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Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T480 Black 2018
CPU Intel Core i5 8250U
RAM 16 GB
Storage 256 GB
Screen 14" 1920x1080
GPU Intel UHD Graphics 620
OS Windows 10 Pro
Weight 1.8 kg
44 Overall Score
Price $300
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port (83th percentile) 83th
- Strong reliability (79th percentile) 79th
- Strong compact (69th percentile) 69th
Cons
- Below average social proof (5th percentile)
- Below average cpu (9th percentile)
- Below average storage (19th percentile)
What owners think
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5 8250U |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 1.6 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 620 |
| Type | integrated |
| VRAM Type | Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 14" |
| Resolution | 1920 (Full HD) |
| Panel | IPS |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 2 |
| USB Ports | 3 |
| Thunderbolt | 1 x Thunderbolt |
| HDMI | 1 x HDMI |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 4 and earlier generation |
| Bluetooth | Yes |
| Ethernet | 1 x RJ-45 (1Gbps) |
Physical
| Weight | 1.8 kg / 3.9 lbs |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T480 | Apple MacBook Pro MWP72LL/A | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US | HP OmniBook X Flip 14-fk0033dx | Dell Premium LDA14250-7667SLV-PUS | ASUS Zenbook UX3405CA-U7512 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5 8250U | Intel 10th Generation Core i5 | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V | AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 | Intel Core Ultra 7 255H | Intel Core Ultra 7 255H |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 16 | 32 | 24 | 32 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 512 | 1024 | 1024 | 1000 | 512 |
| Screen | 14" 1920x1080 | 13.3" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14" 1920x1200 | 14.5" 3200x2000 | 14" 1920x1200 |
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 620 | Intel Iris Plus Graphics | Intel Arc | AMD Radeon 860M | Intel Arc | Intel Arc |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | Mac OS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.3 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | - | 15 | - | 62 | 75 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Screen | Compact | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T480 | 8.6 | 45.1 | 38.8 | 82.7 | 40.3 | 69.1 | 18.7 | 78.6 | 5.2 |
| Apple MacBook Pro MWP72LL/A Compare | 71.3 | 50.9 | 49.6 | 97.4 | 80.5 | 90.7 | 39 | 96.2 | 80.5 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US Compare | 66.8 | 64 | 81.2 | 66.4 | 94.8 | 85.4 | 81.4 | 78.6 | 77.7 |
| HP OmniBook X Flip 14-fk0033dx Compare | 74.8 | 60.2 | 83.9 | 82.7 | 71.5 | 77.4 | 69.5 | 31.9 | 90.5 |
| Dell Premium LDA14250-7667SLV-PUS Compare | 84.9 | 64 | 90.3 | 72.9 | 96 | 55.6 | 64.3 | 31.9 | 78.6 |
| ASUS Zenbook UX3405CA-U7512 Compare | 84.9 | 64 | 66 | 66.4 | 78.4 | 84.8 | 39 | 58.2 | 95.4 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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