Lenovo ThinkBook 14" G8 IRL Review
CPU Intel Core 5 210H
RAM 16 GB
Storage 512 GB
Screen 14" 1920x1200
GPU Intel Integrated
OS Windows 11 Pro
Weight 1.4 kg
Battery 45 Wh
71.8 Overall Score
Overview
Performance
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port (85th percentile) 83th
- Strong compact (84th percentile) 82th
- Strong reliability (75th percentile) 75th
Cons
- Below average gpu (18th percentile)
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core 5 210H |
| Cores | 8 |
| Frequency | 2.2 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Integrated |
| Type | integrated |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 14" |
| Resolution | 1920 (Full HD) |
| Panel | IPS |
| Refresh Rate | 60 Hz |
| Brightness | 300 nits |
Connectivity
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| Wi-Fi | WiFi 6E |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.3 |
Physical
| Weight | 1.4 kg / 3.0 lbs |
| Battery | 45 Wh |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
Value & Pricing
Mar 28, 2026 €1,124
vs Competition
| Spec | Lenovo ThinkBook 14" G8 IRL | Apple MacBook Pro Apple 14" MacBook Pro (M5, Silver) | ASUS ROG Zephyrus ASUS - ROG Zephyrus G14 14" 3K OLED 120Hz Gaming | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro Samsung - Galaxy Book5 Pro - Copilot+ PC - 14" 3K | MSI Prestige MSI - Prestige 13”AI+ - Ukiyoe Edition 13.3"OLED | Microsoft Surface Laptop Microsoft - Surface Laptop - 13.8" 2K Touchscreen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core 5 210H | Apple M5 | AMD Ryzen AI 300 Series | Intel Core Ultra 7 Series 2 | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-64-100 |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 4096 | 2000 | 1000 | 1000 | 1000 |
| Screen | 14" 1920x1200 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 13.8" 2304x1536 |
| GPU | Intel Integrated | Apple (10-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | Intel Arc Graphics | Intel Arc Graphics | Qualcomm X1 |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1 | 1.3 |
| Battery (Wh) | 45 | 72 | - | - | - | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Screen | Compact | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo ThinkBook 14" G8 IRL | 63.2 | 56.9 | 59.7 | 83 | 57.6 | 82.4 | 57.8 | 74.9 | 46 |
| Apple MacBook Pro 14" Compare | 81.9 | 19.9 | 76.6 | 90.1 | 96.7 | 74.3 | 98.5 | 94.8 | 99.4 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 14" 3K Compare | 90.1 | 90.6 | 94 | 96.6 | 93.8 | 76.1 | 91.3 | 54.2 | 97.3 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro Galaxy Book5 Pro 14" 3K Compare | 67.4 | 65.2 | 86 | 90.1 | 93.1 | 85.2 | 71.2 | 74.9 | 96.3 |
| MSI Prestige 13”AI+ Ukiyoe Edition 13.3"OLED Compare | 64.3 | 65.2 | 86 | 98.2 | 90 | 95.5 | 71.2 | 54.2 | 87.4 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 13.8" 2K Touchscreen Compare | 94.8 | 40.7 | 86 | 94.4 | 80 | 87.1 | 71.2 | 74.9 | 97.3 |