Lenovo ThinkBook 14 G8 Review
Overview
Performance
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port (92th percentile) 92th
- Strong compact (81th percentile) 81th
- Strong reliability (78th percentile) 78th
Cons
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core 5 210H |
| Cores | 8 |
| Frequency | 2.2 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Integrated Intel Graphics |
| 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
| USB-C Ports | 2 |
| USB Ports | 2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | HDMI 2.1 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6E |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
Physical
| Weight | 1.4 kg / 3.0 lbs |
| Battery | 45 Wh |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
Value & Pricing
Price History
vs Competition
| Spec | Lenovo ThinkBook 14 G8 | Apple MacBook Pro M5 Pro | ASUS ROG Flow GZ302EA-XS99 | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US | HP ZBook Ultra G1a |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core 5 210H | Apple M5 | AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V | AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 380 |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 24 | 128 | 32 | 32 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 2000 | 1024 | 1000 | 1000 | 1024 |
| Screen | 14" 1920x1200 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 13.4" 2560x1600 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | Integrated Intel Graphics | Apple M5 Pro 16-core | AMD Radeon | Intel Arc | Intel Arc | AMD Radeon Graphics |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | Mac OS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro |
| Weight (kg) | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1 | 1.2 | 1.6 |
| Battery (Wh) | 45 | - | 70 | - | 15 | 74 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Screen | Compact | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo ThinkBook 14 G8 | 60.8 | 53.9 | 60.5 | 92.3 | 50.8 | 81 | 52.7 | 77.9 | 40.8 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M5 Pro Compare | 80.8 | 18 | 57.2 | 70.8 | 97.9 | 66.2 | 89.5 | 95.8 | 80.4 |
| ASUS ROG Flow GZ302EA-XS99 Compare | 95.1 | 80.2 | 99.9 | 75.8 | 88.3 | 92.1 | 80.7 | 57.6 | 99.3 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 62 | 63.6 | 80 | 82.4 | 89 | 94.8 | 72.7 | 57.6 | 87.7 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US Compare | 65.5 | 63.6 | 80 | 64.2 | 92.6 | 84.3 | 72.7 | 77.9 | 94.3 |
| HP ZBook Ultra G1a Compare | 75.7 | 96.6 | 67.6 | 84.9 | 94.3 | 70.6 | 80.7 | 31.2 | 76.3 |