- Below average social proof (28th percentile) 28th
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i7 8550U |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 1.8 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 620 |
| Type | integrated |
| VRAM Type | Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 14" |
| Resolution | 1920 (Full HD) |
| Panel | IPS |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 2 |
| USB Ports | 3 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 3 |
| HDMI | 1 x HDMI |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 4 and earlier generation |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
Physical
| Weight | 1.8 kg / 3.9 lbs |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
Value & Pricing
May 22, 2026 Refurbished $333
vs Competition
| Spec | Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T490 | 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 i7 8550U | 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) | 16 | 32 | 16 | 24 | 32 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 1000 | 512 | 1024 | 1000 | 1024 |
| Screen | 14" 1920x1080 | 14" 2880x1800 | 13.6" 2560x1664 | 14" 1920x1200 | 14.5" 3200x2000 | 13.8" 2304x1536 |
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 620 | Intel Arc | Apple (10-Core) | AMD Radeon 860M | Intel Arc | Qualcomm Integrated |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.3 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 15 | 54 | - | 62 | 54 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Screen | Compact | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T490 | 9 | 45 | 38.6 | 83.8 | 40.4 | 68.9 | 18.9 | 78.5 | 27.5 |
| 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 | 89.2 | 53.7 | 96.1 | 99.1 |
| 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 |
| 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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