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Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T490 Black
CPU Intel Core i7 8550U
RAM 16 GB
Storage 512 GB
Screen 14" 1920x1080
GPU Intel UHD Graphics 620
OS Windows 11 Pro
Weight 1.6 kg
53 Overall Score
Price $465
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About This Laptop
Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T490 Black — CPU Intel Core i7 8550U, RAM 16 GB, storage 512 GB, screen 14" 1920x1080, GPU Intel UHD Graphics 620, OS Windows 11 Pro.
- CPU Intel Core i7 8550U
- RAM 16 GB
- Storage 512 GB
- Screen 14" 1920x1080
- GPU Intel UHD Graphics 620
- OS Windows 11 Pro
- Weight kg 1.6
Overview
Performance
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port (84th percentile) 84th
- Strong reliability (79th percentile) 79th
- Strong social proof (76th percentile) 76th
- Strong compact (71th percentile) 71th
Cons
- Below average cpu (9th percentile) 9th
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 | 512 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 | 1.6 kg / 3.6 lbs |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
Value & Pricing
Jun 1, 2026 Refurbished $465
vs Competition
| Spec | Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T490 | Apple MacBook Air M5 | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US | HP OmniBook X Flip 14-fk0033dx | Dell Premium LDA14250-7667SLV-PUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i7 8550U | Apple M5 | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V | AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 | Intel Core Ultra 7 255H |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 24 | 32 | 32 | 24 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 1000 | 1000 | 1000 | 1024 | 1000 |
| Screen | 14" 1920x1080 | 13.6" 2560x1664 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14" 1920x1200 | 14.5" 3200x2000 |
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 620 | Apple M5 10-core | Intel Arc | Intel Arc | AMD Radeon 860M | Intel Arc |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | Mac OS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.7 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | - | - | 15 | - | 62 |
| 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 | 71 | 39.3 | 78.5 | 76.1 |
| Apple MacBook Air M5 Compare | 81.6 | 18.4 | 59.3 | 48.4 | 79.5 | 89.9 | 64.5 | 96.1 | 97.7 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
Usage Scores
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