Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T480s 2018
CPU i5-8350U
RAM 8 GB
Storage 128 GB
Screen 14"
30 Overall Score
Price CA$399
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About This Laptop
- Processor Manufacturer: Intel
- Processor Type: Core i5 | Processor Generation: 8th Gen
- Processor Model: i5-8350U | Processor Speed: 1.70 GHz
Overview
Performance
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (78th percentile) 78th
Cons
- Below average port (4th percentile) 4th
- Below average storage (9th percentile) 9th
- Below average ram (14th percentile) 14th
- Below average gpu (19th percentile) 19th
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | i5-8350U |
| Frequency | 1.7 GHz |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 128 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 14" |
Value & Pricing
May 2, 2026 Refurbished CA$399
vs Competition
| Spec | Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T480s | ASUS ProArt PX13 | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US | Apple MacBook Air M4 | Dell Premium LDA14250-7667SLV-PUS | Microsoft Surface Laptop Copilot+ PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | i5-8350U | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V | Apple M4 | Intel Core Ultra 7 255H | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 32 | 32 | 16 | 32 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 128 | 1000 | 1000 | 512 | 1000 | 1024 |
| Screen | 14" | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 | 13.6" 2560x1664 | 14.5" 3200x2000 | 13.8" 2304x1536 |
| GPU | - | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 | Intel Arc | Apple (10-Core) | Intel Arc | Qualcomm Adreno |
| OS | - | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | - | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 1.3 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 73 | 15 | 54 | 62 | 54 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Screen | Compact | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T480s | 23.7 | 18.5 | 14.2 | 4.4 | 21.5 | 61.7 | 8.7 | 78.2 | 39.8 |
| ASUS ProArt PX13 Compare | 86.1 | 76.4 | 91.5 | 77.5 | 94 | 91 | 63.7 | 57.9 | 99.3 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US Compare | 66.4 | 64.2 | 80.8 | 66.8 | 93.2 | 85 | 73.3 | 78.2 | 94.4 |
| Apple MacBook Air M4 Compare | 72.9 | 18.5 | 52.2 | 51.3 | 87 | 89 | 53.4 | 96 | 99.3 |
| Dell Premium LDA14250-7667SLV-PUS Compare | 84.6 | 64.2 | 90.2 | 73 | 95.9 | 54.8 | 63.7 | 31.6 | 94.4 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop Copilot+ PC Compare | 98.6 | 37.8 | 52.2 | 60.8 | 86.4 | 86.9 | 81.2 | 78.2 | 95.9 |
Usage Scores
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