Lenovo ThinkPad 14" L14 Gen 2 Black 2021
Lenovo
53 Overall Score
vs
Microsoft Surface Book 13.5" Surface Book 2 Silver 2018
Microsoft
50 Overall Score
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Specifications
| Lenovo ThinkPad 14" L14 Gen 2 | Microsoft Surface Book 13.5" Surface Book 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | ||
| CPU | Intel Core i5 1135G★ | 3.5 GHz core_i5 |
| CPU Multi-Core Score | No data | |
| Cores | 4★ | 2 |
| Frequency | 2.4 GHz | 3.5 GHz★ |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB★ | — |
| Graphics | ||
| GPU | Integrated Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics Functions as UHD Graphics | Intel HD Graphics 620★ |
| GPU Benchmark Score | No data | |
| Type | integrated | integrated |
| VRAM | — | 2 GB★ |
| VRAM Type | Shared | — |
| Memory & Storage | ||
| RAM | 32 GB★ | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 | LPDDR4 |
| Storage 1 | 512 GB★ | 256 GB |
| Storage 1 Type | SSD | SSD |
| Display | ||
| Size | 14" | 13.5" |
| Resolution | 1920 px | 2560 px★ |
| Connectivity | ||
| USB-C Ports | 2★ | 1 |
| USB Ports | 2 | 2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | — |
| HDMI | HDMI 2.0 | — |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6★ | IEEE 802.11ac |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.1★ | Bluetooth |
| Ethernet | Intel Gigabit | — |
| Physical | ||
| Weight | 1.59 kg | 1.53 kg★ |
| Battery | 45 Wh★ | — |
| OS | Win11 Pro 64 | Windows 10 Pro |
Pros & Cons
Lenovo ThinkPad 14" L14 Gen 2 Black 2021
- Strong port (92th percentile)92th %ile
- Strong reliability (78th percentile)
- Strong compact (70th percentile)
- Strong ram (68th percentile)
- Below average gpu (18th percentile)18th %ile
- Below average screen (20th percentile)20th %ile
- Below average cpu (23th percentile)
Microsoft Surface Book 13.5" Surface Book 2 Silver 2018
- Strong social proof (87th percentile)87th %ile
- Strong compact (87th percentile)87th %ile
- Strong reliability (78th percentile)
- Strong screen (77th percentile)
- Below average ram (5th percentile)5th %ile
- Below average user sentiment (15th percentile)15th %ile
- Below average storage (17th percentile)17th %ile
- Below average cpu (25th percentile)
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Verdict
Winner: Lenovo ThinkPad 14" L14 Gen 2
Scores 53 overall, wins 2 of 7 usage categories and 10 of 26 specs.